Victoria’s Read

1. Victoria was born in this palace in London, England in 1819.
A. Kensington Palace
B. Buckingham Palace
C. Westminster Palace

2. The young Queen Victoria’s primary advisor was her uncle, King Leopold of this country.
A. France
B. Netherlands
C. Belgium

3. Queen Victoria married her cousin, Prince Albert, in 1840 at this London palace.
A. Lambeth Palace
B. St. James’ Palace
C. Buckingham Palace

4. The first of many assassination attempts against Victoria occurred in 1840 while she was riding in a carriage in this city.
A. London
B. Canterbury
C. Oxford

5. in 1842, Victoria made her first journey by train, in a carriage made just for her, to Bishop’s Bridge, near this London district.
A. Covent Garden
B. Paddington
C. East Bedfont

6. Victoria fell in love with Ireland and vacationed here.
A. Dublin
B. Kerry
C. Cavan

7. After Albert, the Prince Consort, died in 1861, Victoria retreated to her royal residences, including this Scottish castle. She wore black for the remainder of her life.
A. Balmoral Castle
B. Balvaird Castle
C. Wemyss Castle

8. To celebrate her Diamond Jubilee, 60 oak trees were planted in the shape of a Victoria Cross here.
A. Chelsea
B. Henley-on-Thames
C. Isle of Wight

9. Victoria died from a cerebral hemorrhage at age 81 here.
A. Windsor Castle
B. Isle of Wight
C. Cambridge

10. The capital of this province was named after Victoria.
A. Nova Scotia
B. Prince Edward Island
C. British Columbia

ANSWERS
1.Kensington Palace 
2.Belgium
3.Lambeth Palace
4.London
5.Paddington Station
6.Kerry
7.Balmoral Castle
8.Henley-on-Thames
9.Isle of Wight
10.British Columbia

May 10th: Happy Mother’s Day, Mom.

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“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment
before starting to improve the world.” Anne Frank
 
The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less
than you settled for.” Maureen Dowd, Journalist

The Canadian Cancer Society’s Relay For life is more than just a fundraiser. It is an opportunity to get together and celebrate cancer survivors, remember loved ones lost to cancer and fight back against this disease. Walk with us in this inspirational 12-hour overnight event as we come together to raise funds and make cancer history. Your participation makes a difference.

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Born Guelph, On, May 29, 1895; died Victoria, BC Jan 7, 1985.

Originally, Marjorie Hill applied and was accepted in 1916 as the first woman to be admitted into architectural studies at the University of Alberta. She later transferred to the University of Toronto and earned her BSc in Architecture in 1920, becoming the first woman to graduate in architecture in Canada. The head of the Architecture Department at the University decided not to attend her graduation.

In 1920, after her first graduation, the only work she could find was being an interior designer in the Eaton’s Department store. Marjorie then worked for a year as a draftsman at MacDonald and Magoon Architects before she decided to follow post-graduate studies in Town Planning at Toronto. She also attended a course at Columbia University, New York. Marjorie Hill remained to work in New York City before returning to Edmonton in 1928.

Architecture is a provincial domain in Canada and she became a registered architect in Alberta, 1925 only after the Alberta Legislature passed an act that allowed any graduate from a Canadian university to be accepted. Marjorie Hill worked in Edmonton on several projects, including the Public Library prior to the great depression. Jobs of all kinds were scarce and she applied herself to weaving, spinning and crafts. She also taught and published pamphlets on her work to survive.

In 1936, she relocated to Victoria, British Columbia, where her weaving and spinning became more of a lifetime award winning avocation. It was here that she would establish her own architectural business.  In British Columbia, Marjorie Hill was recognized as an architect in 1952. She was the first woman to serve on the Victoria Town Planning Committee, from 1946-1952. Marjorie designed houses, apartment buildings and the first purpose-build care home, Glenwarren Lodge Private Hospital. She used natural lighting and applied commonsense to working areas in kitchens and provided lots of storage spaces in her houses. Unfortunately, only a few of her original designs remain in the Archives at the University of Toronto.

She battled discrimination at her university, in her home province and within her chosen profession. Marjorie Hill survived the depression by establishing a lifelong interest in practical and artistic weaving and spinning. In the end she earned recognition in both her chosen profession and her artistic endeavors.

Submitted by Dawn Monroe. famouscanadianwomen.com

MOTHERS DAY BONNET CAKE

Ingredients:
2 purchased angel food cakes
2 (16-ounce) containers vanilla frosting
4 feet white wired ribbon (about 2 inches wide)
Assorted edible fresh flowers, stems trimmed

Directions:
Place 1 cake, wide side down, on serving platter.
Spread a thin layer of frosting over top of cake.
Cut 1 (2-inch) wide wedge from second cake.
Spread 1/4 cup of frosting over cut ends of second cake.
Bring cut ends of second cake together, pressing to adhere.
Place second cake atop cake on platter.
Tear cake wedge into cubes.
Fill hole in center of cakes with cake cubes.
Spread remaining frosting evenly over top and sides of cake to coat completely.
Tie ribbon around cake and form bow.
Arrange flowers decoratively around base of cake to resemble hat rim.

