Answer to Thought for Thursday

ANSWER: It was from 1880 for the Hamfat Man, an awkward minstrel. If you want to read more, check out this link.

THOUGHT FOR THURSDAY

QUESTION: Where did the phrase "He's such a Ham" come from?

Come on, take a guess. And come back around 3:00 to see if you were right.

ANSWER TO WORD FOR WEDNESDAY

Answer: An evening party or social gathering especially for a particular event. If you want to read more, check it out here.

And, thanks for playing.

WORD FOR WEDNESDAY

WORD: Soiree

Come on, take a guess and then come back around 3:00 to see - if you were right.

It's no fun to play unless friends play too

Silver Phoenix - By Cindy Pon

Don't know how I missed it, must have been The Save the Frogs Day blur. But Cindy Pon's Debut book is out in stores, run and get a copy. Then come back and post your review in my comments here. And, Ellen Oh has a contest going on here. Check it out for a chance to win a beautiful copy of Silver Phoenix.

A Huge CONGRATS to Cindy for all her hard work coming to fruition!!!

SAVE THE FROGS (Earth-Friendly. . . Tuesday)

Today is SAVE THE FROGS DAY. And, who doesn't love frogs?

If you'd like to read more about it, check it out here.

Did you know, frogs are disappearing fast?

200 amphibian species have already gone extinct since 1979!

2,000 amphibian specieis are threatened with extinction and may not survive the 21st century.

But there are things we can all do to help save the frogs:

Don't use pesticides
Don't eat frog legs
Don't purchase wild-caught amphibians as pets
Do not stock non-native fish in your pond or stream
Conserve resources-especially water
Eat locally grown, organic food
Donate to SAVE THE FROGS
Wear a SAVE THE FROGS t-shirt
Spread the word: use email, your website, blogsite, Facebook

(If we all do a little, it will do a lot!)

And the day after I went to the www.Savethefrogs.com lecture the Oregonian newspaper had a story about airlifted frogs, "Airlifted from Extinction" on Saturday, April 25, 2009. It was about the chytrid fungus and overhunting nearly wiping out another species. If you want to read more, check out this link.

Flowers can FLIP Any Frown Upside Down

Sunday was a good day to spend with family.

We went to the Woodenshoe Tulip Festival

We watched some steam engines from 1911 move down the rows.

Then we went downtown and walked around looking at how the city has managed to blend the old with the new.

One day our kids will be looking around and wonder how the old melds in with the new.


How'd you spend your weekend? I hope outside doing something fun.