BEST STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE RECIPE + EMOJI FAVORITE + HONORING TEACHERS
Happy “hump-day” greetings outstanding readers!
Been a great start of the week for me. You?
Presenting this Wednesday’s Reader for enjoyment + thoughts.
AND (!!)
We added the profiles and pics of our contributing columnists + cartoonists! Outstanding professionals!
We are honored that we can include them weekly in Daymaker Readable Art. *click to put a face to the pieces + read their successful back stories/bios*
NOW :
MOVING ON WITH TODAY’S EPISODE!
LESLIE ELMAN’S TRIVIA BITS
Never, never, never disappoints.
I walk away from this keyboard typing Leslie’s Trivia knowing way more than I did prior. Wow! Where does she collect her cool information? Not sure. But she shares it and now we all know.
QUICK QUESTION
What emoji do I use most?
Hands down – the thumbs up emoji. You?
IN HONOR OF ALL TEACHERS
I know I’ve posted this piece in the past.
However, with school season about ready to come to a close and summer vacation is in both kids and teachers minds, I couldn’t help but add it again.
Kinda like watching a favorite movie again just because it’s special.
I love to watch/read something of chill bump value.
IN HONOR OF ALL TEACHERS is that.
Hat Tip to all the wonderful teachers teaching our next generations! We applaud you!
STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE ASSEMBLY
Yep, I know. Plenty of strawberry shortcake recipes out there. However, in my humble opinion, this assembly is the very, very, very best! And a whole town that came in Hippie Cowboy would concur.
TRACY BECKERMAN’S COLUMN
Is a hoot! She never disappoints! As in … EVER.
THANKS ALL FOR POPPING BY TODAY
And giving us a piece of your day. Reading + sharing + engaging + love support.
We are grateful.
WAIT – ONE LAST THING!!
STACY’S WORLD IS BACK THIS 5 FOR FRIDAY EPISODE.
I happen to have the “inside scoop” of what it’s about and
it’s … it’s …. it’s …
INTRIGUING + JUST WOW!
You won’t wanna miss it!
READY?
SET.
GO.
ENJOY THE READ!
POP QUIZ
- WHAT WAS THE PRIMARY OCCUPATION OF ANTOINE de SAINT-EXUPERY, AUTHOR OF “THE LITTLE PRINCE”?
a) Chemistry professor
b) Dog breeder
c) Military pilot
d) Submarine commander - WHICH AIRLINE FEATURES A SHAMROCK ON ITS AIRCRAFT TAIL FINS?
a) Aer Lingus
b) Ryanair
c) SAS
d) Bueling - WHICH BEER HAS BEEN BREWED IN JAMAICA SINCE 1928?
a) Carib
b) Kalik
c) Red Stripe
d) Sol
QUICK QUESTION
WHAT EMOJI DO
YOU USE MOST?
POP QUIZ ANSWERS
- Antoine de Saint-Exupery, author of “The Little Prince,” was a military pilot.
- Aer Lingus aircraft have a shamrock insignia on the tail fin.
- Red Stripe beer has been brewed in Jamaica since 1928.
Leslie Elman, Trivia Bits
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DISTRIBUTED BY CREATORS.COM
IN HONOR OF ALL TEACHERS
A PROFOUND ANSWER
The dinner guests were sitting around the table discussing life.
One man, a CEO, decided to explain the problem with education. He argued, “What’s a kid going to learn from someone who decided his best option in life was to become a teacher?”
To stress his point he said to another guest: “You’re a teacher, Bonnie. Be honest. What do you make?”
Bonnie, who had a reputation for honesty and frankness replied,” You want to know what I make?” (She paused for a second, then began …)
“Well, I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could.”
“I make kids sit through 40 minutes of class time when their parents can’t make them sit for 5 without an I Pod, Game Cube or movie rental.”
“You want to know what I make?” (She paused again and looked at each and every person at the table.)
“I make kids wonder. I make them question. I make them apologize and mean it. I make them have respect and take responsibilities for their actions. I teach them to write and then make them write. Keyboarding isn’t everything. I make them read, read, read. I make them show all their work in math. They use their God given brain, not the man-made calculator. I make my students from other countries learn everything they need to know about English while preserving their unique cultural identity. I make my classroom a place where all my students feel safe.”
“Finally, I make them understand that if they use the gifts they were given, work hard, and follow their hearts, they can succeed in life.” (Bonnie paused one last time and then continued.)
“Then, when people try to judge me by what I make, with me knowing money isn’t everything, I can hold my head up high and pay no attention because they are ignorant. You want to know what I make? I MAKE A DIFFERENCE.”
“What do you make Mr. CEO?”
His jaw dropped; he was silent.
