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This shoe, found in Haarlem, Netherlands, dates back to the early XIV century. The side laced ‘bird’ shoe with decorativ...
17/06/2024

This shoe, found in Haarlem, Netherlands, dates back to the early XIV century. The side laced ‘bird’ shoe with decorative perforations was probably worn over brightly colored hose, so it would have been quite eye catching.

“She would have been 7 years old on Feb 27. I rescued her when she was 2 days old. She had been released several times a...
17/06/2024

“She would have been 7 years old on Feb 27. I rescued her when she was 2 days old. She had been released several times and always stayed close to home. she came back to give birth to her babies. Watching her delivery and raising her kits was the most amazing experience I have ever had being a rehabber. She was a fighter, she survived distemper, she was poisoned, several different attacks in the wild. The distemper left her with neurological issues, that point she was deemed non-releasable. She has been indoors with me for almost 5 years now. Her and I have been so much together. We both dependent on each other she could make it without me and I couldn't make it without her. The bond that her and I developed with each other was like no other that I've ever experienced. NAWTY fell asleep on my chest her last night and when I woke up she was still laying on my chest she looked up at me and licked my chin once then took a few deep breaths and she was gone. My heart is hurting so bad. I am totally lost without her. She was my soulmate there's no words that can describe how much I loved her. Thank you for accepting me into this group. And I'm sending my heartfelt condolences to all that.
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Captain Suzy Garrett and her first-officer daughter, Donna, are the first mother-daughter pair in history to pilot a com...
16/06/2024

Captain Suzy Garrett and her first-officer daughter, Donna, are the first mother-daughter pair in history to pilot a commercial Skywest Airlines flight together.

Mrs Mary Smith wakes the dockers of Limehouse, London, with her peashooter in 1927. A long vanished job.When alarm clock...
16/06/2024

Mrs Mary Smith wakes the dockers of Limehouse, London, with her peashooter in 1927. A long vanished job.
When alarm clocks were unreliable and expensive, a knocker-upper was a person whose primary job it was to wake people up. In the 1930s, Mary Smith in this image earned six pence a week by shooting dry peas out of a pea shooter at the windows of employees that weren't waking up in East London. She would not leave a window until she was sure that the workers had woken up.
This very famous photograph captured by John Topham was the first he ever licensed. He sold it for five pounds (a week's wages back then) to the Daily Mirror, and decided to give up his career as a policeman and become a freelance photographer for the rest of his life.

“In the last Quarter of Life”A lot of us are in the last quarter of life and I share without politics, religion, race ca...
16/06/2024

“In the last Quarter of Life”
A lot of us are in the last quarter of life and I share without politics, religion, race cards. Just gentle thoughts:
You know, time has a way of catching you off-guard about how quickly it travels.
It feels like just yesterday that I was young and ready to start adult-life. And in a way it feels like eons ago, and I wonder where the years have gone.
I know I lived them all.
I remember all my hopes and dreams. I remember the plans I made.
And suddenly, here I am in the last quarter.
How did I get here so fast?
Where have the years gone and where did my youth go?
I can recall looking at older people, thinking how long it will take for me to get where they are. That I am still in my youth, that I have many years ahead. At that time I could not even think of being where I am now.
And yet, here I am.
My friends are retired, they all have grey hair, they move much slower than they did and when I look at them, I see older people. Some are in a better and some a worse condition than me. But I see the big difference. They are no longer the youthful, carefree, full-of-life friends.
Just like me, age shows. And we are now the older people we used to look at and thought it was still a long way off.
I find that these days, taking a shower takes its toll on my breath and energy levels. And an afternoon nap is not just a treat, it’s become a necessity. And if I don’t, I find myself sleeping in the same chair I started reading or watching television in.
Now I have entered this new season of my life, totally unprepapred for the discomfort, aches and pains, loss of energy and strength and ability to do what I could, yet sometimes didn’t. At least I know that, even though I am in the last quarter and I have no idea how long this quarter will be, when my time on earth is over, a new adventure awaits too.
Yes, I do have things I wish I I had never done. Yet so thankful for those I did. It is all in a lifetime.
And if you are not in the last quarter yet, I want to remind you that it comes faster than you could anticipate. Do the things you still want to do as soon as possible. Do not procrastinate. Life runs on fast legs.
Do today what you can.
There is no promise that we will all see the seasons of life. Live for today. For now.
Say the words to the ones you love. Often.
Hopefully some will appreciate the things you did for them. And if they don’t, it is also okay.
Life is truly a gift. Just be happy. It is afterall your choice.
And remember that health is a treasure, not wealth, gold and silver, property or your bank balance.
You may think that going out is the best, but believe me – coming home is better.
You may forget names and that is okay, because some have already forgotten that they knew you.
The things you cared about previously, you may lose interest in.
If you fall asleep in your favourite chair, stay there.
Growing older is wonderful. It is comfortable. It is loaded with memories that you never grow tired of. It is an absolute treasure.
Look after yourself.

