Who likes cooking?

I think most of us do, as well as most of us like to read. We could combine it and read a Cookery Book. But that apart from that, did you know that Funny Farmer opened her cooking school on the 23rd of August 1902. I bet you did not realise that teaching us who to cook has been going for well over one Century. I drink to that if cookies were liquid.

Gorby

There are many things we should be thankful for, one being, the courage and foresight of Mikhail ( I love that name anyway) Gorbachev. Or as the World so fondly called him ‘Gorby’. And yet on the 18th of August 1991 Moscow staged a coup against him. Luckily then, it failed. What happened to the World after this? Has the emphasis simply changed?

On this Day 13th August 1961

The GDR Council of Ministers announced on August 12th 1961, that. “in order to put a stop to the hostile activities of the West , the GDR needed to protect its citizen’s.” In the early hours of August 13th the construction of the Berlin Wall began. 2.7 Million people had left the GDR between 1949 and 1961. In 1961 alone over 200 000 people had left. Most of them young 

It’s Football !!!

Now for something totally different. What happened on the 30th July 1966? You might ask or it is a date imprinted into your mind. Which ever it is, let me tell you. YES England beat Germany 4-2 in the World Cup Final. Controversial YES. England’s spirits dampened  NO

WWI

28th July 1914, Austria-Hungary declare war on Serbia. This is the start of WWI

Watch the video https://youtu.be/sTbh3W3bweE

Levi (Loeb) Strauss

A little know fact, Levi Strauss. Levi, was not the name given to him at birth. Does anybody know, why and when he changed it to Levi ? And today  6th June but in 1850, at a tender age of 21 years he made his first pair of blue jeans. Fancy that !

Another good reason! Carnegie Hall

Yes May the 5th is another reason to celebrate. Do I hear you shout WHY? Wonder no longer. May 5th 1891 Music Hall . Yes, no other than Carnegie Hall, opens in NY, guess what ? Tchaikovsky was the guest Conductor. Wow  you say !!