Author: Mws R

"If you are going to write, write from the heart." MwsR "Life has not been the easiest, but it could have been worse!" MwsR Life is about doing all you can to help others. Don't go chasing rainbows, make your own pot of gold. Love, Hope, Faith, the greatest of these is Love!

Calling All Crafters: Here’s How You Can Be on ‘Making It’ Season 2 — PushUP24

Want to hang out with Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman? Of course you do. But if you also have some serious crafting cred, you can hang with them and possibly win a big wooden check for $100,000 while you’re at it. Yes, NBC is officially casting “Making It” season 2, and here’s how you can […]

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American/ Made History/Information Share

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Slide 41 of 101: In 1900, the world got a little sweeter when Milton Hershey unveiled his new milk chocolate Hershey's Bar. That same year, the hamburger was invented and would quickly rise to the top of the American food chain. Also in 1900, America entered the era of the automobile with the first major car show at New York City's Madison Square Garden—it would soon be a country on the move.

1900

Slide 42 of 101: By 1901, America had been infatuated with baseball for quite some time, but that year the American League declared itself a Major League and America's pastime entered the modern National League/American League era. Also, a major oil discovery in Texas put the Lone Star State on the map as a global energy giant, but the year closed on a dark note. Theodore Roosevelt became president in the wake of yet another presidential assassination—this time, a bullet ended William McKinley's life.

1901

 

Slide 43 of 101: In 1902, two events happened that would shape the nature of American leisure through the present day: The country's first movie theater opened in Los Angeles. The only problem is that it was hot inside, but not for long, as the first air conditioner was invented later that year.

1902

 

Slide 44 of 101: Physical and geographical boundaries came crashing down in 1903. That's the year that the first cross-country car trip was completed and the first two-way wireless communication was made across the Atlantic Ocean. However, the year will always be remembered not for what happened over the ocean or on the road, but in the air. In 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright achieved the miracle of human flight, which had escaped the human race since antiquity. The shackles of gravity had been broken.

1903

 

Slide 45 of 101: Boston Americans star Cy Young pitched history's first-ever perfect game in 1904, during a time when America was still largely an agrarian society. That year, farming changed forever when Benjamin Holt invented the first tractor, which he perfected by incorporating a caterpillar track.

1904

 

Slide 46 of 101: Eager to move forward since the close of the Civil War, America in 1905 finally paused to reflect on where it had been. That's the year that the Lewis and Clark Exposition dominated the World's Fair in Portland, Oregon, in 1905. It had been a full century since the famous explorers ventured off into the great unknown to investigate the Louisiana Purchase, which went on to become the heart of future America.

1905

Slide 47 of 101: In the Bay Area, 1906 will always be the year that the most significant earthquake in recorded American history leveled the city of San Francisco. But for lifelong hunter, sportsman, and conservationist President Theodore Roosevelt, 1906 was about preservation, not destruction. That year, Roosevelt signed a law that allowed presidents to preserve important public land, and as the country's natural beauty and bounty were being rapidly annihilated by industry, Roosevelt expanded and enshrined America's National Park system.

1906

Slide 48 of 101: On April 17, 1907, Ellis Island experienced its busiest day as ever-larger groups of immigrants continued to pour into America looking for opportunity in a newly rich nation. No fewer than 11,747 of the world's wretched refuse and huddled masses became Americans that day, which was part of a month that welcomed just shy of 200 ships to the New World. In all, 1907 saw the arrival of 1.2 million immigrants to American shores.

1907

 

Slide 49 of 101: William Howard Taft was elected president in 1908, a year dominated by giant leaps in transportation. Wilbur Wright conducted the world's first passenger flight and Henry Ford's first production Model T was built in Detroit. At the same time, workers finished the first two miles of roads in a program to test paved driving surfaces in the car-crazy United States.

1908

 

Slide 50 of 101: In 1909, the National Association of the Advancement of Colored People was formed in response to rampant violence and disenfranchisement of black Americans, particularly the horrific lynchings that by that time were regularly used to enforce white supremacy in the South and beyond. Also that year, Sigmund Freud introduced the world to his controversial brand of psychological science with his tour of psychoanalysis lectures.

1909

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Poem/Diabetes

It’s Gonna Kill Me(thoughts about Diabetes)

By MwsR

It’s going to kill me!

Was what I had in my head immediately.

I can’t afford the medicine

I don’t follow a strict regimen.
Now what will I have to give up in my life?

