Next Month in This Awful Awesome Life (September 2020)
It looks like September will be more of the same as far as social distancing is concerned, so next month in This Awful Awesome Life will be challenging.
September is Banned Books Month and censorship matters, especially in a pandemic. We’ll be examining censorship and which books were challenged or banned in 2019.
I’ll be making a Key Lime pie for “September 2020 in The Twelve months of Pie. Linda Cahill will be back with more delicious recipes from Pampered Chef, Orlando Bartro will send me something brilliant, and we’ll feature a poem from Rachel Ann Bovier. I’m happy to say Christian Joyce will be back with more albums for your playlist, and I’ll have more information about our subscriber content for Patreon.
Hopefully, we will have some good news to share, but we won’t try to pretend COVID-19 hasn’t changed our communities.
Come back and read our articles and take our quizzes, we’re here to be of service. Please share our site with your friends.
Until next month, Stay Safe; Stay Well; You are Important, and You are Loved!
Fran
Answers to the August 2020 Quiz You’re a Peach
Though the exact origin of the peach was previously disputed, after genetic studies, scientists now believe peaches are native to - B. Northwest China
Peaches like cherries, apricots, and plums are – A. Drupes
Nectarines are – D. Believed to result from a mutation in a single peach gene causing its skin to be smooth with no hair
Peach blossoms are – B. Pink with 5 petals
What country is the leading producer of peaches in the world? D. China
In Chinese mythology, peaches became a symbol of – C. Immortality
A traditional Fuzzy Navel cocktail is made with equal parts of - C. Peach Schnapps and orange juice
“Sex on the Beach” is the name of an International Bartenders Association Official Cocktail made with - B. Vodka, peach schnapps, orange juice, and cranberry juice
“Peaches” the 1996 hit single by The Presidents of the United States of America reached #1 on which country’s music charts? A. Iceland
Eat a Peach is the third studio album by the American rock band - C. The Allman Brothers
Peach Melba was invented in the late 1890’s by the French chef Auguste Escoffier at the Savoy Hotel, London, to honor the Australian soprano, Nellie Melba. It’s made from - D. Peaches, Vanilla ice cream and raspberry sauce
Georgia is known as the Peach State, but it ranks third in peach production behind which two states? C. California and South Carolina
The Peach blossom is the state flower of - A. Delaware
Flowering Orchards is a series of three paintings, Pink Orchard, Pink Peach Tree, and White Orchard by this famous painter - B. Vincent Van Gogh
James and the Giant Peach is a children’s book by - B. Roald Dahl
Freestone and clingstone are the most common varieties of peaches. Other varieties include - D. all the above (semi-freestone, white, donut)
The life of a peach tree is about - C. 15 years
The United States grows 978,260 tons of peaches each year. That equals - 1.9 billion pounds
What are peacherines? D. A cross between a peach and a nectarine sold in Australia and New Zealand
Peaches are harvested in the Southern United States from - B. the middle of May through the end of August