FLUTTER DELIGHT CUPCAKES
 
Ingredients: 
1 baked cupcake  
White icing  
1/2 sour gummy worm  
2 fruit slices, sliced in half  
Gumdrop slices (optional)  
2 1/2-inch pieces of shoestring licorice 

Directions:
Frost the cupcake and arrange the following on top:
1. Gummy worm “abdomen,”
2. Fruit slice “wings”
3. Attach gumdrop detail with icing and shoestring licorice for the antennae.

My father sent this article to me. He said that it reminded him of his grandmother. My father didn’t have the privilege of being raised by his mother but that didn’t change his feelings for her. Although, my father longed for the security of his mothers arms, he always knew in his heart that she loved him.

My father always wondered what it would have been like to be raised by his mother and when he had children of his own, he watched his mother be the best grandmother to his children that a father could ever hope for. It was then that he knew.

This article reminds me of my grandma and I’m sure it will remind you too.

The principal use of Grandma’s apron was to protect the dress underneath, because she only had a few, it was easier to wash aprons than dresses and they used less material, but along with that, it served as a potholder for removing hot pans from the oven.

It was wonderful for drying children’s tears, and on occasion was even used for cleaning out dirty ears.

From the chicken coop, the apron was used for carrying eggs, fussy chicks, and sometimes half-hatched eggs to be finished in the warming oven.

When company came, those aprons were ideal hiding places for shy kids and when the weather was cold, grandma wrapped it around her arms.

Those big old aprons wiped many a perspiring brow, bent over the hot wood stove. Chips and kindling wood were brought into the kitchen in that apron.

From the garden, it carried all sorts of vegetables. After the peas had been shelled, it carried out the hulls.

In the fall, the apron was used to bring in apples that had fallen from the trees.

When unexpected company drove up the road, it was surprising how much furniture that old apron could dust in a matter of seconds.

When dinner was ready, Grandma walked out onto the porch, waved her apron, and the men knew it was time to come in from the fields to dinner.

It will be a long time before someone invents something that will replace that “old-time apron”, that served so many purposes.

Victoria says: Visit your Grandma regularly!!!

Youngest Mother: The youngest mother is Lina Medina, who delivered a 6½-pound boy by cesarean section in Lima, Peru in 1939, at an age of 5 years and 7 months.

Oldest Mother: On Apr 9, 2003, Satyabhama Mahapatra, a 65-year-old retired schoolteacher in India, became the world’s oldest mother when she gave birth to a baby boy. Satyabhama and her husband had been married 50 years, but this is their first child.

Most Surviving Children: Bobbie McCaughey is the mother who holds the record for the most surviving children from a single birth. She gave birth to the first set of surviving septuplets.

Shortest Interval Between Two Children: Jayne Bleackley is the mother who holds the record for the shortest interval between two children.  The babies were born 208 days apart.

Longest Interval Between Two Children: Elizabeth Ann Buttle is the mother who holds the record for the longest interval between the birth of two children.  The babies were born 41 years 185 days apart.

Highest Recorded Number of Children: The highest officially recorded number of children born to one mother is 69. Between 1725 and 1765, she gave birth to 16 pairs of twins, seven sets of triplets and four sets of quadruplets.

Highest Number of Children in Modern Times: The modern world record for giving birth is held by Leontina Albina from San Antonio, Chile. She is the mother of 64 children.

Penni Gerbasi is the proud owner of Quirts, located downtown Callander.

Penni was actually registered to go back to Canadore College in September 2008 and was working at Foodland as an assistant manager, but changed her plans when this opportunity to take over the restaurant in August 2008 presented itself.

She had previously worked at Quirts for 6 years and so had a good idea as far as what the demands of running the place would be. On top of that, her mother also use to own her own restaurant. People have sometimes compared Penni to her mother, saying she is following in her mother’s footsteps; but Penni really feels like she is making her own footprints.

Penni has lived in Callander all her life and thinks it’s a great place to own a business and to raise a family. The reason that Penni jumped on the opportunity to own Quirts is that she loves everything about being in business for herself including being her own boss and as an added bonus also really likes people. Penni’s husband and son also work at the restaurant, and altogether there are 5 employees.

On top of the delicious menu of breakfasts, soups and sandwiches, Quirts also offers fresh homemade breads, muffins and has coffee to go among other items. Its evident that the environment at Quirts is one of fun and relaxation, and

Penni can more often than not be seen smiling, bantering and teasing her customers with a familiarity only found in small towns. Quirts is open early and closes before supper, so this affords Penni the ability to be home with her family for meal time. When in Callander, stop by and give Quirts a try!

Quirts will soon be called “Penni’s”!

Written by Michelle Lashbrook