Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4

 

Labor Day

Welcome to Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4 where we ask 4 questions every week.

 Labor Day is Monday, Sept. 7.   The original Labor Day was September 5, 1882 when over 10,000 workers took to the streets to protest 12 hour work days for low wages and cruel practices of employers.

The first official Labor Day was on September 7th in Oregon.

President Grover Cleveland signed on for the first offical federal observance of Labor Day following the Pullman Strike in which government forces shot dead many unarmed workers strking over dramatic wages cuts and dramatic cost of living increases in a company town.  Workers pay was cut 30% and they could not afford basic food.  When a group of men tried to negotiate with Pullman, they were fired  and 34 of them were unalived by government forces.

1. How do you observe Labor Day and were you aware of the background of it?

We took the day off and did nothing. 

2, Many holidays become just a day off rather than a real commemoration of an event.  

How do you propose we can remedy that?

make a special day of it. 

3. What is the most labor intensive job or activity you have done?

working retail stocking shelves.

   

4. If your income was  cut by 30% could you still survive?  What would you do?

Yes, Now that Im retired i look for free things and always shop sa;es. 

HappyLaborDay & StarGARDENfeature 9/7/26

 

WELCOME to the first week of the September 2026 "You're the Star" Blog Hop!

Before we continue onto the Linky party I wanted to share from my blog:

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WELCOME to GARDEN feature week of the September 2026 "You're the STAR" blog hop!

Meet all of your Hosts

This week is GARDEN feature week
Swing by the Hosts blogs:

Angie @ God's Growing Garden
Colleen @ Butterfly in the Attic

Michelle @ Moms Are Frugal

Lisa @ At Home With Lisa

Kris @ Kris and Larry . com

This is a month long Linky party featuring YOU!

There will be 4 different features each week and 4 different feature categories.  Just to be clear - this is NOT a themed party - you may link up ANY family-friendly blog posts any day of each month. 
The "theme" occurs in our weekly features:
WEEK#1 GARDEN - gardening, homesteading, recycling, outdoor activities &/or preserving (this can include any type of green living,  repurposed ideas, outdoor concerns, posts relating to farm animals etc all while remaining family friendly)

(These features were chosen from the August 2026 "You're the Star" blog hop)

How to Make Homemade Smoothie Packets by Scratch Made Food

My Midsummer Perennial Garden by Amy's Creative Pursuits

A Simply Grand Recipe - Our Refrigerator Pickles by Our Grand Lives

Late Summer Cottage Garden Update by Debbie-Dabble Blog

If you've been featured then please grab a STAR button below:

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All Hosts/CoHosts will post this blog hop on every Monday of each week.
Please link up your family friendly blog posts below!
It wouldn't be a linky party with YOU!
(IMPORTANT NOTE: by linking up you understand that you might be featured next month and if so, we will use some of your photos from your post - rest assured - we will always link back to your lovely blog.  We might also share your fantastic posts on social media.  Also, you may link up as many family-friendly posts as you like & YES - other blog hops &/or giveaways are welcome {giveaways and blog hops will NOT be featured though}  Thank You & ENJOY! )

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Yarn Over Yonder: A Cozy Craft & Hobby Mystery

 

Yarn Over Yonder: A Cozy Craft & Hobby Mystery (Junie Harper Craft Mysteries)

The annual Millbrook Pop-Up Craft Fair should be the highlight of Junie Harper's year.

Her booth is ready, her wreath kits are selling fast, and the fair is driving traffic to Harper's Handycrafts just like it does every summer. But when fair organizer Clara Whitting is found dead behind a wall of yarn displays, and her private ledger of vendor secrets goes missing, Junie is pulled into an investigation that threatens everything she's built.

With vendors feuding over booth placements, whispered side deals surfacing from the shadows, and her best friend Nora caught in the crosshairs of suspicion, Junie must decode a trail of booth swaps, color-coded tags, and hidden financial arrangements to unmask a killer hiding among the craft community she loves.

