tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75863062162929673812024-03-08T07:21:36.072-06:00Becky's Blabs from Hardgrave PhotographyBecky Hardgrave, CPP from Hardgrave Photography in Knoxville, Arkansas shares some of her experiences, favorite images, ideas, and life.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05216316907092322696noreply@blogger.comBlogger372125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7586306216292967381.post-91493666256410656532018-07-23T15:31:00.000-05:002018-07-23T15:31:00.248-05:00Welcome Back Baby Everlyn<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I absolutely love it when I get to photograph second, third, fourth, and even 5th babies in a family! I finished Everlyn's big brother's Baby Steps plan earlier this year. Each session was a joy as I played with Luis and visited with his parents. They are such a precious little family.<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2uzkoHsYOjs/W1JFivud5XI/AAAAAAAAo-g/YIGtgoxi67sMtzYge3BQ3opB05j_KfSPACKgBGAs/s1600/1411%2Beverlyn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="600" height="256" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2uzkoHsYOjs/W1JFivud5XI/AAAAAAAAo-g/YIGtgoxi67sMtzYge3BQ3opB05j_KfSPACKgBGAs/s320/1411%2Beverlyn.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
Tuesday, I got a call that Miss Everlyn had arrived the day before and was ready to come meet me. On Thursday, at 4 days old, she made her modeling debut - and she was perfect!<br />
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Every baby that goes through the Baby Steps Plan paves the way for all of their younger brothers and sisters to get a free Baby Steps Plan with my Welcome Back Baby policy</div>
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05216316907092322696noreply@blogger.com024915 US-64, Knoxville, AR 72845, USA35.3786519 -93.3659725-3.9782940999999994 -175.98316 74.7355979 -10.748784999999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7586306216292967381.post-80042636445740628112018-07-20T09:18:00.000-05:002018-07-20T09:18:00.335-05:00Continuing Education I have always believed that continuing education is vital to the long-term success of any business. I certainly would not be here eighteen years later after receiving my first camera and photography lessons from my husband, if were not for the classes, seminars, conventions, and competitions offered by <a href="https://appa13.wildapricot.org/event-2806614">Arkansas Professional Photographers Association. </a><br />
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Tomorrow, I will get to model, along with my dog Zeba for the super talented photographer <a href="http://jenhargrovephotography.com/">Jen Hargrove</a> from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Barge,_Wyoming">La Barge Wyoming</a>. Jen's program "Sit Stay Smile" will be focused on pet photography. Zeba is super excited since she is pretty much a professional pet model anyway. I, on the other hand, am a little nervous to be in front of the camera instead of behind it!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05216316907092322696noreply@blogger.com0Petit Jean State Park, 1285 Petit Jean Mountain Rd, Morrilton, AR 72110, USA35.1275096 -92.9198675000000099.1119826000000046 -134.2284615 61.1430366 -51.61127350000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7586306216292967381.post-80694409186409714012018-07-13T09:33:00.000-05:002018-07-13T09:33:20.466-05:00Good Ole Days July 16-20 <span class="name" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: proxima-nova, Arial, sans-serif, "PT Sans"; font-size: 16px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 6px; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><a href="http://www.hardgravephoto.com/goodoledays/e2e681c43">Good Ole Days Children Portrait Special</a></span><span class="name" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: proxima-nova, Arial, sans-serif, "PT Sans"; font-size: 16px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 6px; text-overflow: ellipsis;">July 16-20</span><br />
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For my photographer friends, are you ready to advance y our education? Do you feel you are in a rut or even isolated?</div>
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Then it is time to find some hands-on and in-person quality photography education.</div>
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Join me next weekend at <a href="http://www.petitjeanstatepark.com/" target="_blank">Petit Jean State Park</a> and then on Monday in Morrilton to get that excitement back and LEARN at the <a href="https://appa13.wildapricot.org/event-2806614" target="_blank">Arkansas Professional Photographers Association's Capture 2018</a> event.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05216316907092322696noreply@blogger.com0Petit Jean State Park, 1285 Petit Jean Mountain Rd, Morrilton, AR 72110, USA35.1275096 -92.9198675000000099.1119826000000046 -134.2284615 61.1430366 -51.61127350000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7586306216292967381.post-30549174725278596022018-03-06T10:47:00.000-06:002018-03-06T10:47:56.612-06:00My Favorite Fairies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Yes, it's true - as much as I love all my <a href="http://www.zenfolio.com/hardgravephoto/e/p741048" target="_blank">Enchanted Fairies</a> - I do have 2 favorites this year! Maybe it is because I can see my precious nephew in his daughters. I love to here them laugh, and I love their imagination.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05216316907092322696noreply@blogger.com024915 US-64, Knoxville, AR 72845, USA35.370135 -93.3525950000000089.3546069999999979 -134.661189 61.385662999999994 -52.044001000000009tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7586306216292967381.post-68613501440022150022017-10-13T07:30:00.000-05:002017-10-13T07:30:00.170-05:00Apple Day<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Day" target="_blank">October 21st is APPLE DAY</a><br />
