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Good Morning Peeps and enjoy this beautiful Saturday in our wonderful community. 😎

NATIONAL SCRABBLE DAY

Each year on National Scrabble Day April 13th recognizes a game played around the world. Originally named Lexiko and then Criss-Cross Words, Alfred Mosher Butts eventually settled on the name Scrabble. The amateur artist and unemployed architect developed the word game in the midst of the depression. Still, it wasn’t until 1948, a final name change and a trademark that Butts finally began to produce the game.

Scrabble is played with two to four players who score points by forming words from individual lettered tiles on a game board marked with a 15 x 15 grid.

In the United States, the name Scrabble is a trademark of Hasbro, Inc. Scrabble is sold in 121 countries with 29 different language versions. Worldwide, over One hundred and fifty million sets have been sold with sets being found in nearly one-third of American homes.

1984 – Scrabble became a daytime game show on NBC
2004 – Scrabble was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame
Some cities sponsor Scrabble tournaments on the weekend closest to National Scrabble Day
The word “scrabble” means to “grope frantically.”

National Peach Cobbler Day on April 13th each year recognizes a delicious dessert that originated during the 19th century.

Unable to make traditional suet puddings due to lack of suitable ingredients and cooking equipment, the settlers instead covered a stewed filling with a layer of uncooked plain biscuits or dumplings, fitted together. When the dish is fully cooked, the surface has the appearance of a cobbled street. The name may also derive from the fact that the ingredients are “cobbled” together. Some cobbler recipes resemble a thick-crusted, deep-dish pie with both top and bottom crust.

In 2007, the world’s largest peach cobbler was made at the Georgia Peach Festival. It consisted of:

90 lbs of butter
150 lbs of sugar
150 lbs of flour
32 gallons of milk
75 gallons of peaches

April 13th is National Make Lunch Count Day!

@sheba2011

Yesterday, hubby was coughing quite a bit. I got chewed for bringing him a taste of salmon from a can. I had made it without celery or bok choy. Instead added some marmalade (sugar free) and Caesar dressing instead of mayo. Also added chopped onion and relish. There was nothing in it to make him cough, yet I was told right in front of hubby, not to bring one morsel of food ever again or risk not seeing him. Hubby was distraught and felt like a prisoner. Sometime later I started feeling nauseous and had to leave. It was past 10pm. I arrived home and my throat felt sore so I had some manuka honey. When I awoke this morning I had no voice. Had to wait several hours for it to come back and called the head nurse. I, in a raspy voice told him to check on hubby immediately. The cough could be the onset of pneumonia. I mentioned I was sick and yes to tell hubby, but also mentioned that hubby had lost his voice last night which I attributed to the coughing. There was nothing in the salmon to make him cough. There was nothing in the applesauce or the roasted peppers the night prior. But, will work even harder now to get him home. He knows now that he may never walk again, however I mentioned that if he can stand on one leg the rest will enable me to help him. I also mentioned that he needed to strengthen his arms. This will help him get from wheelchair to sofa or chair. We have a walker here to help whatever and a wheelchair. I am now going to look for a scooter with a seat that rises so he can cook and do the things he enjoys. Now, I need to get some rest. I have remained home all day with chills and fever. Fever just broke and my energy is coming back. I did not go to get the van. Part of it is having to use Uber. Not sure if I will see hubby tomorrow, but may try if I am up to it with a mask.

@shoelady60,

Calling it a night enjoy your evening. 😘😎I hope your sleeps and rest well.

Love ya. 😘