In My World

Today's Writing Prompt: Accident Describe the circumstances of an accident you've been in. Car, plane, boat, bike - any kind. The very first car accident I was ever involved in was coming home from a Cubs meeting one evening with Greg. Hal was driving our new pick up truck and fortunately it was cold so Greg was in the cab and not in the back. Hey, that was back in the day when we let people ride in the back of pick up trucks and no one thought anything bad of it. We were heading north on Fairview Ave at Wellington Street when a car turned right in front of us. Hal saw it and was able to swerve enough that he only hit only one corner of the truck. Turns out the kid had just got his license that day. No one was hurt thank goodness but because it was the first time I'd ever been in an accident so I was pretty upset and so relieved we had Greg in the cab with us. I wrote a post about a thought I had after watching Wall-E at http://inmyworld-pam.blogspot.ca/2014/0...

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2014 Today's Writing Prompt: Ooops Did you ever take on a responsibility you couldn't handle? Yes I do take on jobs I know I can't handle. I'm learning to say no . . . most times. Usually the problem is that the responsibility is beyond what I can physically do and I pay the price for days afterward. This is one of the best recipes I have ever posted. http://inmyworld-pam.blogspot.ca/2014/02/crockpot-chicken-sweet-potatoes.html February is . . . The shortest month of the year. Derived from the Latin for “to purify”. The Romans purified themselves in February to prepare for their festivals. The flowers associated with February are the Primrose & violet. Amethyst is this month’s birthstone. Black History Month First celebrated in Canada in February 1996, Black History Month promotes awareness of Canada’s African cultures. http://www.blackhistorysociety.ca Set aside time this month to explore the rich contribution...

January 31st Jackie Robinson (1919), the first black man to play in major league baseball.  Recipient of the Prinngarn medal in 1956.  Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962. Backwards Day Inspire Your Heart with Art Day    What a GREAT Day to schedule a stamp camp/workshop, etc.    A day devoted to experiencing art in your life.   “Food sustains you as a human; art inspires you to be divine.”   Go to an art museum, browse through an art nook at the library,  enroll  in an art class or commission an artist. Every child is an artist.  The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.   --  Pablo Picasso To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong.   – Joseph Chilton Pearce 1865: Congress approves the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution, abolishing slavery. 1958: The United States Army launches Explorer 1 into Earth's orbit. The first U.S. sa...

THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 2014 Today's Writing Prompt: Best Time What was the best time you ever had, your favorite memory? How can I possibly pick a single favourite memory? I have been very lucky and have many to choose from. Hal's birthday supper this past weekend with the kids, grandkids, and grandmothers was pretty darn awesome. So I guess my favourite memory is the most recent . . . I managed 3 blog for January 30th: http://inmyworld-pam.blogspot.ca/2014/01/pp-adorable-little-aliens-and-spaceships.html http://inmyworld-pam.blogspot.ca/2014/01/guess-what-we-are-doing.html http://inmyworld-pam.blogspot.ca/2014/01/please-vote-for-us-in-cutest-couple.html Franklin D. Roosevelt's Birthday National Popcorn Day Escape Day 1933: Adolf Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany by President Hindenburg. 1948: Indian leader Mohandas Gandhi is assassinated by Nathuram Godse. 1957: The United Nations (UN) General Assembly calls on South Africa to reconside...

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2014 Today's Writing Prompt: Best Activity You and your friends all get together on a Friday night. What are you most likely to do? What's your favorite activity to do with a group of close friends? When my friends get together we usually talk too much, giggle too much, eat too much and scrapbook. This photo was taken the day we took over Tim Hortons for our own crafty purposes. I made 2 blog posts on January 29th: http://inmyworld-pam.blogspot.ca/2014/01/the-alamo-paper-piecing.html http://inmyworld-pam.blogspot.ca/2014/01/organization-challenge-5-stickers-rub.html National Puzzle Day National Corn Chip Day 1856: The Victoria Cross, Britain’s highest military decoration, was awarded to Alexander Dunn (1833-1868), the first Canadian to receive it, for gallantry at the charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava. 1891: Liliuokalani became Queen of Hawaii following the death of her brother King Kalakaua. She was the last monarch i...

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2014 Today's Writing Prompt: Best Things What item in your home is your favorite? Do I have to pick only one thing? I love my craft room which I loftily refer to as my studio. I love my laptop, my craft tables and my little CD player. I spend most of the time in this room. Fun at Work Day 1914: Nellie Letitia McClung (1873-1951) and other suffragettes held the Mock Parliament in Winnipeg, to agitate for votes for women. 1916: Manitoba became the first province to grant women the right to vote in provincial elections and hold public office. 1968: Aretha Franklin tops the charts with her hit "Chain of Fools." She goes on to earn a string of awards including lifetime achievement awards from the Grammys and from the Kennedy Center of the Arts. 1986: The space shuttle Challenger explodes 73 seconds after lift off at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. 1866: Scottish explorer David Livingstone embarks on his final expedition in Africa...

MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 2014 Today's Writing Prompt: Best Breakfast What's your favorite breakfast to get you up and out the door? My favourite breakfast is coffee and peanut butter toast. I'm not a fan of big breakfasts. I do enjoy brunch though. National Kazoo Day Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day 1721: A mail stagecoach service was established between Quebec and Montreal. It was the first regular postal service in Canada. 1880: Thomas Edison patents the electric light bulb. 1888: The National Geographic Society is established for the purpose of increasing and diffusing geographical knowledge. 1916: Manitoba allowed women to vote and granted political equality. 1945: The Soviet army marches into the Nazi concentration camp, Auschwitz, liberating about 7600 prisoners abandoned there. 1950: India’s Republic Day, Basant Panchmi, is celebrated in commemoration of the proclamation of the republic on this date. India declared its independence from Bri...

SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 2014 Today's Writing Prompt: Best Book What's the best book you've read recently? Usually the best book I've read is whichever one I am currently reading. I actually have a huge list of favourites. Among the old stand-bys are Gone with the Wind and Vanity Fair and just about anything by Jane Auel. Right now I am reading the Outlander series . . . which I had never heard of until my sister told me about the series on TV. I'm already on the second book. The only blog I posted today was this one: http://inmyworld-pam.blogspot.ca/2014/01/knitting-up-storm.html Opposite Day National Speak Up & Succeed Day 1890: Nellie Bly completes her round-the-world trip in record time, beating Jules Verne's fictional character Phileas Fogg's record of 80 days. 1932: The Trans-Canada telephone system was inaugurated when the Governor General, the Earl of Bessborough, spoke to nine provincial lieutenant governors. Robert Burn...

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The only post I made to the blog on January 24th was this:   http://inmyworld-pam.blogspot.ca/2014/01/i-dont-want-to-talk-about-weather.html Compliment Day 1848: The California Gold Rush kicks off when James Marshall, a construction worker, discovers a gold nugget at Sutter's Mill, California. Edith Newbold Wharton (1862-1937), American novelist, Pulitzer Prize winner and the first woman to receive an honorary degree from Yale University. 1935: The first canned beer is sold by the Krueger Brewing Company in Richmond, Virginia. 1952: Vincent Massey was appointed the first Canadian-born Governor General of Canada. He served from February 28, 1952 to September 15, 1959. 1965: Winston Churchill, prime minister of Great Britain from 1940–1945 and 1951–1955, dies in London, England, at age 90. Ernst Hoffmann , German writer and composer (1776) Aaron Neville , singer (1941) Ernest Borgnine, actor (1917) 1978: Cosmos 954, a nuclear-powered Soviet satellite, re-entered the atmosphere ...

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2014 Today's Writing Prompt: Cruel What's the most offensive thing you've ever heard anyone say? Any time I hear "If the ____ (enter any non-British nationality here) don't want to follow our traditions they should pack up and move back to ____ (wherever they lived before moving to Canada)" it takes every bit of willpower I have not to offer to help the speaker pack his or her bags. One of our "traditions" is the Canadian Bill of Rights. Hey, annoying speaker, have you ever read it? Here's just a little piece of it: Recognition and declaration of rights and freedoms 1. It is hereby recognized and declared that in Canada there have existed and shall continue to exist without discrimination by reason of race, national origin, colour, religion or sex, the following human rights and fundamental freedoms, namely, (a) the right of the individual to life, liberty, security of the person and enjoyment of property, and...

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2014 Today's Writing Prompt: Retirement What do you want your retirement to be like? Hal and I dream of owning a motor home and just traveling the continent. That simple. That's all we want. Does anyone have a motor home in good condition they would like to donate . . . LOL??? The only blog post for this date is http://inmyworld-pam.blogspot.ca/2014/01/organization-challenge-4-tools-and.html January 22 is Nancy Singer’s birthday . . . LOL National Answer Your Cat's Question Day National Blonde Brownie Day 1968: Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In premieres on NBC. 1666: Shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India (1628-1658) who built the Taj Mahal, dies in Agra, India, at age 74. Lord Byron , English poet (1788) August Strindberg, Sedish novelist and dramatist (1849) Sam Cooke , American soul singer and songwriter (1931) Linda Blair, actor (1959) St. Vincent’s Day. Saint Vincent of Saragossa is the patron saint of winegrowers. 1992: Astronaut Dr. Rober...