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Apple Day events can be large or small, from apple games in a garden to large village fairs with cookery demonstrations, games, apple identification, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_juice" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Apple juice">juice</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cider" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Cider">cider</a>, gardening advice, and the sale of many hundreds of apple varieties.</div>
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<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8SqroY200fE/WF2B_qst0VI/AAAAAAAAaXY/eE8lxxWPnyEzq8bcSG8Zzm-NU6sf9-RDQCLcB/s1600/6139.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8SqroY200fE/WF2B_qst0VI/AAAAAAAAaXY/eE8lxxWPnyEzq8bcSG8Zzm-NU6sf9-RDQCLcB/s320/6139.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 14px;">Although it’s difficult to pinpoint why, or where this day originated, we can easily speculate! Anyone who has ever yearned for, had, or known a baby, could list dozens of reasons why babies are special. Babies are not just cute, but they are innocent in a way that helps you to see goodness in the world. They give you hope, happiness, and make you strive to become a better person. What more could you ask for?</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05216316907092322696noreply@blogger.com1Knoxville, AR 72845, USA35.3546832 -93.36912410000002235.2510902 -93.53048560000002 35.458276199999993 -93.207762600000024tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7586306216292967381.post-21418966477510619192017-04-20T06:00:00.000-05:002017-04-20T06:00:24.186-05:00Tonka<div style="text-align: justify;">
I found an interesting article written by <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">By</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><a class="author-meta-info__bio-link" href="https://www.thrillist.com/authors/aaron-miller" itemprop="author" rel="author" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; outline: none; text-decoration: none; text-transform: uppercase;">AARON MILLER</a> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">Published On 09/03/2015 </span><a class="author-meta-info__twitter-link ga-trigger twitter-symbol" data-ga-action="Aaron Miller" data-ga-category="twitter handle" href="https://www.twitter.com/@aaron_m_miller" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">@aaron_m_miller</a></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05216316907092322696noreply@blogger.com0Knoxville, AR 72845, USA35.3546832 -93.36912410000002235.2510902 -93.53048560000002 35.458276199999993 -93.207762600000024tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7586306216292967381.post-27318679477740024652017-04-11T07:00:00.000-05:002017-04-11T07:00:22.925-05:00World Parkinson's Disease Day<div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 14px; margin-top: 0.1em; padding: 0px; user-select: text !important;">
My Grandfather, Daddy, and now my Uncle have suffered from Parkinson's Disease.</div>
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April 11 is <a href="http://ow.ly/ENYl307aC4F" target="_blank">World Parkinson’s Disease Day</a> and marks the birthday of Dr. J Parkinson. On this day there are efforts made to increase the public awareness of this terrible disease, as well as all the good works put forth by the worlds organizations dedicated to eradicating this disease. There are activities to promote this the entire world over, and the opportunity to participate is open to any and all who want to help in this effort.</div>
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All of us who have been lucky enough to have siblings know that sometimes they can be annoying and a pain to be around, but this should not stop you from celebrating what will possibly be the longest relationship in your life.</div>
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The unofficial day was created by New Yorker Claudia Evart in memory of her brother and sister, whom she lost early in her life.</div>
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Since 1998, US President Bill Clinton and governors of 39 states in the U.S. have officially recognized Siblings Day as an observance.</div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10pt;">When the automobile made its appearance, the <a href="http://pedalcarplanet.com/pedalcarstrucks" style="color: #c93121; cursor: pointer; display: inline; text-decoration: none;">pedal car</a> soon followed. <strong>Pedal car history</strong> goes back to the 1890's when most were modeled from the real cars on the road at the time. Since their conception, pedal cars were all kids wished for. But at the turn of the century, their cost meant they were playthings for only wealthy families. With many families reeling from the financial devastation of The Great Depression, pedal cars were often toys for upper class children. Those not so fortunate played with basic homemade ride-on toys. In the 1920's and 1930's the wealthy were catered to when it came to buying pedal cars since they were the primary buyers. No pedal cars were produced in the mid-1940's when all metal production was directed to the World War II effort.</span></div>
