- During the Antwerp diamond heist of 2003 five thieves stole approximately $100 million worth of jewels, most of which was never recovered even though four of the men were arrested.
2. Like I mentioned in my last post, we hiked quite a bit this fall and it was especially fun to find out there are hiking challenges with badges to collect when you complete them. (I’m thinking of adding them to the red wool blanket that has my childhood Girl Guide badges.)
3. LifeSavers used to have some strangely named flavours, like Cl-O-Ve, Lic-O-Rice, Cinn-O-Mon, and Vi-O-Let.
4. Hypnic jerks are involuntary muscle contractions that occur as you are falling asleep; they are experienced by up to 70% of adults and I am definitely one of them.
5. Benjamin Franklin thought he could root out all his faults if he just made a list of thirteen virtues and focused on one at a time for a week, so that we gave them each attention four times a year, using tally marks to record all his failings.
6. The Waddington library hosts weekly homeschool hangouts and seems to have a lot of resources and activities for a small library.
7. When I went to work with Andrew I learned how to load the truck with fuel, how a whistle tells you when the tank is nearly full, and how to calculate a bill.
8. I had a good experience hosting the Schole Sisters retreat; I’d like to attract more attendees next time, but I don’t think there’s much I would change about the event.
9. Seasonal cocktails at Smuggler’s Cafe are quite inexpensive.
10. The pizza from Kunoco Food Mart is very good!
I remember the cinnamon LifeSavers. Here’s a thing I learned in October. “Musquash” is an archaic word for muskrat, coming from the Algonquin language. I read it in a 1920s novel, where the lady was wearing a musquash coat.