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2014 Today's Writing Prompt: Party Animals I just got back from a wonderful evening garden party. At social events, where are you usually found? At the bar? Dancing by the band? Welcoming your friends? Behind a bush with a 'friend?' Or are you the kind to avoid the whole thing and stay home? I like to "work" the room when I'm at a party. You just never know what interesting people you might meet or what interesting conversations you might have. This is fairly new behaviour for me. I used to be the one with a drink in my hand and a fake smile on my face, wondering if someone would talk to me or how long I would have to stay before I could politely leave. I have taken that experience and turned it around because I assume someone else might feel that way and my saying "Hi, I'm Pam, and you are?" could change a long lonely evening into a chance to make a new friend. January 21 National Hugging Day Squirrel Appreciation D...

January 20, 2014 Today's Writing Prompt: If He Can, I Can In the USA, today marks Martin Luther King, Jr. day. MLK Jr is today known as a powerful orator, an incredibly brave man, and a civil rights icon - one of the greatest Americans in history. What's less well known is that he tried to commit suicide as a pre-teen, got a C in public speaking, and was arrested almost 30 times. If none of the stumbles and failures in your life mattered, what could you go on to accomplish? What would you reach for? Be remembered for? If it wasn't for my lack of self-confidence and my fear of rejection and change I think I may have been someone really special, perhaps an author, artist or judge. But I spent most of my life trying to stay below the radar, not rocking the boat and afraid that my dreams would be laughed at. One of the joys of getting older is that the need to please others and worry about what they might think of you seems to diminish. I'm a late bloomer but who knows w...

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SUNDAY, JANUARY 19, 2014 Today's Writing Prompt: Alliteration Using the first letter of your middle name: Write as many words as possible in 1 minute, that start with that letter, that describe you. Able Artistic Affable Angry Abnormal Absorbed Addicted Addlepated Abrupt Absurd Agitated Admiring Adviser January 19 Penguin Awareness Day 1937: Howard Hughes flies from Los Angeles, California, to Newark, New Jersey, in 7 hours and 28 minutes, setting a new transcontinental flight speed record. 1943: Princess Margriet of the Netherlands was born in Ottawa where the Dutch royal family had sought refuge after the German occupation of Holland. In honour of her birth the flag of the Netherlands became the first foreign flag to fly from Ottawa’s Peace Tower. 1953: Lucy Ricardo (Lucille Ball) gives birth to little Ricky. More viewers tuned in to watch that blessed event than the following day's inauguration of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. 1966: Ind...

SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 2014 Today's Writing Prompt: Special What makes you different and unique? How do you stand out from the crowd? I don't know that I do stand out from the crowd. When I am with the crowd It is usually because we have so much in common. Now when I'm alone and doing the stuff that only I find entertaining, that's when I would stand out in the crowd . . . if there were one. On January 18th I hosted an online crop and here are some of the blog posts I made: http://inmyworld-pam.blogspot.ca/2014/01/new-washi-tape-ideas.html http://inmyworld-pam.blogspot.ca/2014/01/bokeh-filter-for-your-camera-kind-of.html http://inmyworld-pam.blogspot.ca/2014/01/second-challenge-inspiration.html http://inmyworld-pam.blogspot.ca/2014/01/stamping-with-paint-challenge-3.html Hal made this adorable card holder for our "niece" Judy's birthday in June. I think she really loved it. January 18 Winnie the Pooh Day Today, sometimes known as Pooh Day, is ...

There was no journal prompt for this date, just a flash fiction which I generally don't do, on http://oneminutewriter.blogspot.ca/2014_01_01_archive.html . I did not blog on January 17th although that may be because I was getting ready for January 18th. Might have been at Ladies' Day Out as well. You'll hear more about that later. January 17 Hat Day How many different hats have you worn in your life? Can you find some pictures that depict your various head ornaments? Or perhaps you can journal about all the hats you wear that no one can see: chauffeur, short-order cook or chef, psychiatrist, tailor, tutor, house cleaner, gardener, cheerleader, etc. Pose your family or friends wearing their favourite hat for a photograph. Do you have a hat collection? Each piece in a collection has its own history, from who made it or who wore it. Try to document the hats in your collection in a small journal. Customer Service Day 1893: The Hawaiian monarch Queen Liliuokalani abdic...

THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 2014 Today's Writing Prompt: Politics It's not an election year, so I feel safe talking about politics! What one issue is the most important to you when it comes to voting for your representatives? We just had our municipal elections earlier this week and I have to say my biggest concern or issue is lower voter turnouts.  People seem to bitch and complain about goverments but when they have the opportunity to voice their concerns and effect change they just don't.  They just don't vote.  I cannot understand it.  I think all active voters should get a pin that says "I voted so I can complain.  Where's your pin?"  The turnout for a very boisterously and sometimes viciously debated municipal election was 35%.  SERIOUSLY!?!?!? Blog posts for January 16 http://inmyworld-pam.blogspot.ca/2014/01/its-never-too-late-making-i-cord.html  because yes you can teach an old knitter new tricks. http://inmyworld-pam.bl...

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