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Reaching the peak of popularity in the late 1920's and early 1930's, pedal cars experienced a resurgence in the 1950's to 1960's with chain-driven models. With postwar prosperity in the 1950's, pedal cars grew more popular and were available in all major stores. From the early 1920's through the late 1960's, pedal cars, like automobiles, were produced in many different models and colors. Designed to incorporate the most current trends of the automotive world, pedal cars featured working lights and horns, movable windshields and rag tops, chrome detailing and hood ornaments, and white wall tires and custom paint jobs.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05216316907092322696noreply@blogger.com0Knoxville, AR 72845, USA35.3546832 -93.36912410000002235.2510902 -93.53048560000002 35.458276199999993 -93.207762600000024tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7586306216292967381.post-88567653902872013642017-03-26T06:29:00.000-05:002017-03-26T06:29:11.341-05:00What is Purple Day all about?<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">D</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">id you know that 50 million people in the world have <a href="http://www.epilepsy.com/article/2014/4/revised-definition-epilepsy" target="_blank">epilepsy</a>?</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial"; font-size: 14px;">Napping Day’s history is simply the history of napping, and it used to be something we all did in the middle of the afternoon. In fact, the siesta is still a time-honored tradition in Spain that happens right after the afternoon meal, and has been a practice since time out of mind. In fact, if you’re in the Mediterranean, it’s pretty much standard everywhere you go. In Italy they call it the riposo, pisolini, and even old Charlamagne (yes that Charlamagne) has been recorded as having taken 2-3 hour naps in the middle of the afternoon. source - </span><a href="http://ow.ly/guVi307azJY" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #376299; cursor: pointer; font-family: "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 14px; outline: none 0px; text-decoration: none; user-select: text !important;" target="_blank">http://ow.ly/guVi307azJY</a><br />
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A bit of <a href="https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/skirt-day/" target="_blank">history on the skirt</a>, it’s far older than you might imagine! The oldest known skirt was woven from straw, and was discovered in Armenia, and was known to have been worn by men and women alike. This was just the beginning of a long and storied history of a garment to shock and amaze people throughout the world. </div>
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The idea for <a href="https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/dress-in-blue-day/" target="_blank">Dress in Blue Day</a>’ was originally come up with by Anita Mitchell, a stage IV colon cancer survivor who had lost a close friend and her own father to the disease. Greatly saddened by the fact that both of those tragedies could have been prevented, Ms. Mitchell saw a need to bring greater awareness to a cancer not many people wanted to discuss. So, in 2006, she worked with her children’s school to coordinate a recognition day. </div>
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That very year in March, students who normally had to wear uniforms to class were allowed to wear a blue outfit of their choice, if only they made a $1 donation to colon cancer awareness. source - <a href="http://ow.ly/TOvW307avIZ" rel="nofollow" style="color: #376299; cursor: pointer; outline: none 0px; text-decoration: none; user-select: text !important;" target="_blank">http://ow.ly/TOvW307avIZ</a></div>
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Gather round the fire, and make yourselves comfortable…According to<a href="https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/tell-a-fairy-tale-day/" target="_blank"> Days of the Year</a> website....</div>
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Tell A Fairy Tale Day is all about exploring myths and stories, old and new. From grim(m) tales to urban legends, tap the dark corners of your subconscious and see what you find…<a href="http://ow.ly/CqhA307atqo" rel="nofollow" style="color: #376299; cursor: pointer; outline: none 0px; text-decoration: none; user-select: text !important;" target="_blank">http://ow.ly/CqhA307</a></div>
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Have you done a grouch a favor today? According to the <a href="http://ow.ly/NIb2307ahGl" target="_blank">Days of the Year website</a>, find a grouch!</div>
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If not then it’s likely that no one told you it was Do a Grouch a Favor Day, as doing a grouch a favor is what the day is all about. We all know a grouch at some point in our lives, and it is very likely that we’ve had phases of being grouchy ourselves. Sometimes another person doing us a favor is the last time, but other days a favor from someone, be they a close friend or a random stranger, is exactly what we need to break us out of our slump.</div>
