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by Patricia L. Cook Now that the end of April is here, and we look forward to May, flowers are popping up everywhere. Remember, “April showers bring May flowers.”

• The man who has been credited with coining the above phrase actually said it a little differently.

Thomas Tusser was a poet and agricultural writer in the 16th century. He published “One Hundred Good Points of Husbandry” in England in 1557.

Later, in 1573, he expanded the writing to “Five Hundred Points of Good Husbandry.”

• Tusser’s writing was in old English style where he wrote, “Sweet April showers, do spring May flowers.” His books were collections of instructions on housekeeping, gardening and farming. His poems contained humor as well as wisdom.

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• Despite his wisdom, Tusser’s fame did not come until after his death in London in 1580. His words have lived on for centuries.

• Other familiar quotes attributed to Tusser include: 1)“A fool and his money are soon parted.” 2)“God sendeth and giveth both mouth and meat.” 3)“Always look at the sunny side of life.” Many quotes from his writing have been changed to more modern language styles.

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Peoples Spring Music Festival May 5, 2012 - 7pm - 9pm 4980 Gordon Ave NW, Cedar Rapids

Featured will be blues man Dale Beeks, the Deep Dish Divas, and Peoples own choir and musicians. Full church members: $20 advance sale: $25 at the door. Church friends and general public: $25 advance sale; $30 at the door. Tickets will be available after Sunday services, or anytime by contacting Bryan or Kris Davis: bryanandkris@gmail.com, or 294-5010

Walk in A Child’s Shoes Saturday, May 5, 2012 Noelridge Park Cedar Rapids

Begins at noon at the Lagoon Pavilion!

Join us for an afternoon of family fun for a great cause. Proceeds fund FHF’s Shoe Voucher Program that provides shoes for children in foster care or relative placement.

Annual Spring Dinner May 5, 2012 - 4 to 7 p.m.

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A railway tea at the museum Belle Plaine Historical Society Belle Plaine, Iowa Sunday, May 6 at 2:00 p.m.

Bottomless cups of brewed tea or coffee, entertainment, door prizes, and take-home goodies are also included in the price of $15 per person or $65 for a table of 6. Entertainment will be music by the Manifests.

Syttende Mai, Norway’s Contitution Day May 8, 2012 - 6:00 p.m.

3634 1st Ave. NE Cedar Rapids Learn about your Nordic roots. Celebrate Syttende Mai with a meal, including authentic Norwegian desserts. Program is John Berquist, folklorist, who will share Scandinavian music and stories. John plays the guitar, mandolin and accordian.

Cost is $15. Reservations by May 1 at 319-981-8356 The Belle Plaine Area Museum National Train Day 2012 on May 12th from 11:00 am until 4:00 pm. This is free family event showcasing Belle Plaine’s rich railroad history. Donations received will go toward restoring our Chicago & Northwestern caboose. For more information call 319 560-1132 Families Helping Families of Iowa 5th Annual Gala Saturday, May 12 - 5pm start Cedar Rapids Marriott, Cedar Rapids Featured Speaker: Author of “A Child Called It,” inspirational speaker and former foster child: David Pelzer Tickets will be available for purchase online at www.familieshelpingfamiliesofiowa.com or by calling 319-294-9706

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FLOWERS ARE COMING (continued): • While flowers bloom at different times in many locations, Tusser’s rhyme points to the time of year when most flower gardens are beginning to show their colors.

• Of the many famous gardens around the world, there are some, such as in Holland, that are devoted to specific flowers while others offer a menagerie.

• The tulip fields that bloom near Amsterdam are among the most famous in the world. The Keukenhof Gardens southwest of Amsterdam in the small village of Lisse are only open from March to May. Keukenhof translates to “kitchen garden,” and the historic park is known as the “Garden of Europe.” Every spring more than seven million flowers bloom with tulips the most abundant but also present are blooms of daffodils, orchids, hyacinths, roses, carnations, irises, lilies and more.

• Nearly 50 acres (20 ha) of Giant Tecolote Ranunculus flowers have been blooming on the rolling hills of North San Diego County in Southern California for over 60 years. Known as the Flower Fields® at Carlsbad Ranch, the flowers only bloom for six to eight weeks each year from early March through early May. It is one of the most beautiful and spectacular coordinated displays of natural floral beauty in the world. The flowers announce the arrival of spring to Southern California.

• Giant Tecolote Ranunculus were brought to Southern California by Luther Gage, an English horticulturist, more than 60 years ago when his family left England to establish a home in California. Enamored with the flowers in England, Gage brought their seeds with him. These seeds became the first ranunculus known to be planted in North America.

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FLOWERS ARE COMING (continued): • If you love the beauty of azaleas, Callaway Gardens in Georgia is the place to visit. Located at the southern end of the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, Callaway Gardens’ 13,000 acres (5,261 ha) include the world’s largest azalea display.

• Callaway Gardens opened to the public in 1952.

