Since the old birthday is right around the corner (as in this week), Leslie the Tapmouse encouraged me with the Birthday Meme. The rules are to go to Wikipedia and type in your birthday month and day only. Then post 3 events, 2 births and one holiday that occurred on your birthday, then tag 5 friends.
It is no surprise that Independence Day would have to be my holiday, fireworks and all. But, these very interesting things happened on July 4:
1054 - A supernova is observed by the Chinese, the Arabs and possibly Amerindians near the star ΞΆ Tauri. For several months it remains bright enough to be seen during the day. Its remnants form the Crab Nebula.
1826 - Former American presidents John Adams and Thomas Jefferson die, fifty years to the day after the adoption of the United States Declaration of Independence. I always found this a poignant footnote to history.
1865 - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is published.
For births, we have the twins, Ann Landers and Dear Abby. Angela Baddeley, English actress (d. 1976) Funnily enough, my father was posted in England for much of WWII and, as a young Air Force officer, was invited to teas and such by the English. He met both Angela Baddeley (Upstairs/Downstairs) and Angela Lansbury at these affairs, as well as other quite famous actresses. I have those two to thank for my name. Gina Lollobrigida with whom I celebrated a couple of birthdays while living in Europe with my Italian. 1943 - Geraldo Rivera, American reporter. Oh my! He is definitely older than I am. Wouldn't know it by the way he behaves.
This research actually amused me for quite some time, so if you are reading this blog, and want to check it out, consider yourself tapped.
Now for knitting content, we shall give a brief progress shot:
There is now half a heel done. I was setting up said heel before going to sleep last night, and I have no idea how, but I spent at least two hours on that last row to set it up, stupid mistake after miscount after whatever. I kept falling asleep on it. Then I would wake up and happily knit some more mistakes right back into it. With the light of day, it was a piece of cake.
White spots in the terrace photo are raindrops! There is now half a heel done. I was setting up said heel before going to sleep last night, and I have no idea how, but I spent at least two hours on that last row to set it up, stupid mistake after miscount after whatever. I kept falling asleep on it. Then I would wake up and happily knit some more mistakes right back into it. With the light of day, it was a piece of cake.
