Issue May 18, 2020 - Woman's World (2024)

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Enjoy!Fill your weekwith smiles!THURSDAY, MAY 21 NATIONAL APERITIF DAYWhet your appetite!Celebrate the day by mixing up an aperitif! This refreshing premeal co*cktail, created by Stephanie Dalton of AWholeLottaOven.com, is the perfect spring drink, she promises. “A traditional gimlet has just lime, but the cucumber and mint add a fresh twist.”To make Dalton’s Cucumber Gimlet: Squeeze 1 lime into a co*cktail shaker. Add 8 cucumber rounds; muddle. Add 3 oz. of gin and 1.5 oz. of simple syrup. Fill with ice cubes, shake well and strain into co*cktail glass. Garnish with thin cucumber slices, a lime wedge and mint.SATURDAY, MAY 23 LUCKY PENNY DAYUp your luck!Find a penny, pick it up; all day long, you’ ll have good luck! That’s the idea behind this fun holiday, which focuses on the age-old theory that pennies…3 min

Enjoy!Relax and have fun this weekMUSICSing along to tunes by Craig Morgan!Get set to be inspired when country music star and Army veteran Craig Morgan releases his first album in four years titled God, Family, Country on May 22. The record features five new songs and five remastered fan favorites, including “That’s What I Love About Sunday” and “Little Bit of Life.” New music includes a cover of Gavin DeGraw’s “Soldier” as well as “Sippin’ on the Simple Life,” which Craig wrote with a pair of active-duty Army Airborne Rangers before they left for Afghanistan. Also on the album is the personal ballad “The Father, My Son and the Holy Ghost,” which he wrote in honor of his late son, Jerry.STARZCrack the case with Hightown!Meet Jackie Quiñones, a hard-partying federal Fishery Service agent in Cape…3 min

Enjoy!It happened this week!• Carol Burnett received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1975. Her signature ear tug started as a It happened this week! hello to her grandmother.• Saltwater taffy was created in 1883. Per legend, a storm flooded a candy shop with ocean water, hence the name!• The first episode of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood aired in 1967. His iconic cardigans were all knitted by his mother.• Star Search, hosted by Ed McMahon, last aired in 1995. Famous contestants include Ray Romano, LeAnn Rimes and Drew Carey.• Levi Strauss received a patent for the rivets that were key to his denim pants design in 1873. Strauss himself never wore jeans!…1 min

Enjoy!This week’s best new booksFictionHUMORTiny Imperfectionsby Alli Frank and Asha YoumansHumor, charm and intriguing drama combine in this novel—written by a best-friend author duo—about the competitive world of private education. Josie Bordelon’s modeling career is long over, and she’s now the director of admissions at San Francisco’s top private school. She’s also trying to keep her 17-year-old daughter, Etta, out of trouble. Soon, family and work turmoil shockingly intertwine.FAMILY SAGASomeone Like Youby Karen KingsburyAward-winning author Karen Kingsbury is known for her emotional, heart-tugging novels, and her latest is no exception. When Maddie Baxter West finds out she was adopted as an embryo and had a sister she never knew about, she leaves the “family” she thought she knew. Then her path crosses with Dawson Gage, who takes her to meet her biological family, and…2 min

Be inspired!“We can beatany big challenge!”One night in 2015, unable to sleep, Lisa Edge mindlessly scrolled through an animal rescue site on Facebook. As photos of puppies flickered before her eyes, Lisa’s finger suddenly paused. You sweet baby, she sighed, gazing at a tiny white fluffball. Less than a year old, the co*ckapoo had been found abandoned in California, without eyes and with deformed back legs. Lisa’s heart ached for the little guy, and the Mineral Point, Wisconsin, animal lover found herself thinking: I want to help him.Having been a mom to disabled pets in the past, Lisa was quickly approved to adopt Noah. When she picked him up at the airport, his front legs immediately embraced her in a hug, as if to say, “Thank you for saving me.”“You’re welcome,” Lisa whispered.As Noah settled…3 min

Be inspired!3 free ways to help shelter pets during a crisisSpread the word online!Without adoption events, shelters rely on social media to spread the word of adoptable pets. Share your local shelters’ dogs and cats on your page to boost their views.Make a boredom buster!“Dropping off homemade toys is an easy way to help shelter pets have fun!” says Jennifer Lane, Humane Society marketing director. Find ideas at CVHumane.org!Donate household items!Visit CVHumane.org/wish-list for simple household items—like old towels, Q-tips, peanut butter or nail clippers—you can deliver to shelters.…1 min

Issue May 18, 2020 - Woman's World (2024)

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