Will I still be a good wife?

What will people say?

Will they stay with me or walk away?
I can not donate my pancreas or blood

Sort of like a flower stem wishing for a bud.

I have a bad part inside of me,

Never thought this was how my life would be.
Maybe I wasn’t nice enough

Or too tough.

Maybe I deserve my lot

Or all that with Diabetes I’ve got.
These thoughts have entered my mind,

Especially the one that reminds me that with Diabetes you can go blind.
It’s a scary disease.

It makes you want to be able to freeze,

Freeze that good blood sugar,so you want  have one that is bad

But truth is this disease really makes me mad.

Makes me mad that I cannot choose what I want to eat or drink.

Mad, because it makes me always have to think.
Sometimes I just want to be at ease with food choices

Sometimes I want to listen to those eat sugar voices.

Mostly though I want to live happily,

Mainly because of my family.

But ultimately I want to give hope and keep hope.

I don’t want to know what it’s like to be at the end of the “survival rope”.
If in words I can share

I will also be able to show that I care.

Useful DIY Home Storage Idea

Hidden Floorboard Storage

Have a small house and need more space? Well here’s the solution. You can build a raised floor that has hidden storage compartments. More space in less space!

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321 Quote Me Challenge

Rules: 3.2.1 Quote Me!


Thank the Selector
Post 2 quotes for the dedicated Topic of the Day.
Select 3 bloggers to take part in ‘3.2.1 Quote Me!’
Note: Although this is the topic for today there is no specific deadline to it, meaning you can answer as and when.

Thank you Rory,https://aguycalledbloke.blog/2018/11/11/321-quote-me-good-health/ Healthy quotes are really a good thing to read, and I am happy to post some for others to read. Being Healthy is one of the things we should always strive to be.

 

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I NOMINATE,

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Richard , who is a dear writer friend of mine. Check his webpage out and his photography.

https://nursechrisp.com/

http://aletheasmind.wordpress.com/

 

 

November, Diabetes Awareness Month/ Type 1 Information Share

Type 1 Diabetes

Millions of people around the world live with diabetes or know someone living with diabetes.

The majority have type 2 diabetes, but an important minority have type 1 diabetes (~5%). Contrary to popular belief, type 1 diabetes is not a childhood disease.

It occurs at every age, in people of every race, and of every shape and size. In fact, there are more adults who have type 1 diabetes than children, although it was previously known as juvenile diabetes.
In type 1 diabetes, the body does not produce insulin.

The body breaks down the carbohydrates you eat into blood glucose (also called blood sugar), which it uses for energy.

Insulin is a hormone that the body needs to get glucose from the bloodstream into the cells of the body.

With the help of insulin therapy and other treatments, even young children can learn to manage their condition and live long, healthy lives.

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Avocado Toast Pizza

avocado toast pizza

Ingredients
1 batch of pizza dough (see note)
2 tablespoons olive oil
3-4 avocados, peeled and pitted
Juice and zest from one lemon
Salt and pepper
1 pint cherry tomatoes, cut into quarters
1 cup crumbled goat or feta cheese, your choice!
Honey (optional but so good!)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 500 degrees (yes, 500!) and grease a 12 inch cast iron or other oven-safe skillet with olive oil.
While the oven is preheating, roll the pizza dough out into a roughly 13 inch circle and press it into the skillet, making a little crust along the edges by turning the edge of the dough over. Put the skillet on the stovetop and cook over medium high heat until the bottom is browned, about 5 minutes.
Transfer the skillet to the oven and bake until the top is browned, about 7-10 minutes. Remove from the oven and let the crust cool a little in the pan while you make the topping.
Scoop out the avocado insides on to a cutting board or large plate and smoosh with a potato masher or fork until it is as smooth as you like – we love a few chunks! Pour the lemon juice over the top and mix. Sprinkle on a pinch of salt and pepper and mix again.
Carefully transfer the cooked pizza crust onto a cutting board and spread the avocado mixture over the top. Sprinkle on the chopped tomato, cheese and lemon zest. Grind a little more pepper on top. And if you REALLY want to go crazy, drizzle a teeny bit of honey over everything (the whole sweet and salty thing is delectable!).
Cut into wedges and serve!
Notes
You can absolutely make this recipe with the pre-made pizza dough in the refrigerated section of your supermarket, but if you want to make your own dough, Roberta’s Pizza Dough is the best recipe I know – click here to see how to make it!