There are two areas that are bursting with azaleas.

The original “Overlook Azalea Garden,” planted under the guidance of the founders, Cason and Virginia Callaway, has more than 700 varieties of cultivated azaleas that were planted many years ago. The “Callaway Brothers Azalea Bowl” was opened in 1999 on 40 acres (16.2 ha). It has more than 3,400 hybrid azaleas in pinks, reds, whites and more. Both areas also boast trees, shrubs and other flowering plants to complement the azaleas.

• Azaleas are scattered all over the Southern states, and there are many azalea festivals to highlight the showy plants. While many of those festivals occur in March and April to welcome spring and the masses of colorful blooms, there are many yards and gardens with azaleas blooming well into June.

• Peak blooming time in the Gulf Coast states, including Texas, is from February to May or June, and in the Carolinas and Virginia, it is from April to June.

• Even though azaleas are mostly found in the Southern states, Brookings, Oregon, a small town just six miles north of the California border on U.S. Highway 101, has a history that includes azaleas and an Azalea Festival dating back to 1939. To live up to its tagline, “Where flowers meet the sea,” five varieties of native azaleas are cared for in Azalea Park, considered the “crown jewel” of Brookings City Parks.

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• Robert Pim Butchart was a dry goods merchant before he began manufacturing Portland cement in 1888, near his birthplace of Owen Sound, Ontario. He became very successful in the growing North American concrete industry.

• Butchart learned of rich limestone deposits, which were vital for cement production, on the west coast of Canada. He built a factory on Vancouver Island at a location known as Tod Inlet. In 1904, he and his family established their home there.

• It didn’t take many years for the limestone deposits at Tod Inlet to become depleted.

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• Cement manufacturing stopped at the plant in 1916, but tiles and flower pots were made there through 1950.

• The gardens are planted annually with over a million bedding plants in approximately 700 varieties. Plantings are made and maintained so that blooms are present continuously from March through October.

• Close to a million visitors to Butchart Gardens each year are blessed with not only the floral beauty but entertainment and lighting displays during the summer and at Christmas. The gardens welcome visitors year round for five seasons: the usual four, winter, spring, summer and autumn as well as Christmas. The summer season includes “Firework Saturdays.”

• The Butchart family descendants still own the private estate and gardens. The original Butcharts named the estate “Benvenuto,” which is Italian for “welcome.” They developed a truly unique and welcoming spot for visitors to enjoy.

The family residence is open for tours during the winter months from January 15- March 15.

• With all of the traveling of the Butchart family, many sculptures were brought back to be a part of the gardens as well. One of the most interesting sculptures is a rare bronze copy of a wild boar statue sculptured from marble and displayed at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy. The copy is known as “Tacca,” in honor of Pietro Tacca, who created the statue in 1620. Many visitors rub Tacca’s snout affectionately for good luck.

• The family never sought to make the gardens into botanical gardens. Even though there are many plant species present, none are labeled and no botanical collections were created.

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• May Day has been linked to the Feast of Beltane held by the Celtic religion, which was a pagan festival welcoming summer, dating back to before the birth of Jesus Christ. Activities included dancing around a fire, burning effigies of witches, and herding cattle between bonfires. The Celtic religion existed mainly in Britain but also other places in Europe.

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• May Day includes a flower festival in France.

Delicate flowers known as “lilies of the valley,” are a major part of celebrations. People believe they bring good luck. Lilies of the valley are also used in Denmark, where sweethearts are gifted with flowers on May Day. • A tulip festival is celebrated to commemorate May Day in Holland, the home country of millions of tulips.

• In many countries, May Day is associated with the labor movement and known for the start of the eight-hour work day. This came about after labor unions in the United States protested 10-hour work days in 1886.

• Schools are closed for May Day, which is also International Workers Day, in Greece. People head to from cities to the countryside to gather wildflowers. They make wreaths from the flowers for their front doors and then burn them later in bonfires.

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• Another May Day custom is to erect a tall pole at playgrounds, schoolyards and parks. The “Maypole” is decorated with streamers and children dance and sing around it. Maypoles were usually erected for the day in small towns, but cities such as London had Maypoles that stayed up all year.

This custom originated with the Germans. The Puritans believed Maypole dancing was equated to heathen behavior, like idol worship, so they didn’t allow the practice when in power in Britain in the 1600s.

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Put the replacement wax ring on the floor around the drain pipe. Then, place plumber’s putty around the foot of the toilet base -- one way is to create a putty “rope” and press it around the perimeter.

With your helper, lift the toilet base and position it over the wax ring and drain pipe and bolts. Ease it into position by rocking and pressing the base down so that the new ring sits tightly in place.

Attach the nuts to the bolts on either side of the base and tighten carefully.

Reattach the tank to the base, attach the water supply line to the tank and shutoff valve, and turn on the water supply, checking to make sure the supply line connection doesn’t leak. Finally, trim away the excess plumber’s putty from the foot of the toilet.

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