A truly profound answer!
Teaching is … the profession which makes all other professions possible.
~ From my wonderful email collection
this one circa 2016
author unattributed
A NIGHT CAN
NEVER
DEFEAT THE SUNRISE~ SUMIT SHARMA ~
INSTANT KARMA
NOTICE HAPPY SOUNDS
– RIDDLE ME THIS –
YOU SEE ME EVERYDAY,
YOU SURELY USE ME.
YOU CAN TASTE WHAT GETS ON ME
AND I HELP YOU CLEAN,
YOU CAN ALSO FEEL ME, AND SEE ME
BUT WHAT AM I?
STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE – OLD SCHOOL … OR more accurately Silvey Girls’ style!
This Hippie Cowboy Strawberry Shortcake dessert was a fab-favorite!
It’s super easy — I learned how to make/assemble it from my Grandma and her sister, my great Aunt Jen Lou. They learned it from their mother, my great-grandmother, Ganny — the Silvey girls!
We served it, and, I do too, with slices of vanilla pound cake, but my Aunt Jen Lou served it over halved biscuits and my mom likes to serve it over slices of angel food cake, as well.
Choices!
HERE WE GO:
WASH AND HULL THE STRAWBERRIES
Slice strawberries ( at least a pint basket or two) slender-ish into a bowl and generously sprinkle white sugar over all – (think 1/2 cup per pint basket). Cover and put in the ‘fridge.
Ideally, the sugar and strawberries should mingle together for at least an hour without being disturbed. The sugar extracts the juice from the strawberries, thus, making a sweet, juicy syrup wonder-fulness. Hello! Strawberry Heaven!
MEANWHILE, PREPARE THE FRESH WHIPPED CREAM
2 cups chilled heavy whipping cream
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp good quality vanilla extract
PLACE A MIXING BOWL AND 2 ELECTRIC MIXER BEATERS IN THE FREEZER FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES
NOW
Time to get the whipping cream action going!
Take chilled bowl and beaters out of the freezer and pour in heavy whipping cream, powdered sugar and vanilla extract. (The whipped cream will whip up better and faster when everything is super frosty, cold.) Whip until it becomes, well, AWE-MAZING whipped cream. Maybe 2 minutes. Go ahead! Taste test. It’s beyond good – it’s magnificent! (And pro tip – IF you have any leftover whipped cream it’s a big treat in a cup-of-hot coffee.)
LAST
Slice pound cake, biscuits or angel food cake slices on ready to roll dessert plates. Spoon strawberries and juice over top and then give each serving a giant scoop of freshly whipped cream!
TA-DAH!
~ Hippie Cowboy recipe box
RIDDLE ANSWER
A TOOTHBRUSH
LOST IN SUBURBIA
THE CREAM OF THE CROP
BY TRACY BECKERMAN
“Oh, no!” I cried from the bathroom.
“Honey,” my husband said, “what’s wrong? Are you OK?” He ran into the room, wondering I’m sure, what kind of tragedy could have transpired with only me, the sink and the toilet present.
“I’ve made a terrible mistake,” I said, looking at him forlornly.
“What?!” he asked.
“I used my night cream instead of my day cream, and it’s daytime.”
He stared at me blankly.
“What do you think is going to happen?” I asked him.
“I guess your face is going to fall asleep,” he replied and left the room.
I knew my husband thought that it was ridiculous that one person needed so many creams. I have my day cream and my night cream, which is heavier than my day cream because apparently one needs more moisture on their face when they sleep. I have night eye cream which, apparently, are not moisturized enough by the other creams I put on my face. I have something called a retinol which I’m told is necessary because I’m in my 50s and the retinol helps speed up the regeneration of my skin cells, which must be dying off at the same rate as the aged eggs in my ovaries.
Then I have a neck cream (for the delicate neck area) that feels suspiciously like the day and night creams I already use. I’ve been told the neck creams have different anti-aging and tightening properties which, it would seem, could easily and less expensively be handled by wearing a turtleneck instead. Then there are the moisturizers with sunscreen built in, the primers with sunscreen built in, and the really expensive jar of cream that smells like seaweed because it’s made of seaweed and has extra-special firming properties. I have no idea if the work because, honestly, who wants their face to smell like fish?
When I was in college, I was a moisturizer virgin and really had no idea what, if any, lotions or creams I needed to maintain my perfect, 20-year-old skin. Every night, my roommate routinely slathered this stuff, which quite possibly smelled worse than the seaweed cream they make today, on her face. I haven’t seen her in 30 years, so I can’t tell you if the stuff worked, but I assume the smell of her moisturizer was so offensive the smell alone would have caused any aging skins cells she might have had to jump ship.
