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There is so much wildlife in my backyard! Baby doves🕊, baby bunnies🐇, robins, lots of other birds, too!🐦 I'm glad to see honeybees on my flowers, too! 🐝Without them, we are all doomed, which is why I never use anything toxic on my flowerbeds. My lilacs will be blooming soon! 💐I love them! I'm also hoping the deer in the woods behind my house made it through the winter. I love when the does bring their fawns into my backyard!🦌 Spring has finally sprung here!!!😁👏👍Pammy Jo
Pamela wrote: "An interesting article about the Puritans...😊https://www.newenglandhistoricalsocie..."
Wow, that is very interesting! Thanks for sharing!! 😊
Pamela wrote: "There is so much wildlife in my backyard! Baby doves🕊, baby bunnies🐇, robins, lots of other birds, too!🐦 I'm glad to see honeybees on my flowers, too! 🐝Without them, we are all doomed, which is why..."Oh my! We are having an early spring too, but it sounds like you are way ahead of us still! PA is so beautiful in Spring! 😃 We have coltsfoot in bloom in the woods and on the roadsides. It's so pretty! And in the garden there are crocuses, glory-of-the-snow, and striped squill...
For some reason I'm not getting comment notifications until the next day! 🤨 This has been going on for several days now...hopefully GR is going to get it fixed soon!
Good morning! I've been offline the past few days, as my internet AND phone have been out of service. It was a widespread network problem (so they say). Even my cell phone was not working! Last week my cable TV was out, too! Isn't modern technology a wonderful thing?! I don't like being so dependent upon computers, etc.! The one good thing is that I've been reading more often!😊👍Hoping all is well with everyone. I sincerely miss our chatter!🤗💖🤗Love,
Pammy Jo 💕
Greetings dear friends, How is everyone today?
I was able to pop in to say "Hi"
miss you all!❤
If you haven't heard, the February severe hard
freeze caused the pipes in our house break
causing a great deal of damage.
This has curbed any desire to go camping.
I will try to pop in when I can.
Wishing you all the best,
Ruth❤
Pamela wrote: "Good morning! I've been offline the past few days, as my internet AND phone have been out of service. It was a widespread network problem (so they say). Even my cell phone was not working! Last wee..."Oh dear! I'm glad you're back, though! How are you doing?
Ruth wrote: "Greetings dear friends, How is everyone today?
I was able to pop in to say "Hi"
miss you all!❤
If you haven't heard, the February severe hard
freeze caused the pipes in our house break
causing a g..."
It's so good to hear from you, Ruth! You have been missed and have been in my prayers every day.
Dorothy wrote: "Pamela wrote: "Good morning! I've been offline the past few days, as my internet AND phone have been out of service. It was a widespread network problem (so they say). Even my cell phone was not wo..."Except for utilities and weird weather, I've been okay. With spring in full bloom, I've been enjoying seeing my neighbors more often (at least the ones I WANT to chat with😉). Too much yardwork to do, though. We had frost the last couple of nights! Next week the temps are going up to 80! Strange times! How are you? Is your snow melted away?
Pammy Jo🤗
Pamela wrote: "Dorothy wrote: "Pamela wrote: "Good morning! I've been offline the past few days, as my internet AND phone have been out of service. It was a widespread network problem (so they say). Even my cell ..."We had some lovely spring weather for a while, but then it turned chilly again, and yesterday we got a few inches of snow, which have drifted. It's now 36 degrees, with a wind chill of 30. 😒
I'm glad you have some nice neighbors, anyway! That's better than nothing! 😊
Dorothy wrote: "Pamela wrote: "Dorothy wrote: "Pamela wrote: "Good morning! I've been offline the past few days, as my internet AND phone have been out of service. It was a widespread network problem (so they say)..."...and much better than the whackadoos Frick & Frack! 🤨😉😄😂🤣
The wind has finally stopped and it is a nice evening. Tomorrow we expect rain which will last until Sunday. The weekends have not been very nice lately. At least it won't be snow or ice.🙂
Pammy Jo 🤗
Thought this might be of interest if you would like to know more about Clara Barton and Civil War nurses:https://www.civilwarmed.org/event/ind...
Pamela wrote: "🤔😊🙋♀️👋💕💖🤗"🤣🤣 How are you doing, Pammy? 🤗🤗🤗
Pamela wrote: "Thought this might be of interest if you would like to know more about Clara Barton and Civil War nurses:https://www.civilwarmed.org/event/ind......"