Tonight, I was with my son and went to the drive-thru at Mc Donald’s, ordering my son some food + an ice cream cone.As I...
16/06/2024

Tonight, I was with my son and went to the drive-thru at Mc Donald’s, ordering my son some food + an ice cream cone.
As I handed the cone to my son, I took a bite off the top.
The guy working the drive-thru chuckled and I responded: “tax”. 🤷🏼‍♀️
The worker then went back, made a McFlurry, that we didn’t order, and handed it to me and said “for mama.” 😍 Not only did that make my day, but it made my son’s day too! My son said, “I love that!!That guy deserves a raise!” We think that worker is a boy who loves his mom and recognizes other mamas too.

"Today I adopted a human. It broke my heart to see him so lonely and confused. And suddenly I got his teary eyes to meet...
16/06/2024

"Today I adopted a human. It broke my heart to see him so lonely and confused. And suddenly I got his teary eyes to meet mine. I don't like the smell of sad. I wanted to jump on him so bad. He spoke to me with cuteness and I knew it, I had to rescue him!, that human needed me. So I bark with all my strength, I followed him blocks and blocks.
I got close, I could smell his hands. The human smiled for an instant and when he took me in his arms, I started to feel his ice cream heart warmed. I approached his cheeks and felt a tear roll on them. I looked at him deeply and his response was a brilliant smile. I jumped excited into his arms, I promised to behave, love him forever and never part with his side.
How lucky he was to go through that block, down that street and I feel lucky too.
There were so many people walking around and no one was looking at me. All worried, all in their troubles. Glad no one else chose me Today I saved a life. Today I adopted a human 🐾 🐕

“My car has no registration, inspection, OR Insurance.. I know I know, Get it together, Amber! But being a single mom of...
16/06/2024

“My car has no registration, inspection, OR Insurance.. I know I know, Get it together, Amber! But being a single mom of 3 isn’t easy!! So I’m driving this morning to get Blaine from school and BOOM, I get pulled over. I start panicking!! On top of all that, my Drivers License is in Brian’s car.. Extra Panicked now!!
The officer asks me why I haven’t gotten my tags in over a year! I explain there are things on my car that won’t pass inspection and I don’t have the money to fix them.. He asks me to step out of my car. He takes me by his motorcycle and we are talkng about our kids and Christmas.. He hands me a yellow paper.. He said ‘You have no tags and no Drivers License on you, OR car insurance. I’m giving you a warning! And I’m giving you this.’ (Hands me an envelope) and says ‘This is on behalf of The Montgomery County Sheriffs Deputy and myself but you have to open it in front of me.’
I opened it and it was a Christmas Card that had a $100 in it!! I broke down crying and gave Officer Ortiz probably the biggst hug he has ever received in his life!! Thank You to The Montgomery County Sheriffs Dept and Thank You To Officer Ortiz!! Not only did I get away with close to $1,000 in tickets… I came out $100 ahead!! 😃😃 God is DEF watching out for me!!”
Credit: Amber Zakos

“My brother and I were both placed into foster homes at a young age. He was lucky—he went to a family called the Ripleys...
16/06/2024

