Saturday, November 10, 2012

Happy Veteran's Day

"But the freedom that they fought for, and the country grand they wrought for, Is their monument."      Thomas Dunn English



TODAY'S SEEDS OF WISDOM


  • JUST BLOOMED TODAY  
  • AWKWARD VISIT WITH SANTA PHOTO OF THE DAY
  • HIDEOUS CHRISTMAS SWEATER PHOTO OF THE DAY
  • HOLIDAY ANIMAL PHOTO OF THE DAY
  • TWEET TREATS
  • DID YOU KNOW...?
  • DOG CONFESSIONS
  • BIZARRE CHRISTMAS CARDS
  • GARDEN UPDATE
  • FAUNA
  • GARDEN GIGGLE
  • GARDEN GOODIES~SHARE OUR GARDEN RECIPE #0113 PINEAPPLE BANANA HUMMINGBIRD MINI LOAVES 
  • WHAT IN THE WORLD?  
  • FEEDBACK
JUST BLOOMED TODAY 


AWKWARD VISIT WITH SANTA PHOTO OF THE DAY 

HIDEOUS CHRISTMAS SWEATER PHOTO OF THE DAY

HOLIDAY ANIMAL PHOTO OF THE DAY

TWEET TREATS
bringing you the quirky, funniest and most interesting tweets from Twitter that we came across.  
 
Sure, he's cute, but he keeps stretching out my tights. He knows they're single-person capacity.  
@karentozzi

DID YOU KNOW...?
Veterans's Day honors all members of the Armed Forces who have served this country valiantly, and in a very big way. They served and fought to protect us, to keep our country safe, and to preserve our way of life. Veterans gave their time, and risked their lives for you and me. In some cases, they made the ultimate sacrifice.

This holiday originally was called Armistice Day and was first celebrated in 1921. In 1954, President Eisenhower changed it to Veteran's Day in honor of those who served and died from all wars.


On November 11 at 11:11, 1921 the U.S. France and England each buried an unknown soldier in honor of those who died in World War I. This began the annual Armistice Day holiday. The time and day was picked because fighting ceased in WWI in 1918 on November 11 at 11:11. In keeping with this tradition, work stops on this day and time each year for a moment of silence.
DOG CONFESSIONS

BIZARRE CHRISTMAS CARDS

GARDEN UPDATE
Got the garden ready for the hard freeze tonight.Supposed to be 29F. We use tarps, sheets, towels, old throw rugs, anything that will protect the plant from frost touching them. I do so love the mums cuz they will bloom right through the snow.
   
GARDEN GIGGLE


FAUNA

GARDEN GOODIES~SHARE OUR GARDEN RECIPE #0113 PINEAPPLE BANANA HUMMINGBIRD MINI LOAVES


 You Will Need:
(1) pkg. (2-layer size) yellow cake mix
(1) pkg. (3.4 oz.) vanilla flavor instant pudding & pie filling
(4) eggs
(1/4) cup vegetable oil
(1) tsp ground cinnamon
(1) can (20 oz.) Crushed Pineapple, juice drained &1 cup reserved
(2) medium, ripe bananas, well mashed (1 cup)
(1/2) cup chopped pecans
Cream Cheese Glaze (recipe below)

Directions
Preheat oven to 350ºF.
Combine cake mix, dry instant pudding, reserved pineapple juice, eggs and oil in large bowl with mixer 2 minutes, or until blended. Add crushed pineapple, bananas and nuts; mix just until blended.
Pour prepared batter into 5 foil mini loaf pans sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Bake 40 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool completely.
Drizzle Cream Cheese Glaze over cooled loaves. Garnish with additional chopped pecans, if desired.
Cream Cheese Glaze: Combine 2 oz. softened cream cheese with 1 tablespoon milk and 1/2 cup powdered sugar; drizzle over cooled loaves.
Variation: Omit bananas, substitute with 1 cup Maraschino cherries, drained and cut in half and remove ground cinnamon.

WHAT IN THE WORLD?  
On today in American history, people in gardens everywhere were talking about:
1834 Franklin Pierce marries Jane Appleton
1852 Louisa May Alcott publishes her first story
1858 James Garfield marries Lucretia Rudolph
1918 World War I ends
1921 Dedication of the Tomb of the Unknowns
1933 Massive dust storm hits South Dakota
1942 Draft age lowered to 18
1973 Russia refuses to play Chile in the World Soccer Cup
1978 The TV car "General Lee" makes its debut; Donna Summer earns her first #1 hit with "MacArthur Park"
1994 "Interview with the Vampire" debuts
2012 People attend Veteran's Day events across the nation



FEEDBACK
As always, we would love to hear from you! Please share here; Or find us on Facebook Or Pin us!Follow Me on Pinterest 
Tweet   Delicious

No comments: