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Tiger Stipes

 Did you know that a tiger has stripes under its fur and on it's skin?

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Our first Ladies 1

 I have started a little study on our first ladies and will share them with you as I go:) Please note that I am copying and pasting so that is why all the different fonts:)

                        Martha Parke (Custis) Washington 1756-1773

Wedding picture

Mrs. Washington's descendants recorded that she wore a gown of yellow silk damask with a petticoat of cream silk highlighted with interwoven silver threads. The sample they have in the museum looks nothing like this gown. Note: the two young children in the picture are hers from a previous marriage. 

Martha Washington was born Martha Dandridge on June 2, 1731, in New Kent County, Virginia, on the Chestnut Grove plantation. She was raised and educated with an emphasis on skills seen as integral to running a household, though also taught reading, writing and mathematics.

Marriage and Estate

At 18 years old, Martha wed Daniel Parke Custis, a rich plantation owner, in 1749. The couple would have four children, though only two, Jack and Patsy, lived past childhood. Custis himself died in the summer of 1757, and Martha inherited his 15,000-acre estate. 

Meeting George Washington

She later met Colonel George Washington at a Williamsburg, Virginia cotillion, and the two wed in 1759. Martha and her two children moved to Washington's Mount Vernon, Virginia plantation, where the family became known for their social events and upscale lifestyle, though they suffered financial setbacks as well.

By 1775, Washington had become the leader of U.S. forces in the Revolutionary War, and Martha later took up residence with him at his encampments for extended periods of time.

She experienced tremendous loss with the deaths of her two surviving children: Patsy died from epilepsy during her teens and Jack succumbed to "camp fever" while enlisted as a soldier. She also dealt with the complication of slaves from those of her father's to those of her husbands which George inherited when he married her. In his July 1790 will, written a year after he became President of the United States in April 1789 and nine years before his death in December 1799, George Washington left directions for the emancipation, after Martha Washington's death, of all the slaves that he owned.  Of the 318 slaves at Mount Vernon in 1799, fewer than half, 123 individuals, belonged to George Washington. His will stipulated that his slaves were not to be freed until Martha's death because of his desire to preserve the families of those who had intermarried with Martha's dower slaves. In accordance with state law, Washington stipulated in his will that elderly slaves or those who were too sick to work were to be supported throughout their lives by his estate. Children without parents, or those whose families were too poor or indifferent to see to their education, were to be bound out to masters and mistresses who would teach them reading, writing, and a useful trade, until they were ultimately freed at the age of 25.

Two and a half years after the death of her husband, Martha died on May 22, 1802 at the age of 70.

Following her death, Martha was interred in George Washington's tomb vault at Mount Vernon. In 1831, the surviving executors of Washington's estate removed the bodies of George and Martha Washington and those of other members of the family from the old vault to a similar structure within the present enclosure at Mount Vernon.

Tidbits

 I love scented candles but have never been comfortable lighting one and leaving the room so I have started using plug in's like these...

I have several of these in different rooms. You add your oil to the little paper fill.

And this is a plug in you buy and replace.

And my favorite thing is to use potpourri and add essential oil. Here is one in the entry way with a spicy oil

 and one in the master bath with  Eucalyptus oil 

and my very favorite is this one in the half  bath with a woodsy smell

and just across the hall way is this one with pine oil

and last but not least is this cutie lamp plug in my kitchen that you add wax melts to.

Hope it gave you some ideas to freshen up things at your house😉

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Tidbits

Here is a helpful chart for reducing recipes...

Easy and delicious

                                       Tenderloin steak and creamy rice pilaf

2 beef tenderloin steaks

Garlic powder

3 tbl. Kraft Italian dressing or sun dried tomato vinaigrette dressing

3/4 cup (one) chopped zucchini

1 small carrot, shredded

1 cup instant white rice, uncooked

3/4 cup chicken broth

1/2 cup milk

2 tbsp. grey poupon Dijon mustard

1 tbs butter

Pound steak so they are even in thickness and sprinkle with garlic powder

Cook steaks in the 3 tbs. dressing in skillet on medium high heat 10 to 13 min. or until medium  doneness, turning after 5 min.

Meanwhile, cook vegetable in butter in large saucepan until tender. Stir in remaining ingredients., Bring to a boil; cover. Remove from heat and let stand for 5 min. 

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Had a little micro burst in our back yard a few nights ago during a rainstorm....

Done in

Our hot summers have finally took all the life out of our palms..

I planted two of these palms only because the neighbor behind me had some and thought it would be a nice flow but I have hated these things as they are never pretty and always have dead frowns and grow so tall that all you see is the trunk. Well, this was the last straw and we had them both removed! No more babying the palms for me. 

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Arizona 4

This is the Arizona State Capitol building and the amount of copper required to make the copper dome is equal to 4.8 million pennies. The building is made largely from materials indigenous to Arizona, including Malapai, granite, and the copper dome. The design is optimized for the desert climate of Arizona, with thick masonry walls that insulate the interior, skylights, and round bullseye clerestory windows to let heat out out the legislative chambers. The building is topped with a weather vane similar to the winged victory of Samothrace visible through a skylight from within the rotunda.

