Another three bags full for Days for Girls International
60 liners with snap, pockets and wings
240 tri-fold, reversible, serged, flannel pads
Book Review: The Miraculous Fever Tree-the Cure that changed the world
27 May
“Absorbing and SUPERBLY researched” with my emphasis on superbly. I agree with Miranda Seymour! Rocco is an award winning investigative journalist. Her interest in medicine began with her grandparents in Africa in the 1920s. They were blessed to get quinine tablets made locally because cinchona seeds/trees from Peru had been planted there decades earlier.
World history over four centuries is told from
- Tragic loss of life due to malaria in Europe, Africa, Panama, South America, Middle East, India and Asia.
- The cure identified by Jesuits in Peru in the 1600s as quinine (so bitter tasting, people thought they were being poisoned) written documentation in early 1630s.
- Theories challenged! Treatment changed! (Malaria DNA dates back to 5th century.)
- Rocco accessed original records from 1624 and more periods…exquisite documentation, details that enrich readers with life, times, goals, accomplishments of key figures.
- “Tree of Fevers” published in 1713 in Madrid
- The narrative fully immerses the reader wars, exploration, building the Panama Canal, challenges of exporting seeds and cinchona tree to other continents to save thousands of lives globally.
Enjoy reading!
LOL! Look! See!
21 MayThis Memorial Day weekend…perhaps in a cemetery near you…
I SPY a parking meter!
“EXPIRED”
Then there is the Navy Veteran…
There is a soul who loved his service.
God Bless You!
Book Review: In the Blue Hour
8 May
Elizabeth Hall is my maiden name. I like seeing my former name on book covers 😉 I have also read Miramont’s Ghost and The Music of the Deep.
In The Blue Hour multi-generational grief found peace of mind and healing. The story unfolds in the cultures of New Mexico with a compelling connection to Olalla, Tennessee.
Reference: Consulting mediums is condemned and forbidden in the Bible. Deuteronomy 18:10–11 echoes Leviticus and expands it, including diviners, sorcerers, witches/wizards, anyone who casts spells, and anyone who practices child sacrifice. This link is a concise summary from GotQuestions. https://www.gotquestions.org/what-is-a-medium.html
However, there is an engaging exchange, point/counter point to rationalize “hunches” and explain the journey. BONUS: Recommendation of Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife by Mary Roach
Peace of mind calls for knowledge and connections in spite of 1000s of miles distance and decades of time lapse.
Walk this way
30 Apr
Planting purple wave petunias concludes five days freshening flower beds
with seven cubic yards of hardwood fine mulch.
Stay at home! 2020
Three bags full…times TWO
24 AprDays for Girls International mission is to provide reusable feminine hygiene products to underserved women and girls around the world since 2008.
Unexpected opportunity to provide above Elfcroft’s normal capacity making trip-fold flannel pads and liners with PUL, pockets and wings….drum roll! staying home during the coronavirus! Made possible by JoAnn’s Fabrics staying open. I did need to restock fabric, thread and PUL.
April 2020
Each of the 3 bags supports 10 kits with 8 flannel pads and 2 liners for 80 pads and 20 liners.
March 2020
What we are looking at here totals 480 pads and 120 liners supporting 60 kits. The Avon DfGI Chapter completes the kit drawstring bag, panties, wash cloth, etc.
“Eve”
16 Apr
Eve
Wild thing. Office assistant. Pillow topper. Beauty.
Found in Dad’s cattle trailer Dec 24, 2007. Said “good bye” April 13, 2020…
Beginning: Christmas Eve. Ending: Easter.
Empty bowl
RIP
Empty bowl RIP
Spring Gardening or…
9 Aprwhat are they?
Spoiler alert: Amazon sells them. (That is how I discovered the name.)
I have been in garden centers often over the years and never saw one. I acquired them from an estate a couple of years ago. They are:
rotary tillers (with a broom type handle)
Applied testing: It does a nice job freshening up last year’s mulch and also works well mixing homemade compost with clay type soil.
Mask you say…from a bandana?
6 AprThe possibilities…for starters:
My stash of 24…all washed and ironed!
Cowboy style? Perhaps with red or blue ones…not tie dye, pink camouflage, commercial or holiday.
I like the idea of having one around my neck and quickly pulling it up over nose and mouth. A triangle fold make for at least 2 layer coverage, if not 4 layers with another fold. Recommendations are to wash after each use.
My favorite application for bandanas is a drawstring bag. I made one in Girl Scouts kept it for years. That one was inspiration for birthday party favors in the 90s (before digital photography). Check out this post by
News plus flashback
23 MarKenny Rogers, singer, songwriter and photographer passed away.
“The Gambler,” the Grammy-winning story song penned by Don Schlitz, came out in 1978 and became his signature song with a signature refrain: “You gotta know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ’em.” In my humble opinion, that line applies in life to more than card games. (I have been known to quote it.)
https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/actor-singer-gambler-kenny-rogers-dies-81-69724237
Another personal note: 1987 I was astounded by an interview KR did promoting a recently published book. Amazing professional photography, KR included personal notes about the photo shoots and subjects….80 leading citizens. Three subjects are former U.S. Presidents.
Woo!Hoo! My sister was in Atlanta that year and got an autographed copy for me.
One of the joys of having a personal library. RIP KR
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