The 13 Thursday News Flash
1. Comments and eggs. Comments and eggs. I like to count them every day.
2. Shadows are like brushes filled with black paint. My 4th of July Shadow Shot is HERE.
3. My kitchen looked like a murder scene after I baked my annual blueberry pie. When I cut into it, the juice dripped down the dishwasher and onto the floor. There was a chaotic mess on the counter and a big knife with a reddish stain conspicuously lying around.
4. Mario’s Mayhem, Cape Canaveral Lift Off, Bloody Palm Tree Sunday, Star Wars Revisited and Princess Leia’s Revenge were some of the self-named fireworks I saw in Floyd this year.
5. My blogger friend Tabor recently posted an entry about the female characters in fiction and non-fiction book that influenced her as a young adult, like Nancy Drew, Anne of Green Gables, Ann Frank and Charlotte from Charlotte’s Web. All I could come up with were Erma Brombeck, Yoko Ono and Annie Oakley! I think that mix says a lot about me.
6. Only in the country and seen on Facebook: Time to lock your car. The Zuchs are coming.
7. I don’t really understand why anyone grows zuchinni. Seems to me that they have no taste and people are always looking for ways to use them for filler food.
8. Free Range Kids: “Over the past 50-60 years, play time in kids’ lives has been drastically cut. School days and years are longer and parents often schedule enrichment activities for their children instead of giving them space to direct their own play. Children are rarely given the freedom to direct their own activities, leading to a persistent rise in children feeling that they have no control over their lives. And, while correlation doesn’t prove causation, Dr. Peter Gray, who has been studying play for years, says there’s strong evidence that in this case, the decline in play is leading to a rise in depression and acute anxiety among young people.” From a Ted Talk HERE.
9. Most of the building projects on my son Josh’s land in Madison County NC have been done with recycled, repurposed, salvaged and scavenged materials. When he bought his property seven years ago, he tore down the old house that was on it and salvaged what he could before burning it. He and a friend recently built a barn using oak boards from the porch of that old house. HERE is a picture of the new barn and HERE is a post called Tearing Down the House Party.
10. When my clarity goes off course, it can take everyone around me with it. At least that’s sometimes true at my women’s dialogue circle when I’m engaged in a conscious conversation. It’s a conversation built on safety, one that supports the knowledge that my struggles are just an aspect of all that I am, and that the darkest places within me are where my deepest learning can shine. – More on my Women’s Dialogue group HERE.
11. “The earliest documentation of fireworks dates back to 7th century China, where they were invented. The fireworks were used to accompany many festivities. It is a part of the culture of China and had its origin there; eventually it spread to other cultures and societies. The art and science of firework making has developed into an independent profession. In China, pyrotechnicians were respected for their knowledge of complex techniques in mounting firework displays.” – From the Wikipedia
12. Spectacular fireworks, as professional as the ones that small towns display, were going off continuously and in both directions for as far as the eye could see. There were Revolutionary War-like bonfire encampments from horizon to horizon along the 5 mile stretch of beach. Groups of people were gathered and some were still coming out of their houses, as though an invasion from Mars might be occurring. – Read more about what happens in Massachusetts when the local government makes fireworks illegal in a post called Boston Tea Party Revisited HERE.
13. My six-year old grandson Bryce wanted to know why farmers wear overalls. I answered him as best I could but his answer was better than mine. Listen HERE.
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July 9th, 2014 11:29 pm
*Gasp* I take it you don’t like zucchini? I look forward to it every summer, and freeze some for the long winter months ahead. Recently Read
July 10th, 2014 2:43 am
Lots of ways to fix Zucchini that makes it just delicious!!! Next time you come to Hollywood and go to Musso & Franks, again….Order the Zucchini Appitizer—-it’s like a meal in itself…..YUUUUMMMMM!
I so agree on #8 about kids today not having any time to just “play”…..there are so many after school activities and endless homework—And they have to Excel, at ALL of it—Talk about Anxiety!!!! OY!
Another fascinating T13, my dear Colleen.
July 10th, 2014 5:21 am
I, too, loves me some eggy comments, CR.
We’re also living in the zucchini surplus zone. Farmers at the market are trying to give them away as a “bonus” with every purchase. Few takers, though.
My nephew, the newly-licensed pyrothechnician, is still coming down from his 7/4 high.
July 10th, 2014 6:55 am
@10 In the moment engaged conversation is a real gift .I try hard to be that but rough at times that deep involvement ,I certainly appreciate those who have it ..Spectacular Firework arrays !!
July 10th, 2014 8:54 am
We pretend Zucchini is healthy and then we either fry it, or bread it and fry it, or put in some cake or bread. Oh well, it is so easy to grow it will never go away. Thanks for the link/back. Still trying to get my mind around number 10 when I think I might be the dinosaur tromping in the room.
July 10th, 2014 10:41 am
We are on the same wavelength this week. Only I did most of my talking on Monday.
ps. 6 yo’s are so cute.
July 10th, 2014 11:25 am
It doesn’t take much to make me happy. Fresh grown fried Zucchini with butter,salt and pepper would thrill me.
July 10th, 2014 1:44 pm
I like zucchini. Last night I brushed some with olive oil, put a little MRs. Dash on it, baked it for 30 minutes, then sprinkled it with a little goat cheese. It made a nice meal.
July 10th, 2014 5:53 pm
So many zucchini lovers. I guess I just don’t know how to cook it and don’t know what I’m missing.
July 11th, 2014 7:23 am
I’m not big on zucchini either but I did love Nancy Drew oh so many years ago.