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Strawberries and Cream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

July Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

A Colourful Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

July Nature Notes: A Fruitful Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Preserving The Goodness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Summertime Sporting Memories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9

It Happened In July . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11

The July Quiz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-13

July People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Object Of The Month . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Quiz Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

July 2020

There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea .Henry James, ‘The Portrait of a Lady’

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Copyright © 2020 Everyday Miracles Ltd T/A The Daily Sparkle ®

July is the height of our summer . If the weather is set fair, it is a time to relax and enjoy life a little . Take afternoon tea on the lawn . Put up a parasol . Have dainty sandwiches and pastries . And is there anything more delicious than freshly-baked scones with strawberry jam and cream?

Strawberries and cream are traditionally served at Wimbledon . They grace garden parties and fetes across the land . They are, without doubt, the taste of summer .

July is also traditionally the start of many people’s summer holidays . There are all those memories of families packing for a week or a fortnight at the seaside . Or single travellers setting out for adventure at home or abroad .

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The Lady of Shalott is both an 1832 poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson and a painting (1888) inspired by the poem, done by the English artist John William Waterhouse.

On either side the river lie Long fields of barley and of rye, That clothe the wold and meet the sky; And through the field the road runs by To many-towered Camelot; And up and down the people go,Gazing where the lilies blowRound an island there below,The island of Shalott .

Willows whiten, aspens quiver, Little breezes dusk and shiverThrough the wave that runs for ever By the island in the river Flowing down to Camelot . Four grey walls, and four grey towers Overlook a space of flowers, And the silent isle imbowers The Lady of Shalott .

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Some people find painting a chore . The inside of a house can wait until winter . But summer is the time to paint the outside of a house .

Wooden doors and window frames need a coat of gloss . Fascia boards run along behind the gutters . Barge boards are on the gable ends of a house . Both have to face up to the weather . Painting them can be tricky . You need ladders and a head for heights .

Some people go further . Their houses are rendered . They paint the walls in a glorious array of colours .

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A Colourful Home

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Many gardens are full of fruit in July . Strawberries, redcurrants, blackcurrants, gooseberries and summer raspberries are all ready, one after another . There is a glut of fruit!

You need a dry day to pick the fruit . The redcurrants come off in strings of bright berries. But the blackcurrants need picking one at a time . It can be

tedious . And the gooseberry bushes have nasty thorns . But it is a pleasure to be out in the sunshine in among the fruit bushes .

Gardeners need to keep an eye on the fruits . As soon as they are ripe, the birds will have a feast . Some people put nets over the bushes . Others rush out and pick the rich harvest straight away .

July Nature Notes: A Fruitful Time

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Having picked all that fruit, what can you do with it?

Strawberries are delicious and sweet straight from the garden . Just pour a little cream over them .

Other fruits make delicious pies . Blackcurrants and gooseberries are tart . They need a little sugar adding . Fruit pie and custard is a real treat .

But there is so much fruit! It needs to be preserved . Making jam is a great way of doing this . Getting the jam to set can be a problem . But the jars of jam should keep for months .

Other people bottle fruit . It takes time, but it makes a store of goodness for the winter . And, of course, nowadays, many people just freeze their excess fruit!

Preserving The Goodness

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Summertime Sporting Memories

Over the years, summer has brought us some wonderful sporting moments . We have watched and read about the exploits of the great sportsmen and women .

In cricket, we have been inspired by the batting of Bradman, or the bowling of Jim Laker and Tony Lock . We have been in awe of the great touring sides from the West Indies . Or we have been excited to hear of the latest twists and turns in the Ashes series against Australia .

We have witnessed some marvellous moments at Wimbledon and at the Open Golf Championships .

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For years we have enjoyed the buzz of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone . And even that winter sport, football, has brought us great summertime sporting memories, from the World Cup of 1966 to the European Championships of 1996 .

In tennis, we remember the great stars of the past, Rod Laver and John Newcombe, and the heroics on court of Maureen Connolly (Little Mo) and Althea Gibson . And our own Andy Murray winning Wimbledon twice .

There is little to beat the sporting drama of Formula 1

motor racing . Whether at Brands Hatch or at Silverstone, the British Grand Prix has produced heroic champions . Who can forget the exploits at Silverstone of two great Scots, Jim Clark and Jackie Stewart?

Over the years, the battle for golf’s claret jug has seen many a tense finish. The final round of the Open Golf Championship has witnessed some come to the final hole in glory, and others win it only on that final green. Great players such as Peter Thomson and Arnold Palmer have been worthy winners .

What is your special summertime sporting memory?

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1948 saw another great sporting moment in July . On 29th July, the Olympic Games were opened at Wembley Stadium in London .