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<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">It was the Chinese that first waterproofed umbrellas for use in the rain. They waxed and lacquered their paper parasols in order to use them for rain.</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The first of all umbrella shops were called “James Smith and Sons”. The shop opened in 1830 and is still located at 53 New Oxford Street, London, England.</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">In 1928, Hans Haupt’s pocket umbrellas appeared. In 1969, Bradford E. Phillips, the owner of Totes Incorporated of Loveland, Ohio, obtained a patent for the first “working folding umbrella”.</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Umbrellas have also been fashioned into hats as early as 1880 and as recently as 1987.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05216316907092322696noreply@blogger.com0Knoxville, AR 72845, USA35.3546832 -93.36912410000002235.2510902 -93.53048560000002 35.458276199999993 -93.207762600000024tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7586306216292967381.post-73703981663075845102017-02-08T06:00:00.000-06:002017-02-08T06:00:22.019-06:00National Boy Scouts Day February 8<h3 style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #680022; font-family: "Francois One", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 26px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">
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<li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Boys’ Life premiered 1911</span></li>
<li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">First Eagle Scout, Arthur R. Eldred 1912</span></li>
<li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Scouting magazine premiered 1913</span></li>
<li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Registration of Scouts began, 25¢ annual fee 1913</span></li>
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<li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Federal charter granted by Congress 1916</span></li>
<li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">First season at what would become Northern Tier High Adventure Base 1923</span></li>
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<li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Cub Scout program began 1930</span></li>
<li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Philmont donated to the BSA 1938</span></li>
<li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">First BSA Wood Badge course taught 1948</span></li>
<li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">First Pinewood Derby® held 1953</span></li>
<li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Webelos program added to Cub Scouting 1954</span></li>
<li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Exploring program began 1959</span></li>
<li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Florida National High Adventure Sea Base officially opened 1980</span></li>
<li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Tiger Cubs program added to Cub Scouting 1982</span></li>
<li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">1 millionth Eagle Scout, Alexander M. Holsinger 1982</span></li>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 14px;"> Ballet found its origins during the Renaissance throughout Italy and France, though it had yet to evolve into the form we know it today. There were no tutus, no ballet slippers, and the iconic pointe work of ballet were all things to come in the future. It found its roots in court dances, and thus incorporated the proper dance dress of women at the time, formal gowns that descended to the ankle. Unlike modern performances, the audience would join the dance as it came to a close.</span><a href="http://ow.ly/sjff307agtv" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #376299; cursor: pointer; font-family: "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 14px; outline: none 0px; text-decoration: none; user-select: text !important;" target="_blank">http://ow.ly/sjff307agtv</a><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05216316907092322696noreply@blogger.com0Knoxville, AR 72845, USA35.3546832 -93.36912410000002235.2510902 -93.53048560000002 35.458276199999993 -93.207762600000024tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7586306216292967381.post-45148104092080888652017-02-03T03:00:00.000-06:002017-02-03T03:00:19.273-06:00National Wear Red Day<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "PT Sans", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 1.6em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;">
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Of the broad spectrum of art created in the world, the pieces that move us to tears or cause us to burst out in joyous laughter remain with us for a life time. Whether we are touched through music or see into an artist soul through their work, art has the power to change us, to inspire our hearts.</div>
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<a href="http://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/inspire-your-heart-with-art-day-january-31/" target="_blank">Inspire Your Heart with Art Day</a> encourages us to explore the many genres of art and let it inspire us.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05216316907092322696noreply@blogger.com0Knoxville, AR 72845, USA35.3546832 -93.36912410000002235.2510902 -93.53048560000002 35.458276199999993 -93.207762600000024tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7586306216292967381.post-87864319480366017712017-01-29T14:44:00.003-06:002017-01-29T14:44:57.281-06:00Not My Business - Niyi Osundari<div data-block="true" data-editor="559ba" data-offset-key="a3ivp-0-0">
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<span data-offset-key="a3ivp-0-0"><span data-text="true">I don't have any muslim friends. I don't even personally know anyone from the countries the ban has affected. I am in the middle - white middle class middle aged American woman. I have a white daughter, who it never occurred to me to teach what to do if stopped by the police. I never worry about her not being able to get back into the US. I have never said to her that she needs to carry her passport and papers with her at all times. </span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="ansrb-0-0"><span data-text="true">I did not march in either of the past two Saturday marches. I actually agree with some of the long term goals of the new administration. I completely agree that our representatives should seriously listen to their constituents and not just vote down party lines. "Draining the swamp" of those that don't is fine by me.</span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="7bjas-0-0"><span data-text="true">Today this ban or future bans from certain countries should not even affect me. But you see, I am also a mom to a Guatemalan girl that we love as our own. Who is here legally on a student visa. Who I am ready to buy plane tickets for her to visit her Guatemalan sisters in May... but now hesitate...Will one swoop of a pen prevent her from returning in time to start classes? Will her visa be revoked without any warning? The visa that she had to interview for and provide our financial information and information from ATU, the visa we filled out papers about her family there, and her desire to return to her country. Will I have to go back on my promise I wrote in the letter to the Embassy to make sure she gets to go home once a year and keep her family relations strong, to keep her in school?</span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="7q4hd-0-0"><span data-text="true">So many will read this and think I am crazy because Guatemala is not Iran...and most will not even know where Guatemala is. It is a country just south of Mexico - you know, the country that we are building a "beautiful" wall to keep them out. The one that has been the target of hateful speeches and knee-jerk reactions lately. Well my daughter is beautiful with dark complexion, dark hair, and dark eyes - just like my Mexican friends and my other Central American friends. It is not a far jump to think the same ban will be implemented on our southern neighbors.</span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="cbqf1-0-0"><span data-text="true">I came across this poem today by Niyi Osundari</span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="1bh4o-0-0"><span data-text="true">They picked Akanni up one morning</span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="6k47s-0-0"><span data-text="true">And stuffed him down the belly</span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="6lb75-0-0"><span data-text="true">Of a waiting jeep.</span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="9cio4-0-0"><span data-text="true">What business of mine is it</span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="3k4fl-0-0"><span data-text="true">So long they don’t take the yam</span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="cn1pa-0-0"><span data-text="true">From my savouring mouth?</span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="3rlmc-0-0"><br data-text="true" /></span></div>
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<div data-block="true" data-editor="559ba" data-offset-key="6ef08-0-0">
<div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="6ef08-0-0">
<span data-offset-key="6ef08-0-0"><span data-text="true">They came one night</span></span></div>
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<div data-block="true" data-editor="559ba" data-offset-key="8hf90-0-0">
<div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="8hf90-0-0">
<span data-offset-key="8hf90-0-0"><span data-text="true">Booted the whole house awake</span></span></div>
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<div data-block="true" data-editor="559ba" data-offset-key="eg2ot-0-0">
<div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="eg2ot-0-0">
<span data-offset-key="eg2ot-0-0"><span data-text="true">And dragged Danladi out,</span></span></div>
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<div data-block="true" data-editor="559ba" data-offset-key="d2ec7-0-0">
<div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="d2ec7-0-0">
<span data-offset-key="d2ec7-0-0"><span data-text="true">Then off to a lengthy absence.</span></span></div>
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<div data-block="true" data-editor="559ba" data-offset-key="bag1p-0-0">
<div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="bag1p-0-0">
<span data-offset-key="bag1p-0-0"><span data-text="true">What business of mine is it</span></span></div>
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<div data-block="true" data-editor="559ba" data-offset-key="8o8a4-0-0">
<div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="8o8a4-0-0">
<span data-offset-key="8o8a4-0-0"><span data-text="true">So long they don’t take the yam</span></span></div>
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<div data-block="true" data-editor="559ba" data-offset-key="6803s-0-0">
<div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="6803s-0-0">
<span data-offset-key="6803s-0-0"><span data-text="true">From my savouring mouth?</span></span></div>
