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History Day........

So on history day...Louise Beavers, a wonderful American actress was born in 1902. As much as I loved all of her movie roles, especially IMITATION OF LIFE, I can't help wishing that she'd been born later. Like say around now. Imagine what more she could have accomplished. As it stands though, Louise made quite an impact on films at a time when women in general were small potatoes compared to men. And black women had even less of a chance to succeed! So yay for you Louise. You can make me cry...

Women in American History...........# 1

There are too many amazing women to choose from, so I decided to go in alphabetical order. I'm starting off with...ta da!

Abigail Adams. Born in Weymouth, MA in 1744, she was the wife and mother of US Presidents. She was only 20 years old when she married John Adams and went on to have five children with him. Two girls, three boys-though one daughter died in infancy.

Once her husband got involved with the Continental Congress and the American revolution, Abigail was left alone with the kids f...

Just thinking..........

Sitting under my thinking tree--that's a Jacaranda for you. Keeps its leaves all winter and soon, they'll be dropping--getting ready for the gorgeous lavender flowers to come in May....

Anyway...the thinking part. I'm in the middle of another book and losing myself in that world. Always a good time for a writer. And I'm thinking about what's coming next and how fast the year's going--Hello?? March already??

And I'm thinking about doing a couple of blogs a week this month--especially since it'...

Crafting

Well, I've been on a crafting binge lately.

Maybe it's because I've become a rabid fan of Suzanne McMinn's website, Chickens In The Road. She's also a romance writer--and a couple of years ago, she packed up her kids and moved to a small farm near her family in rural West Virginia.

She's been discovering the country life and exploring her own talents and I'm telling you, once you read her blogs, you'll be hooked.

Well, the upshot is, reading about Suzanne's adventures reawakened my own passions...

History Day.,..........

History Day--Since I am determined to make sure that ALL history is mentioned somewhere--

In 1630, popcorn was introduced to the colonists in America by Quadequine, brother of Massasoit, brought of bag of the stuff to dinner on this date. There was no movie--unfortunately. But they did all sit around and watch a lovely sunset--sorta like a movie. Wonder if the popcorn was buttered?

1819, Spain ceded Florida and all colonies east of the Mississippi to the U.S., for five million dollars. (Now tha...

American History Threatened........

Don't believe me?? Read last week's post.

See the guy on the left there? That's Daniel Boone. Okay, not the prettiest man in the world, but an incredible man. And one our schoolchildren will NEVER read about if the new textbook people have their way! Lemme tell you a thing or two about Dan'l........

He was born in 1734 and is most well known for his exploration and settlement of what we now know as Kentucky.

In 1778, Daniel blazed the Wilderness Road through the Cumberland Gap and into Kentucky,...

American History Being Rewritten

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I'm on a rant--fair warning! That picture on the left is of American patriot, Nathan Hale. He was 21 years old when he was hanged as a spy by the British army. He was young, patriotic, intelligent. An athlete much admired by his friends and teachers. And he bravely accepted his death as the price he must pay to help bring America to life. His famous last words, "I regret that I have but one life to give for my country" are not really taught to our kids anymore.

And if the new textbooks have th...

History Day......

Here we are again.....Now, let us all pause for a moment, glance at the gorgeous man on the left and wait for it... sigh. On this day in 1901, Rhett Butler (Clark Gable) was born in Cadiz, Ohio.

As a romance writer, I've got to say, there haven't been many romance heroes as great as Rhett. (Scarlett? You'd never get away with a heroine as skanky and selfish as her these days!) But Rhett is still the Man.

In other news...

1788, Isaac Briggs and William Longstreet patented the steamboat.

1793, Ral...

History Day.......

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Ah, History Day....and isn't that a sweet Emmy thingie doing its dance over there? So you guessed it. On this day in 1949, the first Emmys were given for outstanding TV. Wait a minute. They had TV's in 1949?? Who knew?? And as a side note...most Emmys won by a series? The answer is FRASIER, which won 30 Emmys total. Good show, too.

1858, Mendelssohn's Wedding March was played for the first time for the daughter of Queen Victoria's marriage to the Crown Prince of Prussia. Ahhh, that was a gr...

History Day.........

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History Day! And who is that glum faced guy on the left?? Captain James Cook of the British Navy. Why is he so glowery faced? Probably because on this day in 1778, he 'discovered' what he called the Sandwich Islands. Big surprise to the people already living there and calling it Hawaii. Anyway, Cook spread the word about these gorgeous islands and visited them twice. Should have gone only the once as it turns out.

His second trip there, the natives weren't so welcoming. A battle erupted betw...