That looks like an interesting site, Pammy...I'll have to check it out when I have more time! Thanks for sharing!
Hi Emma & Dorothy! I've missed you! I'm good. It's supposed to be 85 degrees here tomorrow! Aphids are already bothering my roses. I like to use natural repellents, so tried using garlic water and a sprinkling can to treat the roses. Well, that was a disaster! My sprinkling can sprung a leak up near the sprinkler part, the garlic water ran down my arm, onto my clothes and into my shoes! That was on Sunday and I swear I still smell like garlic! At least it will keep vampires away from me...and if I am lucky, it will repel such creatures as Frick & Frack, too!🤞🚫🧛♂️👫😋😀😁😂🤣😃😄😅😆😉Pammy Jo 💖
Pamela wrote: "Hi Emma & Dorothy! I've missed you! I'm good. It's supposed to be 85 degrees here tomorrow! Aphids are already bothering my roses. I like to use natural repellents, so tried using garlic water and ..."🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 At least you should be well protected from mosquitoes, fleas and ticks! We know a man who eats a lot of garlic on a daily basis. Once he told a story of how he walked into a room full of smoking men. They staggered back at the smell of garlic coming from him...they actually could smell it over the smoke, and it overpowered them! 😲🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Another interesting link to a great site! This one is about female writers:https://www.literaryladiesguide.com/c...
Pamela wrote: "Another interesting link to a great site! This one is about female writers:https://www.literaryladiesguide.com/c..."
Wow, that is quite a site! It's missing The Great Goudge, though...😉
It is very interesting! How are you? Tell Meg I said hello! I miss chatting with all of you!🤗💞
Pamela wrote: "It is very interesting! How are you? Tell Meg I said hello! I miss chatting with all of you!🤗💞"It is indeed! I'm doing well. I will tell her, and we need to chat more!
Dropping by to say hello! Thinking of all of you and wishing you well!🤗💞Pammy Jo
Pamela wrote: "Dropping by to say hello! Thinking of all of you and wishing you well!🤗💞Pammy Jo"
Good morning, Pammy! How are you doing?🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗
I'm Jim Dandy, as long as I'm with my cats 🐱🐈 and not the two-legged mammals 🚫🧙♂️🧙♀️👫😝who live around me!😉🤗💞
Pamela wrote: "I'm Jim Dandy, as long as I'm with my cats 🐱🐈 and not the two-legged mammals 🚫🧙♂️🧙♀️👫😝who live around me!😉🤗💞"LOL! Yeah, I know what you mean! Sometimes I feel like I prefer animals over a lot of people!
Dorothy wrote: "Pamela wrote: "I'm Jim Dandy, as long as I'm with my cats 🐱🐈 and not the two-legged mammals 🚫🧙♂️🧙♀️👫😝who live around me!😉🤗💞"LOL! Yeah, I know what you mean! Sometimes I feel like I prefer anima..."
I really want to get that sweatshirt which says "Sorry, I can't. I have plans with my cat!" 👍😄😃🤣😆 There's another one I'd like too, but because I'm a Christian I would feel bad wearing it. I can't quote what that one says!😳🤫
Pamela wrote: "Dorothy wrote: "Pamela wrote: "I'm Jim Dandy, as long as I'm with my cats 🐱🐈 and not the two-legged mammals 🚫🧙♂️🧙♀️👫😝who live around me!😉🤗💞"LOL! Yeah, I know what you mean! Sometimes I feel lik..."
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Like Mark Twain said, "The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog..." Or something like that, anyway!
Dorothy wrote: "Pamela wrote: "Dorothy wrote: "Pamela wrote: "I'm Jim Dandy, as long as I'm with my cats 🐱🐈 and not the two-legged mammals 🚫🧙♂️🧙♀️👫😝who live around me!😉🤗💞"LOL! Yeah, I know what you mean! Somet..."
That's what he said! No wonder I like Twain so much!😊
Pamela wrote: "Dorothy wrote: "Pamela wrote: "Dorothy wrote: "Pamela wrote: "I'm Jim Dandy, as long as I'm with my cats 🐱🐈 and not the two-legged mammals 🚫🧙♂️🧙♀️👫😝who live around me!😉🤗💞"LOL! Yeah, I know what..."
Yep! A wise man! 😉
Mod
Oh, how nice! The Shenandoah Valley is one of my favorite places! I love the beauty and the history of that area! It's great that you'll be able to visit Barb's family. The pandemic surely put the brakes on travel and visiting. Wishing you a safe and pleasant trip!🙏😊Pamela
A note of interest...There is a Full Moon tonight. The June full moon is known as the Strawberry Moon. This will also be a "Super Moon" making the moon appear larger than usual. It's the final Super Moon of 2021! Enjoy your moon gazing if weather permits in your area!