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<div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="2ov8-0-0">
<span data-offset-key="2ov8-0-0"><br data-text="true" /></span></div>
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<div data-block="true" data-editor="559ba" data-offset-key="1rpff-0-0">
<div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="1rpff-0-0">
<span data-offset-key="1rpff-0-0"><span data-text="true">Chinwe went to work one day</span></span></div>
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<div data-block="true" data-editor="559ba" data-offset-key="9tnna-0-0">
<div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="9tnna-0-0">
<span data-offset-key="9tnna-0-0"><span data-text="true">Only to find her job was gone:</span></span></div>
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<div data-block="true" data-editor="559ba" data-offset-key="4d76g-0-0">
<div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="4d76g-0-0">
<span data-offset-key="4d76g-0-0"><span data-text="true">No query, no warning, no probe –</span></span></div>
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<div data-block="true" data-editor="559ba" data-offset-key="9ikfr-0-0">
<div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="9ikfr-0-0">
<span data-offset-key="9ikfr-0-0"><span data-text="true">Just one neat sack for a stainless record.</span></span></div>
</div>
<div data-block="true" data-editor="559ba" data-offset-key="14v1b-0-0">
<div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="14v1b-0-0">
<span data-offset-key="14v1b-0-0"><span data-text="true">What business of mine is it</span></span></div>
</div>
<div data-block="true" data-editor="559ba" data-offset-key="2gakv-0-0">
<div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="2gakv-0-0">
<span data-offset-key="2gakv-0-0"><span data-text="true">So long they don’t take the yam</span></span></div>
</div>
<div data-block="true" data-editor="559ba" data-offset-key="4ci7c-0-0">
<div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="4ci7c-0-0">
<span data-offset-key="4ci7c-0-0"><span data-text="true">From my savouring mouth?</span></span></div>
</div>
<div data-block="true" data-editor="559ba" data-offset-key="e5k6s-0-0">
<div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="e5k6s-0-0">
<span data-offset-key="e5k6s-0-0"><br data-text="true" /></span></div>
</div>
<div data-block="true" data-editor="559ba" data-offset-key="8gemm-0-0">
<div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="8gemm-0-0">
<span data-offset-key="8gemm-0-0"><span data-text="true">And then one evening</span></span></div>
</div>
<div data-block="true" data-editor="559ba" data-offset-key="76oqe-0-0">
<div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="76oqe-0-0">
<span data-offset-key="76oqe-0-0"><span data-text="true">As I sat down to eat my yam</span></span></div>
</div>
<div data-block="true" data-editor="559ba" data-offset-key="cjq0t-0-0">
<div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="cjq0t-0-0">
<span data-offset-key="cjq0t-0-0"><span data-text="true">A knock on the door froze my hungry hand.</span></span></div>
</div>
<div data-block="true" data-editor="559ba" data-offset-key="5j62s-0-0">
<div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="5j62s-0-0">
<span data-offset-key="5j62s-0-0"><span data-text="true">The jeep was waiting on my bewildered lawn</span></span></div>
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<div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="acd2o-0-0">
<span data-offset-key="acd2o-0-0"><span data-text="true">Waiting, waiting in its usual silence.</span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05216316907092322696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7586306216292967381.post-71714818221193441072017-01-26T04:30:00.000-06:002017-01-26T04:30:10.557-06:00National Spouse Day January 26<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "PT Sans", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 1.6em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;">
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Life gets busy and we can often take for granted how our spouse improves our life. Pay a heartfelt thank you or compliment to the love of your life. National Spouses Day is a non-gift giving day, so spend time together and reconnect. Don’t forget to say, “I love you.”</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05216316907092322696noreply@blogger.com0Knoxville, AR 72845, USA35.3546832 -93.36912410000002235.2510902 -93.53048560000002 35.458276199999993 -93.207762600000024tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7586306216292967381.post-6345020009232169322017-01-21T03:00:00.000-06:002017-01-21T03:00:26.805-06:00National Hugging Day January 21<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Every needs hugs!<br />
According to http://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-hat-day-january-15/<br />
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "PT Sans", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 1.6em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;">
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<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "PT Sans", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 1.6em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;">
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<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The holiday was founded by Rev. Kevin Zaborney on March 29, 1986 in Caro, Michigan.</span></div>
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