National Dog Day:

While we don't have any dogs yet, wishing everyone everywhere a happy
National Dog Day!

Author humor:

#Peanuts #CharlieBrown #Snoopy #Authorhumor #Author

A comfortable chair is no use to anyone without a good book:

A comfortable chair is no use to anyone without a good book.

#comfortablechair #goodbook #reading #read

Anne Lamott, on books:

 

For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth.

What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet or excite you.

Books help us understand who we are and how we are to behave.

They show us what community and friendship mean; they show us how to live and die.

- Anne Lamott.

Recommended reading - Seed to Table: A Seasonal Guide to Organically Growing, Cooking, and Preserving Food at Home (2023)

Seed to Table: A Seasonal Guide to Organically Growing, Cooking, and Preserving Food at Home

by Luay Ghafari

Published by Yellow Pear Press.

Hardcover.

ISBN-10: 1684811627

ISBN-13: 978-1684811625

Description:

A Seasonal Guide for Growing & Cooking Foods Right at Home.

“Luay makes growing your own food, even if just a small amount, into an achievable endeavor.”—Niki Irving of Flourish Flower Farm, flower farmer, florist, author of Growing Flowers.

#1 Best Seller in Organic Gardening.

Learn to garden in any space with Seed to Table, grow and cook nutrient-dense foods to take your gardening and cooking to the next level!

Gardening, cooking, and eating done right! Seed to Table focuses on how to feed your family with nutritious foods from your own outdoor, home and/or kitchen garden. Whether you live in a city or in the country, this book gives you tools on effective growing techniques, seed starting methods, and garden maintenance.

Organic gardening for every individual style! Have fun while you create your own gardening system whether it be for a container garden or a kitchen garden. Try out big and small garden ideas to stock up your fridge with delicious fruits, vegetables, and herbs to grow your self-sufficiency. Maximize your minimal or large space with impactful practices that are perfect for anyone on a sustainability and self-sufficiency journey.

Inside Seed to Table, you’ll find:

• A full and in-depth guide on preserving foods while cultivating homegrown foods.
• Easy and delicious vegetable-forward recipes and preservation techniques to feed your whole family.
• Effective urban gardening tools to create a garden in a patio garden, rooftop space, or any space.

If you're looking for books on urban gardening or gardening in any space, add this book to your collection! If you liked Plants-Only Kitchen, Holistic Homesteading, or Raised-Bed Gardening for Beginners, then you’ll love Seed to Table.

Born on this day – Richard Wallace:

Richard Wallace

Director

August 26, 1894 – November 3, 1951

Credits:

8 Girls in a Boat (1934); A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob (1941); A Kiss for Corliss (1949); A Night to Remember (1942); A Texas Steer (1927); Adventure in Baltimore (1949); Along Came Auntie (1926); Anybody's War (1930); Because of Him (1946); Beware of Your Relatives (1925); Blossoms on Broadway (1937); Bombardier (1943); Bride by Mistake (1944); Captain Caution (1940); Discord in 'A' Flat (1925); Dizzy Daddies (1926); Dog Biscuits (1925); Framed (1947); Heart Trouble (1925); Ice Cold (1925); Innocents of Paris (1929); It's in the Bag! (1945); Jiminy Crickets (1925); John Meade's Woman (1937); Katharine Hepburn: All About Me (1993); Kick In (1931); Kiss and Tell (1945); Lady Be Good (1928); Let's Live a Little (1948); Madame Mystery (1926); Man of the World (1931); McFadden's Flats (1927); Merry Widower (1926); My Kingdom for a Cook (1943); Never Too Old (1926); Nobody Wins (1925); Obliging Young Lady (1942); One Hour in Wonderland (1950); One Wild Night (1925); Raggedy Rose (1926); Sea Legs (1930); Seven Days Leave (1930); She Knew All the Answers (1941); Sinbad, the Sailor (1947); So This Is Paris? (1926); Starvation Blues (1925); Syncopating Sue (1926); The American Beauty (1927); The Butter and Egg Man (1928); The Fallen Sparrow (1943); The Honeymoon Hotel (1926); The Little Minister (1934); The Masquerader (1933); The Phantom of the Opera (1925); The Poor Nut (1927); The Right to Love (1930); The River of Romance (1929); The Road to Reno (1931); The Shopworn Angel (1928); The Under-Pup (1939); The Wife Takes a Flyer (1942); The Young in Heart (1938); Thunder Below (1932); Tight Cargo (1926); Tomorrow and Tomorrow (1932); Tycoon (1947); Wedding Present (1936); What's the World Coming To (1926).

Born on this day – Jimmy Rushing:

 

Jimmy Rushing

Blues singer

Pianist

August 26, 1901 – June 8, 1972

Credits:

Albums:

1944 - 1944 (1986); 1965-70 - The Scene: Live in New York (2009); At Savoy Ballroom 1937–1944 (1972); Benny Goodman, Benny in Brussels (1958);  Bessie - Clara - Mamie & Trixie: The Songs They Made Famous (1961); Big Boy Blues (1964); Buck Clayton, Copenhagen Concert (1979); Cat Meets Chick (1956); Count Basie at Newport (1957); Dave Brubeck, Brubeck and Rushing (1960); Duke Ellington, Jazz Party (1959); Earl Hines, Blues and Things (1968); Every Day I Have the Blues (1967); Five Feet of Soul (1963); Gee Baby Ain't I Been Good to You (1971); Goin' to Chicago (1955); If This Ain't the Blues (1958); Jimmy Witherspoon, Jimmy & Jimmy (1967); Listen to the Blues with Jimmy Rushing (1956); Little Jimmy Rushing and the Big Brass (1958); Livin' the Blues (1968); Mr. Five By Flve "Live" (1966); Rushing Lullabies (1959); Sings the Blues (1955); The Complete Count Basie, Volumes 1-10 (date?); The Jazz Odyssey of James Rushing Esq. (1957); The Newport Years Volume VI (1973); The Original American Decca Recordings / 3CD box set (1992); The You and Me That Used to Be (1971); VV AA -The Sound Of Jazz (1959); Who Was It Sang That Song? (1967).

Movies and television:

A Great Day in Harlem (1994); Air Mail Special (1941); Baseball (1994); Blues Masters (1999); Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music (1993); Choo Choo Swing (1943); Crazy House (1943); Eileen (2023); Ella Fitzgerald: Good Morning Blues / Visualizer (2023); Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas with Vanessa Williams (2020); Fellow Travelers (2023); Kansas City (1996); Omnibus / Segment: 135th Street (1953); Sarah Sings & Basie Swings (1963); Six-Five Special (1957); Take Me Back, Baby (1941); The Blues (2003); The David Frost Show (1970–1972); The Learning Tree (1969); The Robert Herridge Theater (1960); The Salton Sea (2002); The Seven Lively Arts (1957); The Subject Is Jazz (1958); The Tonight Show (1955–1956); The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1959); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1978); The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022); The War (2007); When We First Met (2018).