Marti's Flowers

06/16/2023

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06/13/2023

"Every Halloween I give out books for the neighborhood along with the candy and other goodies, and the teenagers are usually the ones who love it the most.
Two nights ago when packing up feeling a little discouraged as I didn't get as many kids as I did last year, a family comes up to me and says, "We just got done talking to a pair of teenagers who were so excited about the books they got from you! They said it helped make their Halloween!"
It made all the work worth it! I plan to continue with this tradition as long as I can!"
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06/13/2023

Or cabin air filter. I’ve def changed a few like this in homes and cars.

06/13/2023

𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝐒.𝐀.𝐘 𝐒𝟎𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐥𝐍𝐆, 𝐥𝐓 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐏𝐒 𝐘𝟎𝐔 𝐂𝟎𝐍𝐓𝐥𝐍𝐔𝐄 𝐒𝐄𝐄𝐥𝐍𝐆 𝐌𝐘 𝐏𝟎𝐒𝐓𝐒! 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐒 ❤ 😍
Chocolate wafers with cream
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06/13/2023

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The Children's Movement of Florida

06/13/2023

Rhea Bullos (age 11) couldn't afford running shoes to compete at a local inter-school athletics meet.
She covered her feet with tape and drew a Nike swoosh on them. She went on to win three gold medals (400m, 800m, and 1500m).
You might not have it all. But, make the best out of every situation! If this girl can pull this off using TAPE for shoes...imagine what we can do in our lives if we stopped just accepting defeat. TRY!!!

06/13/2023

06/13/2023

This lady handed her bank card to the teller and said “I would like to withdraw $10”. The teller told her “for withdrawals less than $100, please use the ATM. She wanted to know why. The teller irritably told her “these are the rules, please leave if there is no further matter. There is a line of customers behind you.”

The lady was silent and then asked, “please help me withdraw all the money I have.” The teller was astonished when she saw her balance and respectfully said, “you have $300,000 in your account but the bank doesn’t have that much cash right now.” The lady then asked how much she could withdraw immediately. The teller stated up to $3000. “Well please let me have $3000, the lady asked.” The teller smiled and obliged.

The lady put $10 in her purse and asked the teller to deposit $2990 back into her account, and smiled.

Sent in by Amanda

06/13/2023

Keanu Reeves was abandoned by his father at 3 years old and grew up with 3 different stepfathers. He is dyslexic. His dream of becoming a hockey player was shattered by a serious accident. His daughter died at birth. His wife died in a car accident. His best friend, River Phoenix, died of an overdose. His sister has leukemia.
And with everything that has happened, Keanu Reeves never misses an opportunity to help people in need. When he was filming the movie "The Lake House," he overheard the conversation of two costume assistants; One cried because he would lose his house if he did not pay $20,000 and on the same day Keanu deposited the necessary amount in the woman's bank account; He also donated stratospheric sums to hospitals.
In 2010, on his birthday, Keanu walked into a bakery and bought a brioche with a single candle, ate it in front of the bakery, and offered coffee to people who stopped to talk to him.
After winning astronomical sums for the Matrix trilogy, the actor donated more than $50 million to the staff who handled the costumes and special effects - the true heroes of the trilogy, as he called them.
He also gave a Harley-Davidson to each of the stunt doubles. A total expense of several million dollars. And for many successful films, he has even given up 90% of his salary to allow the production to hire other stars.
In 1997 some paparazzi found him walking one morning in the company of a homeless man in Los Angeles, listening to him and sharing his life for a few hours.
Most stars when they make a charitable gesture they declare it to all the media. He has never claimed to be doing charity, he simply does it as a matter of moral principles and not to look better in the eyes of others.
This man could buy everything, and instead every day he gets up and chooses one thing that cannot be bought: To be a good person.
Keanu Reeves’ father is of Native Hawaiian descent
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06/13/2023

She remains at the top of her profession, but Patty Gasso is more than wins and records. She's developed hundreds of young girls into women who have become community leaders, coaches and mothers.

06/13/2023

Adhara Pérez Sánchez (born 2011) is a Space science prodigy and public speaker. Sánchez is a 11-year-old Mexican girl who recently graduated with a degree in systems engineering from the CNCI University and an industrial engineering degree specializing in mathematics from the Technological University of Mexico. She graduated from elementary school at the age of five and completed middle and high school in just one year. Her IQ score is reported to be 162, which is higher than Albert Einstein's IQ of 160 and physicist Stephen Hawking's IQ. Source: https://bit.ly/3I7gPot

06/13/2023

"Traveling while Black."

During the 1930s and onward, people would spend their summers traveling by car to visit their families or maybe taking a trip to the beach. Black people didn’t have the freedom to travel just anywhere because Jim Crow laws and segregation prevented this.

So, in 1936 Victor Hugo Green wrote “The Negro Motorist Green Book,” or simply, “The Green Book.” It was a travel guide for Black people. Mr. Green published lodging, restaurants, and gas stations that did business with black people. This book kept them informed and safe from 1936 – 1966.

06/13/2023

History is not there for you to like or dislike. It is there for you to learn from it. And if it offends you, even better. Because then you are less likely to repeat it. It's not yours to erase. It belongs to all of us.

06/13/2023

Peonies don’t last long in the vase, only 3-4 days. The blooming time is only 1-2 weeks but the plants and flowers are so expensive. Florists use them for wedding bouquets. Dahlias are still my favorite flowers as the blooming time is up to 3 months and vase life is 5-7 days. And they multiply so fast every year. What is your opinion about this?

