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Greetings and Salutations,

 “From there to here, and here to there, funny things are everywhere.”

Dr.Seuss One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

Here are this week’s riddles!

Not too difficult

What has one head, one foot and four legs?

Moderately difficult

What gets bigger the more you take away around it?

This week's craft is Buggy Ring Bling!

You will need: 8 1/2 x 11 paper, colors of your choice. (I used pink and black), scissors, glue stick, ruler, marker.

Download the pattern which consists of a rounded rectangle 2″ x 4″, 2 strips of paper 3/4″ x 8″; two strips 1/4″ x 4″; two strips 1/4″ x 1″ and the bug body and face.

The word shrimp comes from the Middle English shrimpe, meaning “pygmy” or a reference to the crustacean itself. In the 7th century, shrimp and other seafood composed the majority of the Chinese diet, and still does today.

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It is the month of June,

The month of leaves and roses,

When pleasant sights salute the eyes,

And pleasant scents the noses.

N.P. Willis (1807-67)

Greetings and Salutations,

 “From there to here, and here to there, funny things are everywhere.”

Dr.Seuss One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

Here are this week’s riddles!

Not too difficult

What has 88 keys but can’t open a single door?

Moderately difficult

With the recent bear sightings I thought a craft about a bear would be timely. This bear “climbs” up and down a tree.

You will need 8 1/2 x 11 paper, one white and one green. A piece of green tissue paper. An empty paper towel roll. Glue stick and tape.

Print out this bear template and color and cut out two. Glue a small part of them together as shown.

Take the paper towel roll and tape the green paper to it and roll it up then secure with glue.

Did you know Father’s Day didn’t become a national Holiday until 1972? That was 58 years since Mother’s Day was first celebrated in 1908, when Anna Jarvis held a memorial for her mother, Ann Reeves Jarvis, at St. Andrew’s Methodist Church in Grafton, West Virginia. Ann Reeves Jarvis and fellow peace activist and suffragette Julia Ward Howe had been advocating for a national Mother’s Day devoted to peace since 1870.

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Let the summer fun begin with this All Star Line up! With the ‘dog days’ of summer approaching, this delicious summer salad comes in handy. Create a vibrant healthy bowl using fresh greens and veggies. I’ve dedicated the name All Star Salad to this dish because so many ingredients are key MVPs! Sports may be cancelled this summer, but you still have this chance to bring some All Stars into your home! This star studded salad consists of:

Most music these days is made available via various streaming services. Sometimes we lose sight (no pun intended) of what the artist, composer or musician looks like. This is why I am posting 10-12 photos each week of iconic musicians as well as lesser known artists. Let’s see if you can guess who they are.

Keep scrolling down for the answers….

This June marks the fiftieth anniversary of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Month. The first Pride March was held in New York City on June 28, 1970, the one year anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising. While the first Pride March was estimated to have between 3,500 and 5,000 participants, recent marchers have numbered in the millions. To learn more about the history of Pride Month, check out this comprehensive page on the Library of Congress website.