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08/01/16 - NNHS
Newsletter
“Good bread is the most fundamentally satisfying of all foods; |
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Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
"And now for
something completely different."
From Domi O'Brien ('64) of NH - 07/31/10 - "Bless the Barley/Lughnasadh":
Bless the barley, bless the oats, bless both the wheat and rye; bless golden loaf, and brimming cask; without them we would die. Bless the hands that cut the grain, bless bakers, millers too; bless all those who make the loaf, to nourish me and you....At the beginning of August comes the barley-harvest in Ireland. They are cutting oats in Wales and Scotland and Cornwall about the same time, and wheat in Brittany a week or two later, and rye in the Norse lands. Bread was indeed the staff of life for our ancestors in most of western Europe and elsewhere in the world, though the grain might vary-- teff, spelt, rice, quinoa, kasha, maize etc-- grain was the source of bread and of beer-- staples throughout most of the world. In Ireland the storm-god Lugh holds the funeral-assembly (Lughnasadh) for his dead foster-mother Tailtiu, at the time of the barley-harvest. For nine days people cut the barley, feast, and hold the funeral-games...traditionally the young people 18 to 27 who have not found a suitable marriage-partner locally travel to Teltown, to look over other eligibles...there are bonfires on the hills, and dances, and and what happens in Teltown DOESN'T stay in Teltown, but travels homeward in the shape of new betrothals (handfastings) and the promise of plenty.
A Greek friend, at this same time,
celebrates new grapes and olives and olive oil. All cultures
look to the harvest, and the blessings of the High Ones.
May we all reap the best of what we have
sown. May our harvests-- first (August), second (September),
third and final (October into the start of November), bring
to fruition grain and fruit and vegetables and meat,
relationships and careers affirmed; blessings offered,
accepted, fully received.
Domi
Thank
you, Domi, blessings to you and yours, too!
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THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:
Happy
Birthday today to  
The
late
Bette
Lee Heath ('57)
(deceased
08/01/12) AND
    My Husband,
Paul Harty (Bardolph HS, IL - '61) of NC AND
Betty Burton Gary ('65) of VA AND 
 My
Granddaughter,
Ashlee Huber, of Alberta!
Happy Birthday tomorrow to
Happy Birthday this week to: 04 -
05 -
06 -
07 - Elaine Ferrell Taylor ('57)
AND
08 -
Many Happy Returns, One and All! 
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THIS DAY IN WWII:
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THIS DAY IN 1966:
Monday, August 01, 1966 - Charles Whitman killed 16 people at the University of Texas at Austin before being killed by the police.
Monday, August 01, 1966 - Purges of intellectuals and imperialists become official China policy at the beginning of the Cultural Revolution.
Monday, August 01, 1966 - Singer-songwriter and guitarist George Ducas was born George Evnochides in Texas City, Texas.
Monday, August 01, 1966 - Club promoter and author James St. James was born James Clark, possibly in Saginaw, Michigan.
| “Having harvested all the
knowledge and wisdom we can from our mistakes and failures, we should
put them behind us and go ahead.”
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Edith Johnson |
From Carlene Matthews
Vannoy ('60 / '64) of VA -
07/31/16:
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EXACTLY!
This is SO important!
Thank you, Carlene!
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“If people never did silly things nothing intelligent would ever get
done.” - Ludwig Wittgenstein(26 Apr 1889 - 29 Apr 1951) |
| BONUS BABY CROCHET PATTERNS: |
http://doit101.com/Crafts/babycrochet101.html - Baby Crocheting 101 - "What could be more loving and made from the heart as a gift from you for that special baby? All free projects to keep you busy making tiny things for that little bundle of joy."
BONUS BREAD RECIPES:
| http://allrecipes.com/Recipes/Bread/Yeast-Bread/Top.aspx - Bread Recipes - "Top 20 Yeast Bread Recipes from Allrecipes.com as rated and reviewed by millions of home cooks ..." |
| FINALLY: |
From
www.ajokeaday.com
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07/31/16:
DATES TO REMEMBER:
Y'all take good care of each other! TYPHOONS FOREVER! We'll Always Have Buckroe !Love to all, Carol ==============================================
NNHS CLASS OF '65 WEB SITE:
http://www.nnhs65.com
Bread For My Baby-O
Words by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey Music: Old English Country Song Adapted by Terry Kluytmans, 2002 Oh, this is the way that the farmer goes, With a heigh-ho, heigh-ho, Oh, this is the way that the farmer goes, He ploughs and digs and harrows and sows, To grow some wheat for my baby, Some wheat for my baby-o! Oh, this is the way that the farmer goes, With a heigh-ho, heigh-ho, Oh, this is the way that the farmer goes, His mill wheels turn as little brook flows, To grind some flour for my baby, Some flour for my baby-o! Oh, this is the way that the farmer goes, With a heigh-ho, heigh-ho, Oh, this is the way that the farmer goes, He stirs and kneads and bakes it just so, To make some bread for my baby, Some bread for my baby-o!
"Bread For My Baby-O" midi (extracted by My #5 Son, Nathaniel Harty
of IL) courtesy of
http://www.kididdles.com/lyrics/b089.html - 07/31/10 Image of Whole Wheat Bread courtesy of http://onlinepastrychef.wordpress.com/2009/01/09/its-all-come-down-to-this-fresh-bread/ - 07/31/10 Kitchen Divider Line clip art courtesy of http://www.angelfire.com/tx5/tx5280/lines4.html - 01/01/10
Animated Tiny Birthday Cake clip art courtesy of Sarah Puckett Kressaty ('65) of
VA - 08/31/05
Navy Seal clip art courtesy of
http://www.onemileup.com/miniSeals.asp - 05/29/06
Coast Guard Seal clip art courtesy of
http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/SealsEmblems/USCG.htm - 10/03/07
Army Seal clip art courtesy of Al Farber ('64) of GA - 05/24/06 (still
missing...)
Hampton High School's Crab clip art courtesy of
http://www.geocities.com/agent99bm/
- 10/02/05
Jeffrey Holman's
Image "A Drop in the Bucket" courtesy of
https://tearsfromalonelygod.wordpress.com/2009/10/08/a-drop-in-the-bucket/ -
05/23/16 |
(Thank you also for the theme of the day)!