“My brother and I were both placed into foster homes at a young age. He was lucky—he went to a family called the Ripleys. I went through four different homes in three years, and each one was worse than the next. I’d get to see my brother every few months. Ms. Ripley would take us for lunch at McDonalds, and that’s when she first noticed the scars all over my body. She immediately made arrangements for me to join their family. Back then the word ‘family’ didn’t mean much to me. But the Ripleys made me feel welcome in their home.
Whenever I did something wrong, Ms. Ripley would sit me down and explain why it wasn’t OK. But then she’d say: ‘You’re not going anywhere. Because you belong to us now.’ Shortly after I joined the family, Mr. Ripley was diagnosed with cancer. And later that year he passed away. Ms. Ripley’s entire world fell apart. They’d been high school sweethearts. And now she was alone with two foster kids. Nobody would have blamed her for taking us back.
But instead she took us to court and made it permanent. The three of us moved into a single wide trailer in Mississippi, and that’s where she raised us. She worked whatever odd jobs she could find. We never had much, but we went to movies. We had family game nights. She kept us busy with little league and Boy Scouts. She must have been super stressed, but that’s not at all what I remember.
I just remember the affirmation that she gave me. It was always: ‘You’re smart.’ And ‘You’re handsome.’ And ‘You survived all that stuff because you’re strong.’ She cried when I joined the Marines, but she knew it was my best chance for a college education. And eventually I graduated from law school.
Last year I had a daughter of my own. And that really put me into an emotional tailspin. Because I realized how every little choice I make is going to affect her future. And then I started thinking about how different my life could have been. Because my early development had been the opposite of what a child’s should be. I should be broken, but I’m not. Because thirty years ago my Mom decided to keep me. And somehow, despite all her sadness and heartbreak, she poured enough love into me so that I could heal.”
Credit to the respective owne

“One of the biggest fears that parents have when their daughter has to drive across country to go back to school is bein...
15/06/2024

“One of the biggest fears that parents have when their daughter has to drive across country to go back to school is being stranded with a broken down car in the middle of nowhere and no help. I was in South Dakota and was literally 9 hours from home and still had about 10 more hours to go. Approximately at 10:45 pm last night, a raccoon on the highway jumped right into our car. It was completely unavoidable. The raccoon broke the bumper and grill and busted my radiator and my car was not drivable anymore. We were about 15 miles from the closest town and gas station.
I called 911 and Trooper Regan came to us so quickly! He was the kindest police officer I had ever met. He helped take a look at my car and was literally there for us every step of the way to make sure we were taken care of. He could of easily told us to just call a tow truck while we waited in our car and I’m sure he had more important things to do than help a college student with a broken down car but instead he told us to wait in his warm car while we waited for the tow truck. He helped explain everything to them when they showed up and made sure to have them give us a ride into town where we could stay in a hotel for a couple days to get my car fixed.
This was my first time ever in South Dakota and he definitely made a good name for his state! I was in awe about the hospitality shown in my time of need. Lately, it seems that social media just focuses on the bad, especially when it comes to law enforcement but we don’t focus on all the good they do and all the people they choose to serve everyday. I am just taking this moment to appreciate Trooper Regan and the South Dakota Highway Patrol for their willingness to do more than what’s asked of them to help a helpless person in the time of need.
And to Trooper Regan’s daughter who is going off to college soon too, you truly are so blessed to have a father who cares so much. Trooper Regan was able to empathize with my situation because he thought of you, his own daughter.
These words cannot express my gratitude for you taking care of us last night and making sure we arrived to our hotel safely, with little to no cost to us. Your service will never be forgotten and I will make sure to pay it forward one day. God bless you and your family. Thank you so much!”
Credit: Chao Vang

"While packing up my grammy's house to move her into an assisted living facility next month, we found her wedding dress ...
15/06/2024

"While packing up my grammy's house to move her into an assisted living facility next month, we found her wedding dress in her attic! 63 years later she tried it on, and it still fits! This is a photograph of her holding her original wedding photo from 1953. My mom (their daughter) is capturing this moment, and you can see her face reflecting off the glass. My grandma Ruth stayed married to my grandpa Jack his entire life until he died in 2000. She misses him every day. They had a love that spanned the ages. People should know this kind of love is real and is worth waiting for."