But someone doesn't want the truth to come out. And they're willing to do more than cut a few threads to keep it buried.

YARN OVER YONDER is the second book in The Junie Harper Craft Mysteries, warm, witty cozy mysteries where hands-on hobbies become investigative tools. Perfect for fans of Jenn McKinlay, Ellery Adams, and Paige Shelton.

Can be read as a standalone, but is best enjoyed as part of the series.

From our library hobby class : 

 We have classes on crochet, knitting and needle work.

EASY KNIT DISHCLOTH:

Instructions:
Cast on 4 stitches
Row 1: Knit 4
Row 2: Knit 2, yarn over, knit across the row.
Repeat Row 2 until you have 48 stitches on the needle.
Row 3: Knit 1, Knit 2 together, yarn over, knit 2 together, knit to the end of the row.
Repeat Row 3 until you have 4 stitches left on the needle. Cut your yarn leaving several inches.

Slide those last 4 stitches onto a crochet hook and loop the tail and last stitches one through the next as shown in the pics below. Pull tight to secure.

(or simply cast off knit wise)

September is library  card sign up month

Bible journal

Sunday bible journal class and fellowship 

Psalm 1:3

They are like trees planted along the riverbank,barying fruit each season

Their leaves never wither, and they prospect all they do. 

Are you rooted in the word like this tree ? Then blessings will come your way....

For fellowship: pumpkin coffee cake 

Kids crafts 

making crafts with pasta and paint.

Movie and a Snack : Labor Day Weekend

 

Movie and Snacks at the Library ! 

This Saturday I am planning a Movie and Snacks for a afternoon at the library 

with the kids. It's the End of Summer fun for Labor day ! And the perfect way to beat the heat and the rain.

We are binge watching the Madagascar series on the Big Screen: 

Move it! Move it! 4 pampered animals from New York's Central Park Zoo 

find themselves shipwrecked on the exotic island of Madagascar, and discover 

it really IS a jungle out there! Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer 

and Jada Pinkett Smith lead an all-star cast of hilarious animals, including 

four mischievous penguins and legions of lemurs. It's a film that you'll

 go wild for again and again!

Snack time  Animal cracker snack mix 

Ingredients

• 2 cups popcorn (popped)
• 2 cups wheel pretzels
• 2 cups goldfish crackers
• 2 cups fruity cereal (Fruit Loops)
• 2 cups M&Ms
• 2 cups frosted animal crackers

Instructions

1. Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl and enjoy!
2. Great for kids of all ages!

Crafts with paper plates 

Tissue paper, construction paper and googly eyes.  

September books and crafts

It's time for more kids crafts and books for September...

Sunflower craft with paper plates 

The flower is from a paper plate and the middle is made from seeds. 

After painting the white paper plate yellow, let dry. Then cut with scissors around edges to make petals.  Then add glue to center and add sunflower seeds for a sensory feel. Add stem with a green painted paper towel roll.

Friday Fave

 

Friday"s Fave Five #897

Happy September everyone ... we are in the ber months. The best months of the year. Im hoping September will be a little cooler here so I can get outside and do more. What's on your September bucket list? 

1. Ww Had Rain.... after being so hot here in Louisiana the rain was a blessing. And my family that are farmers here in town it came at a great time.

     2My son finished his first month of teaching:   he was blessed to be able to teach local in a great school

3.  We had to have our car fixed:  it was minor, and was fixed locally by our mechanic . Hes a blessing and very reasonable prices 

4   Library time : As usual my time at the library is busy but so uplifting. We are a small community and out local library is a big part of it. We vote here, have community meetings and food drivers.

5   Thrift Shopping : I am a big fan of thrift shopping. And any time I can take a trip to go thrift shopping it makes my week.  I use lots of thrifted items in my craft projects. 

The Arc of Acadiana 

Ran as a charity for local churches.