🔭🌕🍓🌝🌠
Pamela
"WHY IS IT CALLED THE STRAWBERRY MOON?
The full Moon names used by The Old Farmer’s Almanac come from a number of places, including Native American, Colonial American, and European sources. Traditionally, each full Moon name was applied to the entire lunar month in which it occurred, not solely to the full Moon.
The Strawberry Moon
June’s full Moon—typically the last full Moon of spring or the first of summer—is traditionally called the Strawberry Moon.
This name has been used by Algonquin, Ojibwe, Dakota, and Lakota peoples, among others, to mark the ripening of “June-bearing” strawberries that are ready to be gathered. The Haida term Berries Ripen Moon reflects this as well. As flowers bloom and early fruit ripens, June is a time of great abundance for many."
~Info from The Farmer's Almanac~
Enjoy moon gazing, Loretta! I love astronomy, too! Our universe is fascinating! The Summer sky is beautiful! I hope you get a good view tonight. I plan to walk out to the church behind my house and watch from the pavilion. It's dark there, so the view should be great! I'm praying that the coyotes don't ruin my plan! They've chased me away in the past! 🚫🐺👎
That's interesting about the moon, Pammy! Hopefully it won't cloud up here, so we can get a good view! As of right now it looks like it'll be clear pretty much all day/evening.
Mod
Thank you, Loretta! Yes, it was, and we did have a great trip. We saw a number of family members whom we often don't get to to see on our visits; and we're planning to go back up in early August.
I thought some of you might enjoy the latest from the New England Historical Society site. Several interesting subjects in this edition...https://mailchi.mp/e6d5fc140821/a-cap...
Jt wrote: "there was a local yoga class that offered some views of the strawberry moon tonight. i passed. astronomy was like a first love during my halcyon high school daze. we stare into the abyss of the dee..."I'm glad you got to enjoy the moon, Jt. Astronomy is fascinating! My high school had a planetarium on site, so we had special programs throughout the year. I enjoyed it so much!
I sat outside late last night and was treated to an amazing light show! My yard was full of fireflies (aka lightning bugs). I've read that they love hot, humid weather. Bully for them!😝 I could never say that and would not want to be a firefly if that's what inspires them. I would much prefer being a polar bear!😁An interesting note about fireflies...the males are the only ones with wings. The females can't fly. They spend their entire lives on the ground flashing like crazy to attract the males. Once again, the males seem to have all the fun, as is usual in nature! No offense men, but that's just not fair! 😁😂🤣😃 Male birds are the best looking, as well as deer, lions, and so many other animals. The ladies of the animal kingdom need to shop for cosmetics! LOL!!!😉😊
Pamela wrote: "I sat outside late last night and was treated to an amazing light show! My yard was full of fireflies (aka lightning bugs). I've read that they love hot, humid weather. Bully for them!😝 I could nev..."Funny, I don't think I've seen any fireflies here yet, either. Can't be lack of humidity...it's a jungle here!
Loretta wrote: "Pamela wrote: "I sat outside late last night and was treated to an amazing light show! My yard was full of fireflies (aka lightning bugs). I've read that they love hot, humid weather. Bully for the..."Well, Loretta, the NJ black bears keep swimming across the Delaware Rive to PA, so maybe the lightning bugs are, too! 😆
I'm always amazed to hear about the bears swimming across the river, as the Delaware has a very strong undercurrent.
When I was a teacher, I had twins in my class. A boy and a girl. Their parents took them tubing on the Delaware one weekend and all four of them drowned. It was so unbelievably tragic.
Dorothy wrote: "Pamela wrote: "I sat outside late last night and was treated to an amazing light show! My yard was full of fireflies (aka lightning bugs). I've read that they love hot, humid weather. Bully for the..."It's a jungle here, too! I can't stand it.
Pamela wrote: "When I was a teacher, I had twins in my class. A boy and a girl. Their parents took them tubing on the Delaware one weekend and all four of them drowned. It was so unbelievably tragic."That's so tragic!
Pamela wrote: "It's a jungle here, too! I can't stand it."At least the lightning bugs are happy, eh? 😉
Of interest regarding fireflies or lightning bugs, plus a mention of Longfellow's Hiawatha poem...I found this online:"What does Wauwatosa mean?Wauwatosa is Pottawatomie (or Potawatomi) indian for firefly. It actually means "flash flash fire that flies". Also the Pottawatomie Chief name was Wau-wau-tae-sie 200 years ago.