They were called the Austerity Games . It was all done on a shoe-string . But it lifted people’s spirits after the hardships of the war .

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They were also seen as the Friendly Games . The motto was ‘the main thing is not the winning but the taking part’ . Of course, winning a gold medal was special . Two of the winners were Emile Zatopek and the Dutch athlete Fanny Blankers-Coen, dubbed ‘The Flying Housewife’ .

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On 29th July 1836, the Arc de Triomphe was opened in Paris . It had taken 30 years to complete . It was the idea of Napoleon Bonaparte . His triumph was not to last . But the great arch remains as a memorial to his times .

Today, it is a symbol of the French nation, known throughout the world .

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The Arc de Triomphe

Walter Disney took his daughters to various amusement parks . But he was sure he could build something better . So, on 17th July 1955 he opened Disneyland in California .

It was a huge success . It was a fairytale world for children . Mickey Mouse and all the Disney characters were there . Millions still flock to Disneyland today .

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The July Quiz1 . Which sport is played on Centre Court at Wimbledon?2 . The spectators can buy strawberries and c…… . .3 . What colour are ripe strawberries?4 . Which poet wrote ‘The Lady of Shalott’? 5 . Which of these bushes have prickly spines?

Redcurrant, Blackcurrant or Gooseberry6 . Do you add salt or sugar when making jam? 7 . What makes jam set? Vinegar or Pectin8 . Which one of these soft drinks is made from blackcurrants? Ribena or Lucozade9 . Would you use gloss or emulsion paint on an outside door?10 . Maureen Connolly and Althea Gibson were both famous for playing which sport?11 . Jim Clark and Jackie Stewart were both champions in which sport?12 . Was Don Bradman a famous batsman or bowler?13 . Which one of these is a motor racing circuit? Donington Park or Silverstone 14 . What do the Open Golf champions win? Claret Jug or Whisky Decanter 15 . The Open Golf Championship has been held at Royal St George’s .

Is this in Wales, England, Scotland or Ireland?

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16 . A golfer has landed in a bunker . To get out, do they use a driver or a sand wedge?

17 . In golf, which is better, a birdie or a bogey?

18 . In tennis, what score is deuce?

19 . The winner takes game, set and ………… .

20 . In which year did England win the football World Cup? 1956, 1966 or 1976

21 . In which year did Wales play in the World Cup Finals? 1958, 1962 or 1966

22 . Where were the 1948 Olympic Games held? Berlin or London

23 . In which capital city is the Arc de Triomphe?

24 . Where might you go to see Mickey Mouse and the Sleeping Beauty Castle? Legoland or Disneyland

25 . SDP stood for Social D……… . . Party

26 . Did Shirley Williams or Michael Foot join the SDP?

27 . What is Snowcem? Washing powder or Masonry paint

28 . A person can be called a gooseberry . What does it mean to be a gooseberry?

29 . Where is the home of golf? St Andrews or Hampden Park

30 . How many words can you make from the letters in ‘Disneyland’? Examples: lane, snail, saddle

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July People

David Owen

Another member of the Gang of Four was David Owen . The others were Roy Jenkins and Bill Rodgers .

David Owen was born on 2nd July 1938 . He trained as a doctor . Then he became an MP in Plymouth . He became Foreign Secretary, aged only 38, from 1977 - 1979 .

Shirley Williams

Shirley Williams was born on 27th July 1930 . She became a Labour MP . She was a minister in the Wilson and Callaghan governments .

But she thought the Labour Party was moving too far to the left . She became one of the Gang of Four . They left Labour and founded the SDP in 1981 .

Michael Foot

The final straw for the Gang of Four was the election of Michael Foot as Leader of the Labour Party . He was born on 23 July 1913, and they saw him as far too left-wing .

This month, three politicians from the 1970s and 80s

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1 . Tennis2 . Cream3 . Red4 . Alfred, Lord Tennyson5 . Gooseberry6 . Sugar7 . Pectin8 . Ribena9 . Gloss10 . Tennis11 . Motor Racing

(Grand Prix/Formula 1)12 . Batsman13 . Silverstone14 . Claret Jug15 . England16 . Sand wedge17 . Birdie18 . Forty-all (40-40)19 . Match20 . 196621 . 1958

22 . London23 . Paris24 . Disneyland25 . Democratic26 . Shirley Williams27 . Masonry paint28 . Unwanted third person with a couple29 . St Andrews30 . Various

The July Quiz Answers

How lovely it is to get an old copper jam pan out of a cupboard . It is heavy and shiny . Into it goes the fruit and the sugar . It comes to boiling . Then it is allowed to quietly bubble away .

The jam needs stirring gently with a wooden spoon . A little is tested to see whether it will set. Time to take the jam pan off the stove. Then the jam is poured into jars .

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