"This young man approached me and asked me to buy him a gallon of milk. My first thought was to say no but as I was payi...
15/06/2024

"This young man approached me and asked me to buy him a gallon of milk. My first thought was to say no but as I was paying for my gas I grabbed the milk. Outside was his girlfriend holding a box of cereal. He thanked me and I started to walk to my car. Something in me made me turn around. I told them I was about to get a car wash but if he wanted to wash it for me I’d pay him $20. We went to the nearest car wash and he had tears in his eyes after I paid him!
He told me that more than anything he appreciated me giving him the opportunity to be a man again in the eyes of his girlfriend and work for the money. The whole time his girlfriend helped him. It’s like she was proud of him. You could tell the love was so real. Real beyond material things and what he could do for her. She told him he did a great job and he couldn’t stop smiling. I had a long talk with him and her and he had a backpack full of paperwork from all of the places he’s been going to get help for them. I drove them to my apartment complex and gave him clothes for interviews and a few outfits and fitted caps. I don’t have much but life is about sharing what you do have.
Be a blessing to someone today because you could be in that situation before you know it! I gave them my number and I plan to take them to any interviews or appointments they have. It’s a great day to be alive no matter what your situation is. Someone has it worse than you! Share this message and inspire others to do good.”

"When I asked my 11-year-old son to help me unload dirt from our small pickup into his mother’s new garden boxes, his re...
15/06/2024

"When I asked my 11-year-old son to help me unload dirt from our small pickup into his mother’s new garden boxes, his reaction was typical.
“Ummmm… I’m busy right now,” He said.
He was playing Roblock on the family laptop, wearing sweat pants and an old T-shirt, lounging on the sofa, feet on the coffee table.
“No you’re not,” I said.
There was a fight, moaning, excuses, the usual.
Moments later, we were next to a wheelbarrow shoveling dirt. He looked at me with flat eyes, his hood up, shoulders slumped, and said, “Why do we have to do this?”
I thought for a moment, because I’ll admit, it was a valid question.
Neither of us were all that into flowers or vegetables, or any of the things that would be grown in those garden boxes. But my wife, Mel, loves gardening.
I thought, and he waited, and finally I said, “When you love someone, you serve them.”
I went on, telling him that I want him to grow up to be the kind of man who serves his family, friends, and community.
“This” I said while gesturing to the dirt, and the garden boxes I built the weekend before, and the wheelbarow and shovel, and the first of many truckloads of dirt we would unload over the next few weeks, “Is what love looks like.”
He didn’t like my answer. I could see it in the way he reluctantly picked his shovel back up.
We finished unloading the dirt. The next day, while I was at work, and the kids and Mel had the day off because it was between terms, Mel sent me this picture. Mel picked up another load of dirt and before she had a chance to unload it, Tristan voluntarily started working. When she asked him “why,” he shrugged and said, “Because I love you.”
I’d never been prouder of my son.
Credit: Clint Edwards

Wow! My salute for this man!"A Swatara police officer was called to the Capital Diner this morning. An elderly man could...
15/06/2024

Wow! My salute for this man!
"A Swatara police officer was called to the Capital Diner this morning. An elderly man couldn't pay for his breakfast; he tried but his card was declined. He panicked and actually called the police on himself because he didn't know what to do. The restaurant gave him his space to figure it out and that was the best solution he could come up with. Officer Anthony Glass went to the counter, pulled out his credit card, and paid for the man's breakfast. The man asked for his phone number so he could pay him back but the officer kindly declined. This young man deserves to be recognized."
Credit: Jason Bias

So a lot of people like this picture. So I wanted to take a minute to tell the story. Milton West was my childhood next ...
15/06/2024

