Good morning! It's a beautiful morning. It's clear and bright, and won't be *quite* as hot today - upper 80s instead of in the 90s. I was out early to water things, and it was just lovely! Still no rain in sight though.
Yesterday: I stayed busy all day, though I didn't get as much done as I hoped. I did get some "project cleaning" (i.e., sorting out bathroom cabinets! LOL!) completed. I stopped several times for people coming over unexpected ... a welcome diversion. I also spent a good bit of the morning doing back up and clean up on the computer. It didn't make it go any faster! LOL!
Today: It's going to be tricky getting everything done, but I'll try. This morning I've already watered, cleaned the kitchen, and mopped the floor. I've gotten a start on finishing cleaning the bathroom (but had to take a coffee break! LOL!). Later we're picking up my freind and all riding another town over for some errands. I put off doing that because it takes longer, but we need to get some things done. Hopefully we'll be back in time to get the fruit trees planted, since it's "a bit" cooler today. I don't know if much else will get done, but I'll take it as it comes. :)
Today is "Anniversary - D-Day" ... "Dragon Boat Festival (China)" ... "Flag Day (Sweden)" ... "Memorial Day (Korea)".
Quotes of the Day:
"Be sincere; be brief; be seated."
-- Franklin D. Roosevelt
"Don't think there are no crocodiles because the water is calm."
-- Malayan Proverb
"Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest."
-- Mark Twain
"Well, if crime fighters fight crime and fire fighters fight fire, what do freedom fighters fight? They never mention that part to us, do they?"
-- George Carlin
Today in history:
In 1898, the Yukon Territory was formed.
In 1967, Thurgood Marshall became the first African-American on the U.S. Supreme Court. U.S. President Lyndon Johnson chose him to succeed Tom Clark.
In 1983, the robot spacecraft Pioneer 10 became the first man-made object to leave the solar system. It did so 11 years after it was launched.
In 1993, Canada got its first woman prime minister when the ruling Progressive Conservative Party elected Kim Campbell to head the party and thus the country.
Today's birthdays include
- U.S. Army Gen. Winfield Scott in 1786
- Irish poet and dramatist William Butler Yeats in 1865
- Actor Basil Rathbone in 1892
- Author Dorothy L. Sayers in 1893
- Finnish runner Paavo Nurmi, winner of nine Olympic gold medals, in 1897
- Mexican composer Carlos Chavez in 1899
- Football star Harold Red Grange in 1903
- TV host Ralph Edwards in 1913
- Tennis Hall of Fame member Don Budge in 1915
- Nobel economics laureate John Forbes Nash, subject of the book and movie A Beautiful Mind, in 1928
- Bulgarian-born artist Christo (born Christo Vladimirov Javacheff) in 1935
- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in 1944
- Actor Malcolm McDowell in 1943
- Actor Stellan Skarsgard in 1951
- Actor Richard Thomas in 1951
- Comedian Tim Allen in 1953
- Actress Ally Sheedy in 1962
- Actress twins Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen in 1986
Everyone have a Great Monday!
Betty
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