06/13/2023

"Pi’tamaka also known as "Brown Weasel Woman” was born into the Piikáni Piegan Tribe of the Blackfeet Nation. She was the eldest of two sisters and two brothers. As a girl, she began to show less interest in traditional female roles and more interest in hunting and the games her brothers played. Her father, a well-respected warrior of the tribe, indulged her interest and taught her to hunt and fight.
"She loved learning the ways of a warrior and soon gave up the work of the household in exchange for hunting buffalo with her father. During one of these buffalo hunts, the group of hunters encountered an enemy war party and when they retreated at top speed to escape their enemies, her father had his horse shot out from under him and he was injured. Although it was very dangerous, Brown Weasel Woman turned back, picked up her father and escaped. One of the bravest deeds a warrior could perform was to face the enemy while riding back to rescue someone who was left behind. So when she returned to camp, the people honored her for being courageous.
"Soon after, her mother became very ill and, because she was the oldest child, Brown Weasel Woman took over the chores of the household to help her mother. Although she was an excellent home maker, she did not have any interest in doing any of it. She enjoyed the men’s activities of hunting and war much more. Although many of the men took an interest in her, she did not have any interest in having a boyfriend or becoming married.
"The turning point of Brown Weasel Woman’s life came when her father was killed during a war party and her mother died soon afterwards. Brown Weasel Woman suddenly became responsible for her brothers and sisters. She took on the role as the head of the family which meant that she hunted for and protected her family. Because of this new responsibility, a widowed woman moved in to help with the household chores and to help teach her brothers and sisters.
"Brown Weasel Woman’s first war adventure was against the Crows who had stolen some Blackfeet horses. It took the war party several days to get to Crow country, but when they arrived, the Blackfeet were successful at stealing many of the Crow’s horses. Brown Weasel Woman stole eleven horses by herself. Although the Crows chased them for a while, the Blackfeet got safely back to their camp.
"On the way back to the camp, Brown Weasel Woman was on watch duty from the top of a butte, while the others rested in a hidden location. She saw two enemies approaching, and before she could reach the men to warn them of the danger, the enemies were ready to round up and steal their horses. Brown Weasel Woman ran down the butte with her rifle and grabbed the rope of the herd’s lead horse to keep the rest from running away. The enemies saw that she was a woman and began to close in on her because they did not expect any trouble from her. Brown Weasel Woman shot the enemy who carried a rifle and forced the other one to turn and run. The men were very impressed by her courage of saving the horses and killing an enemy.
"During the summer, when the tribes gathered and the warriors told of their many adventures, the Piikáni chief told Brown Weasel Woman to share hers. This was a highly unusual thing for a woman to be asked, but after doing so, the chief bestowed upon her the name Pi'tamaka (Running Eagle) as a sign of respect and honor."
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06/13/2023

Oklahoma Softball player #98 Jordyn Bahl has announced her return to her home state of Nebraska.
Bahl played a pivotal role in the Sooners’ dominance in the Women’s College World Series, pitching 24.2 scoreless innings for OU, including pitching a complete game shutout in Game 1 of the Championship Series against Florida State and closing out Game 2 to clinch the National Championship.
Now, the right-handed pitcher has announced that after winning two championship titles with the Sooners, she is headed home.
“I have decided to return home and play the game I love, closer to the things that have made me who I am and that have always been more important to me than this game.”
Good luck, Jordy!
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06/13/2023

Excuse me?!

06/13/2023

KTUL ABC 8 provides local and national news, sports, weather and notice of community events in Tulsa, Oklahoma and surrounding towns including Broken Arrow, Owasso, Claremore, Jenks, Bixby, Coweta, Muskogee, Westport, Beggs, Okmulgee, Council Hill, Henryetta, Skiatook, Collinsville, and Bartlesville...

06/13/2023

That was close

06/13/2023

The Cherokee Nation has announced its formal acquisition of the historic Oklahoma ranch belonging to one of its most famous citizens.

06/13/2023

The Inuit people can't be imagined without their signature parkas, fashioned from fur and hide of the local wildlife. One of the many reasons why early European voyages into the Arctic circle failed is because they were underprepared for the extreme weather conditions of the north. They wore wool clothing, which kept them hot on the inside, but made them sweat a lot, which made their clothing freeze in the extreme temperatures. The Inuit never faced this problem, as they have been making their parkas from caribou deer or seal hide from as early as 22,000 BC (Siberia). The production of these parkas took weeks, and the tradition of making them was passed down from mother to daughter, taking years to master. Depending on the geographical location of the tribes, the design of the parkas varied according to the types of animals available. Beadwork, fringes and pendants frequently decorated the clothing. Roald Amundsen was the first explorer who outfitted his crew with Inuit clothing, which enabled him to successfully circumvent the North-West Passage in 1906. In the 20th century the use of traditional Inuit clothing declined, but it has seen a recent resurgence, as the Inuit strive to preserve their culture.
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06/13/2023

After over 50 years together and having been the first country music artists to regularly play football stadiums, Alabama completed their Sunday night set at Nissan Stadium and were presented the CMA's Pinnacle Award.
https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/cma-music-festival/2023/06/08/cma-fest-live-updates-2023/70300926007/

06/13/2023

Happy Friday.