So a lot of people like this picture. So I wanted to take a minute to tell the story. Milton West was my childhood next door neighbor. I knew him as Mr. Chip. He retired from DOW chemical as an operator. He has always been there for me since I was two years old.
Growing up without a father was always difficult for me. But the good lord surrounded me with great men, Mr.Chip was one of them. He constantly preached the value of an education, taught me how to take care of a yard, he taught me to see people for who they are not what they look like, he taught me how to treat my mother like a saint and many other life lessons. His contributions to me becoming a good son, man and father were huge.
I am forever grateful for God putting him in my life.
So this past May my wife and I had a little boy named Bob Wayne Shugart. When Mr. Chip and his wife Shirley saw him they fell in love with him. They babysit him sometimes and we go and visit when we can. The last time we were over there Mr. Chip said he wants to be called “POP”. He says that’s his grandson. So we had to come up with a name for his wife. We decided on Lolli!!!!
So we tell Bob Wayne we are going to see Lolli Pop!!! I’m grateful that Lolli and Pop will be apart of my sons life. If he learns half the things from Mr . Chip as I did he will become a great son, man and father.
Everyday I read something negative and how race relations are worse than ever. I disagree and I hope this is a positive loving message to many people. This is just one story in little ol Victoria, Texas. I m sure there are millions of similar stories across the United States.
Credit: Cody Shugart

I can't take him to the beach for a walk because it annoys you and disturbs the vacation... I have no right to rent a ho...
15/06/2024

I can't take him to the beach for a walk because it annoys you and disturbs the vacation... I have no right to rent a house if I have a dog, nor can I take him on public transportation.
However, I can take it to the rubble to find you after an earthquake, in the woods after you got lost in the mountains and had no map or gps; under the snow because you took a detour forbidden off the track; in the water because despite the red flag you have entered the sea, and your life is in danger!
And finally ...
He is just a dog, but he or she will find you. And it will save you!!!

May you never be the reason why someone who loved to sing, doesn't anymore. Or why someone who dressed so uniquely, now ...
15/06/2024

May you never be the reason why someone who loved to sing, doesn't anymore. Or why someone who dressed so uniquely, now wears plain clothing. Or why someone who always spoke so excitedly about their dreams, is now silent about them.

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You can be anything you want to be in this world…….I hope the first thing you chose to be is kind - With 🩷, Eden

"I was on my way back from my son’s track meet in Minnesota and got a flat tire on a Iowa interstate. I tried to request...
15/06/2024

"I was on my way back from my son’s track meet in Minnesota and got a flat tire on a Iowa interstate. I tried to request roadside assistance in my Allstate app (because I don’t know how to change a flat tire), but was not getting a signal on my phone because of where we were in Iowa, so I was looking down messing with my phone and thought instead of using the app, I would call Allstate (which takes longer). I was thinking, it’s going to take a few hours for them to get to me once I get ahold of them, when my son goes, someone is here. Like this guy appeared out of no where, dressed in Iowa Hawkeye gear and goes, “Can I help you?” Long story short, his name is Zach Twedt, football player for Iowa Hawkeyes…I just wanted to appreciate him for being so kind and helping a stranger out, who needed to get her kids home safely. He could’ve kept going, but he didn’t! What a good dude! May God reward him for his kindness today!

"This was my Grandmas sink that she had in her kitchen for as long as I can remember. I would help her do dishes and we ...
15/06/2024

"This was my Grandmas sink that she had in her kitchen for as long as I can remember. I would help her do dishes and we would have the best talks. Anyway when she past my Aunt got the house and didn’t want the sink when she remodeled. So of course I grabbed it up and it is now in my kitchen along with those sweet memories "
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Can't take him to the beach for a walk because he bothers you and messes with the holiday... I'm not allowed to rent a h...
14/06/2024

Can't take him to the beach for a walk because he bothers you and messes with the holiday... I'm not allowed to rent a house if I have a dog, and I can't take him.
However, I can take him to the rubble to find you after an earthquake, in the woods after you get lost in the mountains and you didn't have neither map nor gps; under snow because you made a detour not allowed off track; in the water because, despite the red flag, you have entered the sea and your life is in danger! And finally ....
He's just a dog, but he will find you.
And he will save you!!"
Dogs are family

Richard Gere disguised as a hobo asa social experiment it was a great experience for him . As he say ..Yeah I dress up a...
14/06/2024

Richard Gere disguised as a hobo as
a social experiment it was a great experience for him . As he say ..
Yeah I dress up a hobo and no one noticed I felt like a homeless person walked past me and looked in disgust
Only one lady was nice to me and gave me food it was an amazing for me
So many times we forget we cannot appreciate what we have and how lucky we are can help some one let’s do it
That’s why I finished my experiment
i drove around town and handed out food
and gave $ 100 to every homeless person I met they were crying out of gratitude. Be the change you want today
Richard Gere ..