The Town of Wau-wau-too-sa was created by act of the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature on April 30, 1840. Some where along the way, the name was changed to the present day Wauwatosa. Information from Wauwatosa Historical Society book available from the Wauwatosa Library or Wauwatosa Historical Society.
On a summer's night, you will see Wauwatosa filled with fireflies flashing flashing.
Several business in Wauwatosa have "firefly" in ther title and the meeting room at the Wauwatosa City Hall Library is called the "Firefly Room".
From Book "Odd or Peculiar" by Rev. Neil Swanson, 1996Wauwatosa is another example of an Indian word which has been pronounced and spelled in a variety of ways. As an illustration, the Indian word "wauwautawsa" refers to a lost warrior, and other pronunciations and spellings of "wauwatosa" produce meanings such as: "a great walker", "what he works for", "what he earns", "dim memory", or "he shines as he walks"!
Take note of this introduction to Wauwatosa in "The Romance of Wisconsin Place Names" by Robert E. Gard and L.G. Sorden: "Before the white man came, Wauwatosa was a forest primeval of gigantic trees on a cluster of hills rising abruptly from the meandering Menomonee River. Wild game abounded, and hovering over the misty rice swamps in the early evenings were swarms of fireflies. ' Wau-wau-tae-sie.' said the Indians, when they beheld these mysterious blinking insects."
From what I know, this gets it right. Our family lived in Wauwatosa for 14 years, and I never heard any explanation of its name but "the place of the fireflies". Apparently, when the town was organized in 1841, someone familiar with local Indian history suggested it be named for an historical chief named Wauwautosa. I would have voted for that, since the name was so similar to the Indian name for the area.
I would like to add that in Minnesota there is an island named Wawatasso in Lake Minnetonka. It was called that because of its large population of fireflies, and it was used for many years as a camping site for older Boy Scouts.
Finally, please hearken to some relevant words from Henry W. Longfellow's (one of Wauwatosa two middle schools is named after him) well-known poem about Hiawatha.
Saw the fire-fly, Wah-way-taysee,
Flitting through the dusk of evening,
With the twinkle of its candle,
And he sang the song of children:
"Wah-way-taysee, little fire-fly,
Little, dancing, white-fire creature,
Light me with your little candle."
Pamela wrote: "Of interest regarding fireflies or lightning bugs, plus a mention of Lonfellow's Hiawatha poem...I found this online:"What does Wauwatosa mean?Wauwatosa is Pottawatomie (or Potawatomi) indian for..."
Looks like you've either been doing some research or your "encyclopedia brain" knowledge extends to fireflies as well as authors! 😉 Very interesting, Pammy!
Dorothy wrote: "Pamela wrote: "Of interest regarding fireflies or lightning bugs, plus a mention of Lonfellow's Hiawatha poem...I found this online:"What does Wauwatosa mean?Wauwatosa is Pottawatomie (or Potawat..."
Researching. I've always enjoyed fireflies. When I was a young girl, I spent much time at my aunt and uncle's farm and used to go out to the meadow at night to catch fireflies. I put them in a big jar with grass inside, poked holes in the lid for air, and put them on my great-grammy's dresser. She and I would watch them until we fell asleep. I set them free in the morning. Those were wonderful days which provided fond memories.
Jt wrote: "Loretta wrote: "Pamela wrote: "I sat outside late last night and was treated to an amazing light show! My yard was full of fireflies (aka lightning bugs). I've read that they love hot, humid weathe..."I would glady send all of our cicadas to you! They are everywhere here in suburban Philadelphia! The constant noise is annoying. My neighbors' tree trunks are full of cicada shells, so many that they nearly cover the entire tree trunk. I've never seen anything like it!
I'm glad you liked the New England Historical Society link!
Good Morning! How is the weather where you live? As for me, this about sums it up...It's not the heat—it's the humidity.
It's hotter'n blue blazes.
Is it hot enough for ya?
It's so hot that I just saw a hound dog chasing a rabbit—and they were both walking.
Man, it's hot as all get-out!
It must be 90 in the shade.
This one's gonna be a scorcher.
You could fry an egg on the sidewalk.
You could fry an egg on the hood of that car.
It's hotter'n a blister bug in a pepper patch.
Have a great day and stay cool!😊😁
Early American Literature
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