Santa

PS Santa is done.   I have to admit that I don't like him as much as when I started.  Mouth looks strange, as well as out of proportion and the blue looks strange. But he's done.  I'll think about making a second one for me.  Definitely different fabric and different count.  40 ct is not for my eyes right now.

August 26

National Dog Day has two goals: to honor dogs, and to rescue dogs from homelessness and abuse. It's an opportunity for us to recognize and appreciate the value and importance of dogs in our lives.

This day is intended to honor dogs for all that they do for us. In addition to giving love and companionship, dogs help us out in countless ways. They are watchdogs for our safety. They lead the blind. Dogs aid in search and rescue, and they seek out bombs and drugs.

The second goal of National Dog Day is to rescue dogs in need. On occasion, dogs need us to save them from homelesness and abuse. The goal of the National Dog Day foundation is to rescue 10,000 dogs a year. Lend a hand to help a dog in need today, or any day.

National Dog Day was created by the National Dog Day Foundation. Their motto is "Saving 10,000 Dogs - One Day at a Time".

President George W. Bush, a dog owner himself, sent a letter to the foundation in support of National Dog Day.

(My cat objects - he wants a cat day!)

Santa

August is always an extra busy month for our family - several wedding anniversaries, even more birthdays!  But at long last I have started my Santa.

This lovely Santa is covering a lot of ground.  He is my Santa for the Christmas ornament blog, an entry for the Prairie Schooler blog, and he will be a gift (Gifted Gorgeous or something like that) plus he is going on my regular blog as a current work.

Obviously I haven't gotten that far but then again, he isn't huge either - after all he will be an ornament!

Happy Birthday Benjamin Harrison!

August 20, 1833- Benjamin Harrison, 23rd U.S. President (1889-1893)

August 19th

National Aviation Day is in honor of the birthday of aviator Orville Wright.

The Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur, were pioneer aviators in the United States.  Orville was the first person to successfully fly an airplane. His first flight was December 17, 1903 at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. This inaugural flight was soon to change the skies forever.

It's heavier than air, and it flies! National Aviation Day honors the accomplishments of Orville and Wilbur Wright. It is sometimes called Wright Brother's Day. To a lesser degree, National Aviation Day sometimes honors other early aviation and space pioneers. This day was selected, as it is Orville Wrights's birthday. (August 19, 1871)

This special day was created by a presidential proclamation by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939.

For hubby who loves to fly!

For those not into flying, here are some other famous birthdays:

August 19, 1883- Coco Chanel, fashion designer
August 19, 1902- Ogden Nash, humorous poet
August 19, 1919- Malcolm Forbes, publisher
August 19, 1921- Gene Roddenberry, creator of Star Trek
August 19, 1931- Willie Shoemaker, jockey
August 19, 1946- Bill Clinton, 42nd U.S. President (1993-2000)
August 19, 1948- Tipper Gore, wife of Vice President Al Gore
August 19, 1956- Adam Arkin, actor
August 19, 1965- Kyra Sedgwick, actress
August 19, 1969- Matthew Perry, actor, TV series "Friends"
August 19, 1969- Christian Slater, actor

Another needlework loss

 HAVERHILL – Judy (Basso) Souliotis, 72, of Haverhill passed away peacefully on August 15, 2015, surrounded by her loving family, after a short illness.

Judy was born and raised in Haverhill and attended Haverhill High School, graduating in 1961. After years at home raising her family, Judy became a skilled artist, working in Japanese silk and metal thread embroidery. She designed and created museum-quality embroideries and travelled the world teaching her craft to others. Recently, she turned to designing and fabricating beaded jewelry, whose pieces were as intricate and beautiful as her embroideries. Along with her artistic accomplishments, Judy was renowned as a gourmet cook, and any invitation to her table was always enthusiastically accepted.

Her surviving family members include her loving husband of 52 years, Dr. Theodore Souliotis; sons James and his wife Felice of Boca Raton, Mark and his wife Eileen of Acton, Scott and his long-time companion Susan Buchanan of Amesbury; siblings, Rocco Basso and wife Donna of Haverhill and Nancy Karam and husband George of Plymouth; grandchildren, Michael, Mallory, Alicia, Matthew, David, Natalie, and Benjamin; several nieces, nephews and many friends.

Services will be privately held on Tuesday from the Driscoll Funeral Home, Haverhill. Interment will follow in Linwood Cemetery. For all of Judy's relatives and friends, a Celebration of Judy's Life will be held at the Haverhill Country Club, on Tuesday, August 18, beginning at 12:30 PM.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Judy's memory to The Jimmy Fund, c/o Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, P.O. Box 849168, Boston, MA 02284-9168 or online at www.jimmyfund.org

VJ Day marks the end of WWII, and the cessation of fighting against Japan. It is called "Victory In Japan Day or "Victory Over Japan Day".

The confusion over three dates:

There is some confusion over what date is V-J Day. You can consider any (or all) of three dates as V-J Day. President Harry S. Truman caused some of this confusion........

On August 14, 1945, Japanese Emperor Hirohito cabled the U.S. to surrender, and agreed to the terms of the Potsdam Declaration.

On August 15, 1945, news of the surrender was announced to the world. World War II was finally over. Hostilities ended.

On September 2, 1945, the Japanese formally surrendered aboard the U.S. battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. President Truman declared this to be V-J Day.

The battleship USS Missouri was chosen for the formal surrender ceremony, as she was named after President Truman's home state.

Regardless of which day you view as VJ Day, World War II was finally over.

(I went with the earliest date so you can choose when to celebrate)