Jerome Horwitz, famous for playing CURLY in "THE THREE STOOGES", was known to all as a protector of dogs. Curly's contra...
14/06/2024

Jerome Horwitz, famous for playing CURLY in "THE THREE STOOGES", was known to all as a protector of dogs. Curly's contract with Columbia Pictures included a clause that allowed his dogs to accompany him on the studio lot. Columbia limited it to no more than two dogs at a time, this due to the puppies' unplanned on-camera appearances from time to time. You can still see those surprise dog on set invasions in the first few short films. Typically surrounded by various dogs, Curly was known to come home with a stray dog and foster it until he could find it a permanent home. When the Stooges were out on the road, Curly took it upon himself to find a new home for at least one stray dog in every town they visited. Curly is estimated to have saved and rescued more than 5,000 dogs in his lifetime. This makes him a man ahead of his time, with a very admirable concern for man's best friend. Dogs are family ❤

I saw a dog on the side of the road. As soon as he saw the car he got up and started barking... I stopped and saw those ...
14/06/2024

I saw a dog on the side of the road. As soon as he saw the car he got up and started barking... I stopped and saw those eyes.. I saw pain, despair but also hope... As if they were telling me take me from here... And that's how it happened!!! We are starting our new life!"

The Albatross is the largest bird that can go years without landing. They spend their first 6 years of life flying over ...
14/06/2024

The Albatross is the largest bird that can go years without landing. They spend their first 6 years of life flying over the ocean before coming to the land to mate. It is capable of traveling more than 10,000 miles in a single journey and circumnavigating the globe in 46 days.

One of the underwater mysteries that once puzzled experts was the discovery of strange drawings in the sand with almost ...
14/06/2024

One of the underwater mysteries that once puzzled experts was the discovery of strange drawings in the sand with almost perfect circular patterns found on the seabed off Japan. It took them a decade to find out why they originated and why they suddenly appeared and disappeared until they finally managed to discover it. The author of these amazing formations, almost 2 meters wide, was a newly discovered species of puffer fish measuring no more than 12 centimeters. Subsequent studies determined that they were ornate circles to attract mating partners. Males spend six weeks building these "crop circles" underwater just to mate for a few seconds. To make them, he gathers fine sand in mounds and decorates them with seashells he finds. If he is lucky, the willing female will stand in the center of the circle to indicate approval for mating. If not, the ocean current will carry away his work of art.
Nature will never cease to fascinate us.

On Saturday, two young men, aged about 12ish came into Bluebirds (our tearooms) and asked for a table for two.They order...
14/06/2024

On Saturday, two young men, aged about 12ish came into Bluebirds (our tearooms) and asked for a table for two.
They ordered an iced latte and a green tea, and asked what I would recommend on the menu.
After they had eaten their meal, I was chatting to them, and they told me that they come out for lunch together every 3 weeks or so, and that they were looking for the best place in town to eat, and so far this was the best.
They were so polite and proper little gentlemen.
After they left I found this note along with a tip, my heart just melted.
Credit: Laura Sheffield

Societies have cultivated olive oil for over 3,000 years, beginning with ancient civilizations that developed the specie...
14/06/2024