It was built in 1900 on 2 acres. It is now the Arizona State capitol museum and has many amazing displays but most notable is the enormous silver and copper punch bowl service from USS Arizona, as well as a bronze sculpture that was ensconced outside the Admiral's stateroom and used as a centerpiece at state dinners wherever USS Arizona was docked. Both of these historical artifacts survived the sinking of Arizona because they had been removed from the ship for cleaning prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor. The punch bowl service is the only one of its kind and is composed of etched copper panels depicting desert scenes set into a silver bowl ornamented with mermaids, dolphins, waves and other nautical themes.

The monument in the front of the building is of Lt. Frank Luke Jr., a pilot in World War 1

I have lived in Phoenix for 52 years now and have never visited this place, maybe I ought to get going:)

A promise

Hebrews 13:5 Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you

Thankful

 I have been struggling for some time now not feeling well and not knowing why. Loss of appetite, becoming over heated, swseating and shaky inside. Well to make a long story short, I found out my blood pressure was through the roof and the Dr. gave me some medicine. One pill and my whole world turned around!! I am thankful for Dr.s and medicine.😊😊😊

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Mexico City

General Facts about Mexico City

• Mexico City is built on a lake called Texcoco.
• The city is constantly sinking and has sunk more than nine meters in some areas over the last 100 years.

• Population Facts about Mexico City

• More than 20 million people live in Mexico City.
• The population of Mexico City has grown by more than 20 million people in just over 110 years, from 500,000 in 1900 to 21.2 million people in 2012.
• Mexico City is the largest metropolitan area in the western hemisphere and the largest Spanish-speaking city in the world.
• Over 600,000 U.S. Americans live in Mexico City; the largest concentration of Americans living outside of the USA.

• Transportation Facts about Mexico City

• Mexico City’s Metro is the largest in Latin America and the cheapest in the world at only 3 pesos per journey ($0.23 USD/ Euro 0.18)!
• More than 4-5 million people use the metro everyday.
• The city is so big and the traffic so bad that the super rich have taken to using helicopters to get from one place to another. You can often see them landing on the tops of buildings.
• Taxi’s in Mexico City are as distinct as those found in New York, painted red and gold.
• Green ‘hippie’ vans are used as local buses throughout the city.
• Avenida de los Insurgentes is one of the longest avenues in the world.
• Mexico City International Airport is Latin America’s largest and busiest airport.

• Cultural Facts about Mexico City

• Mexico City has the most museums in the world, with more than 160, almost all of which are free on Sundays!
• The city also has over 100 art galleries, and 30 concert halls.
• Mexico City has the fourth highest number of theatres in the world after New York, London and Toronto.
• The Museo Soumaya, was donated to the city by the worlds richest man; Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim.
• The 10,000-seat National Auditorium in Mexico City was named the Best Venue in the World.
• Mexico City is also home to the largest amusement park in Latin America, Six Flags Mexico. It also has La Feria Chapultepec Mágico amusement park in the city center, it’s rollercoasters visible from various points around the city.
• The city’s famous Zócalo (large square in the city center) turns into one of the worlds biggest ice skating rinks every winter.
• Mexico City has the most IMAX theatres in the world.
• Mexico City has two of the S.Pellegrino ‘World’s 50 Best Restaurants in the World’ list compiled by British magazine ‘Restaurant’.
• Mexico City has been the only city in Latin America to host the Olympic Games, with the Summer Olympics in 1968. (Brazil will take this title away from Mexico as it hosts the 2016 Olympic Games).
• Mexico City is home to the oldest university in the Americas; the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• The University is the largest university in all of North, Central and South America. The majority of Mexico’s former presidents have attended this university.
• UNAM is also the highest ranked Spanish-speaking University in the world.
• Mexico City is the capital of the media industry in Latin America.
• There are over 60 radio stations in Mexico City, as well as a huge amount of local transmissions.
•  Just in case you were thinking about visiting. 

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Salad dressing for two

Made this salad the other night and what made it special was the homemade dressing

Two Minute Creamy Salad Dressing
Serves two
1 tsp. Dijon mustard
1/2 tsp. mayonnaise
pinch salt
pinch granulated sugar
ground pepper
1 tbl. white wine vinegar
Whisk the everything but the vinegar together until combined. Then add the vinegar and with until smooth. Can be stored in airtight container in refrigerator for up to five days.

Did you know?

Did you know it you toss a penny 10000 times, it will not be heads 5000 times, but more like 4950. The heads picture wight more, so it ends up on the bottom.

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Fixed this the other night and thought I would share it.

White chili for two
You can either use chicken or Pork, I used a pork chop Note: you can also use one large canned chicken).

1/2 cup chopped onion (two thick slices cut in quarters)
5 or 6 oz. of shredded or thinly sliced pork chop
1 cup chicken broth (reserve  about a 1/4 of it to thicken with  cornstarch)
1 (15 oz.) can of navy beans
1/2 to 1 can of green chilies (drained)
Salt and pepper
Garlic powder
Sprinkle of cumin
Season the chops with everything but the cumin and cook in small amount of olive oil until cooked. Push the side and add the onions and cook till they are tender. Add beans with liquid and spices and then add the chicken broth. Add cornstarch to the remaining broth and thicken to your liking. Serve with shredded cheese on top and tortilla's. 

You never know......

                                                                          John Herbert Dillinger known as an American gangster also played semi-professional baseball with the AC Athletics 1924. He played shortstop.

Miracles

No more glasses, cataracts removed and 20/20 vision. What a great blessing!
                                       

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