Naturally, I’ve tried to cut down on the number of creams I use mainly because:
A) They’re costly.
B) They take up a lot of room in my medicine chest.
C) I have to explain this whole thing all over again to the Transportation Security Administration agents every time I travel, and they wonder why I have so many creams and lotions for one person who has only one face and is only going away for three-day trip. But when I explain the lotions have multiple uses and can also be used as bug repellent, hoof and mane cream for horses, and motor oil, I usually sail right through.
Knowing that all of this was pretty ludicrous, I decided it made sense to pare down all the creams to what was absolutely necessary.
I was just about to do this when I realized the night cream had just kicked in, and I had to take a nap because my face had fallen asleep.
~ Tracy Beckerman is the author of the Amazon Bestseller,
“Barking at the Moon: A Story of Life, Love, and Kibble.”
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Fascinating Stuff
- As of 2024, the 1943 novella by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, “Le Petit Prince” (“The Little Prince”) has been translated into 577 languages. They include Ancient Egyptian, Nepalese, Nepalese, Pennsylvania German and both the Tosk and Gheg dialects of Albania.
- Frustrated by second-place finishes, Ugo Sivocci, a driver for the Alfa Romeo racing team in the 1920s, painted a four-leaf clover inside a white square on his race car for luck. It worked: He won his next race. But he was killed soon after while test-driving a new model car (one without a lucky clover on its side). Today, as a tribute, Alfa Rome Giulia sedans bear a four-leaf clover badge — a square minus one corner to symbolize the loss of Ugo Sivocci.
- Only one United Nations member nation has a national flag that does not contain white or any shade of red or blue. That is the country of Jamaica, whose flag has green triangles to represent the land, black triangles to represent the people and a gold cross to represent the sun.
- The killdeer is a bird that gets its name from the sound of its call, not because it kills deer. (It chatters so much its scientific name is Charadrius vociferus.) One of nature’s great actors, the adult killdeer draws predators away from its nest by calling out in distress and pretending to have a broken wing. When the predator pursues it, the “wounded” bird flies back to protect its young.
- A few years after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball, Toni Stone broke another barrier as the first woman to play in the Negro League. A pitcher and an infielder, Stone was 32 when she signed with the Indianapolis Clowns in 1952, although her official team bio said 22. When Stone went to the Kansas City Monarchs in 1954, Indianapolis brought on two more women: pitcher Mamie Johnson and infielder Connie Morgan. Toni Stone retired after the 1954 season with at career .243 batting average.
~ Leslie Elman, Trivia Bits
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DISTRIBUTED BY CREATORS.COM
Now I want some strawberry shortcake…
Hi Stacy –
I know that’s right! Me too! For breakfast – ha
Appreciate ya, lady.
Absolutely love the profiles of all the DayMaker contributors! Such a fun, talented group and so wonderful to read!!!
Your strawberry shortcake recipe took me on a walk down memory lane. My mom used to serve it as a special treat – I think I usually requested it for my birthday – and I haven’t had it for years. This just may be the summer for me to resurrect that lovely, delicious memory and CELEBRATE!
Totally enjoyed Tracy and Leslie – Charadrius vociferus? Never knew that!
And then your tease about Stacy’s column two days away. . .will be counting the hours. . .
Delighted, Carol, that you enjoyed the profiles. Quite impressive team of interesting talent in my humble opinion, as well.
Thanks for your beautiful compliments.
LOVE that the strawberry shortcake recipe walked you down memory lane!! I hope you treat yourself to a strawberry-shortcake-resurrection this summer and CELEBRATE. YAY HOORAY!!
HAPPINESS from us to you for being such a valuable part of the Daymaker Readable Art community and participating via engagement on the episodes. Means a lot.
Love strawberry shortcake❤️ Teachers aren’t what the used to be sad to say
Thanks for reading and taking the time to share, care and spread some love, J
GRATITUDE
Daymaker’s Teacher column causes me to brag on my 11 year old grandson and his teacher.
He told me recently that he won a contest at his (private) school because he could shake a person’s hand, look them in the eye, and hold their attention for one minute with questions. He said he had to pass through several rounds and finished 1st place.
Hooray for grandson.
Then he added, “My next round was to set a table correctly. I lost that round with silverware.”
Marty, what a great share regarding your 11 year-old grandson and his teacher.
I LOVE this! Shaking a person’s hand, looking them in the eye and holding their attention for one minute with conversation. WOW! I think this teacher wins 1st place, as well, for teaching “Life Skills” in addition to academic skills.
Thanks for reading and sharing.
SUPER
Love the Bios! Awesome touch!
Thank ya kindly, Trent!
Glad you enjoyed reading about all.