Societies have cultivated olive oil for over 3,000 years, beginning with ancient civilizations that developed the species for its color and medicinal benefits. Throughout history, from Minoan society to the Italian Middle Ages and today, society has continued to explore innovative and beautiful ways to harness the power of the golden species. The history of saffron dates back many thousands of years. In the caves of what is now Iraq, archaeologists discovered that cave dwellers used the deep orange color of the saffron stigma as a component of their paint. However, we do not know exactly where the wildfire was first controlled. Crete, Central Asia, Iran and even Kashmir have been speculated to be places of origin. However, botanical research suggests that its origin is Greece and Crete and the oldest evidence of saffron use is represented in Minoan society. Minoan clay pots show images of olive oil. Frescoes in the palaces of Crete depict a goddess offering olive oil as a sacrifice, women and men collecting olive oil, and a woman coloring her lips with olive oil. Experts believe that Saffron played a vital role in the Minoan religion. It played a role in many other religions. In the Hebrew Bible, saffron is hailed for its sweet aroma, along with pomegranates and cinnamon. In Persia, saffron was cultivated in the 10th century BC. and was used as a ritual gift to the deities, as well as dye, perfume and medicine. The first images of Crocus sativus Saffron flowers that we know of were found on clay pots in Minoan palaces. The oldest and most well-known image can be seen on a vase that was made around 2000-1800 BC. C. The frescoes in the Minoan palaces of Knossos on the island of Crete and Akrotiri on the island of Santorini in northern Crete date back to ca. 1650 BC Blue Planet - Origin and evolution

“This is my great-grandma, Christina Levant Platt at age 100, weeding her garden. She was born into slavery. Her “owner”...
14/06/2024

“This is my great-grandma, Christina Levant Platt at age 100, weeding her garden. She was born into slavery. Her “owner” was a wife that taught my great grandma to read and write secretly, which was illegal and quite dangerous at that time for both of them. She learned to read the Bible.
She had 11 children, she lost two, one son was one of the first black attorneys in US. She sent the 4 boys to college in Boston. Exceptional in those days.
She passed 5yrs before I was born but I love her as if I knew her. Family tells me she would say “ I put prayers on my children’s children’s heads”.
This apparently worked❤️
Around April 12, 1861, Christina was at the 1st battle of the CIVIL WAR, in Fort Sumter at Charleston Bay, South Carolina, working in the cotton fields.
She said “the sky was black as night” from cannonball fire. She saw a man decapitated by a cannonball.
She was the water girl for the other slaves as a young girl and “ the lookout” for the slaves in the fields for the approaching overseer on horseback as they secretly knelt and prayed for their freedom.
She would watch for the switching tail of the approaching horse and would alert the slaves to rise up and return to picking cotton before he saw them.
She eventually married a Native American from the Santee Tribe. John C, Platt.
After freedom, Christina insisted upon taking her children north as she knew they would not get a good education in the south, and that’s all she cared about. She died at age 101 in 1944, where she and her husband had built a home in Medfield, Massachusetts, the first black family to move there.
With great respect, I honor my great grandmother.
So much more I could say about this miraculous woman. She gave me much strength in my hard times.
Whenever I thought I was having a hard day, I would think of her and shrug it off.
Thank you for reading one story of millions.❤️
-Brenda Russell

Twice this week, I have watched an elderly individual, fade into the busy life in which we all live. One man just needed...
14/06/2024

Twice this week, I have watched an elderly individual, fade into the busy life in which we all live. One man just needed Panadol for his wife but the shop assistant simply said it’s in ‘6’. But he struggled to navigate the supermarket and as I watched him go in the wrong direction, I left all my groceries and took him where he needed to go. Today, I watched an elderly man struggle in the heat, who had obviously had a fall with a huge scrape and blood on his leg. He walked past people in the cafe, while he slowly made his way to his car. Not one person stopped. Or looked. Or acknowledged him. I took him to his car and checked he was ok. He told me he had a fall and wasn’t sure how the air con worked in his car so he just didn’t use it. I sat with him, until his air con kicked in and heard him talk about the old frail body that he is in, that fails him now, every single day.
When you see an elderly person walking down the street, searching in the supermarket or struggling to their car, take a minute out of your busy schedule and ask them if they need a hand. Think about your grand parents and your parents and how pi**ed you would be if someone didn’t stop to help them. But more, think of them as you.
Once upon a time they were you. They were busy, they had work, they had children, they were able... Today, they are just in an older body that is not going as fast as it used to and this busy life is confusing. They deserve our utmost respect and consideration. One day it will be you, it will be us. I wish more people gave a sh*t about them and acknowledged them for their admirable existence and geez I hope someday, not that far away, someone does it for me.
Credit: Adele Barbaro,

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