Did you know? Thumping on a watermelon and listening for a "hollow" sound isn't particularly accurate way to pick a ripe watermelon. Sometimes, that hollow sound actually means the melon has turned to mush. The best method is to look for the curly tendrils on the stem near where the fruit is attached to turn brown. If they look half dead, it's ready for picking. You can also check the underside of the melon. A ripe fruit will have a cream- or yellow-colored spot from where it sat on the ground while ripening in the sun.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Summer is in full swing and 4th July is right around the corner
Did you know? Thumping on a watermelon and listening for a "hollow" sound isn't particularly accurate way to pick a ripe watermelon. Sometimes, that hollow sound actually means the melon has turned to mush. The best method is to look for the curly tendrils on the stem near where the fruit is attached to turn brown. If they look half dead, it's ready for picking. You can also check the underside of the melon. A ripe fruit will have a cream- or yellow-colored spot from where it sat on the ground while ripening in the sun.
Thursday, June 14, 2012
HAPPY FATHER DAY
A BRIEF HISTORY OF FATHER’S DAY
Sonora Dodd, of Washington, first had the idea of a “father’s day”. The idea came to her when she was listening to a Mother’s Day sermon in 1909. Sonora want a special day to honor her father. William Smart
Her father was a Civil War veteran and was widowed when his wife was giving birth to their sixth child. This left Mr. Smart to raise a newborn and his other five children, on a rural farm in eastern Washington State. After Sonora became an adult she realized the selflessness her father had shown in raising his children has a single parent. It was her father that made the all the parental sacrifices and in her eyes he had show courageous, selfless, and loving man Sonora father was born in June so she chose o hold the first
Father’s Day celebration on the 19th June in 1910 in Spokane Washington.
President Calvin Coolidge, in 1924, supported the idea of a national Father’s Day. Then in 1966 President Lyndon Johnson signed a presidential proclamation declaring the 3rd Sunday of June as Father’s Day. President Richard Nixon signed the law, which finally made it permanent in 1972.
Here are a few Father's Day Cards I made,please leave a comment they were fun to make.
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Happy Memorial Day
Have a Great Memorial weekend and be Safe! Memorial Day falls on the last Monday of May, commemorates the men and women who died while serving in the American military, it originated in the years following the Civil War and became an official federal holiday in 1971. Many Americans observe Memorial Day by visiting cemeteries or memorials, holding family gatherings and participating in parades. Everyone have a great time and be safe. Unofficially Memorial Day marks the beginning of summer.
I will share some of my invitations for back yard party's and wedding, I will add paper kits that goes on sale in
I will share some of my invitations for back yard party's and wedding, I will add paper kits that goes on sale in
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