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That Fucking Asshole

"President Trump will not attend the dignified transfer of four American soldiers who died during a training exercise in Lithuania last week, instead sending Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to Dover AFB, while he remains in Florida.

...Trump will not travel back for the transfer and remain at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, FL, where he is playing golf and will later hold a political fundraising dinner."  

Quote of the Day

 

Grrrsday

 

"On Wednesday, President Donald Trump announced the US was imposing reciprocal tariffs on a small collection of Antarctic islands that are not inhabited by humans, as part of a global trade war aimed at asserting US dominance.  The Heard and McDonald Islands, known for their populations of penguins and seabirds, can only be reached by sea.

Trump announced the countries now subject to tariffs in a Wednesday press conference, using a poster as a prop.  Additional countries - including the Heard and McDonald Islands, which are, incidentally, not countries - were listed on sheets of paper distributed to reprters.

One of the sheets claims that the Heard and McDonald Islands currently charge a "Tariff to the U.S.A." of 10 percent, clarifying in tiny letters that this includes "currency manipulation and trade barriers."  In return the sheet says that the US will charge "Discounted reciprocal tariffs" on the islands at a rate of 10 percent."

Un Petit Chat en Boules de Laine

 

Continuing with our National Pet Month theme (perhaps my French isn't what it used to be, but I didn't find instructions for the tail).

National Pet Month, April 2025

 

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Quote Of The Day

 

Oh, what tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive. ~ Walter Scott.

Grrrsday

 

Vintage Sewing - A Child's Duffle Coat from 1955

 

From the August issue (well, the UK used to be quite cold during the summer) of Britannia and Eve, a duffle coat that assumes an awful lot of tailoring knowledge on the part of the maker.  Clothing rationing ended in 1949, but this is the sort of pattern that might be created from the good bits of an old blanket or an older family member's coat.  Left-click to enlarge.

Obscure Holidays - another Two-fer

This is not only National Mustache Month, it's also Talk Like Shakespeare Week ("thou crusted botch of nature" is a personal fave).

 

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Quote of the Day

 

Do everything you can to live a quiet life.  Mind your own business.  Work with your own hands, just as we told you to. ~ 1 Thessalonians 4:11

Sì, mi chiamano Mimì

 

Off to Chicago for the opera and a costume exhibit.  Best get some use out of Amtrak while it's still around.

Vintage Workbasket Crafts - a Two-fer from 1955

From the June, 1955 issue of Workbasket magazine, a belt to crochet and a rug to knit.  Rug yarn is hard to find these days, but I'm wondering if some of the new cotton t-shirt yarns wouldn't work just as well.

This one isn't on the Antique Pattern Library page yet - it's from my own copy.  Left-click to enlarge.

Vintage Holidays - St Patrick's Day

 

copyright-free image from the Graphics Fairy

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Quote Of The Day

 

Compassion for animals is intimately associated with goodness of character, and it may be confidently asserted that he who is cruel to animals cannot be a good man. ~ Arthur Schopenhauer.

Grrrsday

 

Miscellaneous Crafts - Washcloth Gifts from 1970

 

From Pack-O-Fun magazine, November 1977, an array of animals to make from washcloths wrapped around a bar of soap.  Fun idea for a housewarming or baby shower.

Left-click to enlarge.