From: Leave It to Cleaver
Pub. Date: June 23rd, 2017
Series: Vintage Kitchen Mysteries
Author: Victoria Hamilton
Website: Victoria Hamilton Mysteries
So on Wednesday, May 30th of this year (1984) we had a cool spectacle in the US... a solar eclipse! The last total solar eclipse was in 1979, and I remember it really well (it was just 5 years ago, when I was 11!). We went out then and watched the eclipse through photo negatives. (By the way, that is apparently NOT safe at all!!) It was very cool.
The eclipse this year was what is called an 'annular' eclipse. According to my science teacher 'annular' means ring shaped, from the Latin 'annulus', meaning ring. It is an annular eclipse if the 'ring of fire' - a ring of the sun still visible when the moon is blotting out the center of the sun - is seen in even one location for even just one second.Most of us saw what looked like a partial solar eclipse. I will say, in Michigan we had a pretty good view of it, as we're close to the exact path.
The next total solar eclipse in the United States happens Monday, August 21st, 2017.
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| Total Eclipse of the Heart |
That's a lifetime away. I wonder where I'll be?
Think I'll play my tape of it again. I just made a mixed tape with that on it, as well as Flashdance by Irene Cara, All Night Long, by Lionel Ritchie, as well as songs from this year, Missing You, by John Waite, Drive by The Cars, and others as well as my fave from last summer, True, by Spandau Ballet.
I could listen to True all day. Always slipping from my hands/ Time's a sand of its own...
So anyway... it's a new school year, 1984/85, and things are touchy at home (Mom had a new baby, Jaymie, and I love my little sister to death, but man, does she whine a lot! And poopy diapers... yuck!) and my friends are acting kinda weird, and one of them Dolores, who I hung out with all summer is now dating (Eeuw!) Brock Nibley, Valetta's older brother and... things are just really, really weird. Maybe by 2017 we'll all have our acts together.So... Total Eclipse of the Heart... coolest song of all time or what?
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GIVEAWAY
So everyone... please be careful viewing the total eclipse of the sun today. Enter my draw instead!You will LOVE this prize package including a copy of Leave It to Cleaver, a Cozy up to a Great Mystery! mug, pen, and the neatest skull teaspoon.
Follow these guidelines:
1 - Canadian and US entries only, please!
2 - Enter by Midnight, August 23rd: don't worry if your comment doesn't show up immediately. After midnight on the 21st it will go into a queue to be moderated and I'll approve the next day.
3 - Leave an email address (yourname (at) yourserver (dot) com) and a first name.
Good Luck!!
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I'm looking forward to watching some of the eclipse. I have my glasses and hope that any one else that is planning on watching have theirs. Lisa at poohwine1217@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteI shall see some of the eclipse. If I cannot then there is always TV.
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I hope to see the eclipse but it may not be visible here because of cloud cover. I will use the internet, if need be. dbahn(at)iw(dot)net.
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ReplyDeleteI have my glasses all ready for the eclipse!
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i think i was in 3rd grade for the last eclipse...i remember it. my family is all set with the glasses. thanks for the giveaway aelinderman@sbcglobal.net
ReplyDeleteRaining here. No eclipse today. gretaduerstatgmaildotcom
ReplyDeleteI will watch it on television , later. memryrose@aol.com
ReplyDeleteI am taking your advice...I will check it out through NASA later...thank you for the contest...
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I will watch on tv or computer - thanks for the contest
ReplyDeleteThanks for the opportunity! I love this series. Leslie at LeslieAnnB@yahoo.com. Enjoy your day!
ReplyDeleteMight watch the eclipse on NASA's website. Thanks for the chance to win. I love this series! mcastor07(at)gmail (dot)com.
ReplyDeleteI will be watching the eclipse. Thanks for this lovely giveaway.saubleb(at)gmail(dot)com
ReplyDeleteI love the song "total eclipse of the heart" because we played it as a marching band song during competition one year. I was the field commander and I loved singing along to it as the band was playing.
ReplyDeleteI am excited about watching the eclipse today. I'm hoping that everyone goes blind today and all the kids at school listen to their teachers and wear their glasses. If not, all the optometrists will be having a lot of business.
Here's to eclipses, strange plants with weird, huge appetites (feeeed me Symour) and amazing 1980s songs. Thanks for the giveaway too! Sherylhbooth(at) gmail (dot) com
Does not go blind, I hope everyone does not go blind! Good grief. Typing on my phone can be dangerous.
DeleteI will watch on TV. It is very cloudy here with rain expected so who knows. Thanks for your giveaway. elliotbencan(at)hotmail(dot)com
ReplyDeleteWe are not in the path of the eclipse. Lots of places to see it through.
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DeleteSheila Siarkiewicz says Happy Eclipse Day! Hopefully the clouds will disappear so we can see it.
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We will only get to see a little bit of the eclipse.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to be able to go watch the eclipse today but I am at work. Hopefully if I time it just right I can go see it on my lunch.
ReplyDeleteI'm not planning to watch the eclipse, not even on the tv. Think we are in an area of 90%, or almost that much, but 1) I have way too much to do today -- moving in 3 weeks. 2) Didn't get any glasses, and not interested in making the pinhole thing. 3) Just really could care less??
ReplyDeleteGive me a good book to read any time. 😀
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Brooklyn is getting almost 72% viewing of this event. I'm going to opt out and be in the house reading a book and watching it on the tv. I didn't bother buying the special filter glasses... When I finish typing this comment I'm heading out to get ALL of my errands done quickly.
ReplyDeletenot watching(except on line). staying in and reading.adding your book to TBR!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance. Janngrogan@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteWe are in the path of the eclipse, but not at its totality. We are having a big thunderstorm now, so if it doesn't clear up, we won't see it. We will probably watch it on tv or the internet. Becky lelandandbecky at reagan dot com
ReplyDeleteWell, we are only going to have a partial eclipse here----but now it has started raining so we won't even see that. Darn! Thanks for your contest.
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I'm watching the eclipse on tv, the safe way! lclee59(at)centurylink(dot)net
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome prize package, thank you! barbie17(at)gmail(dot)com
ReplyDeleteHere in the UP of Michigan, it will be partial, but I'm still going to watch it with my pinhole projector. bobwiesmann at gmail dot com.
ReplyDeleteLooking forawrd to seeing the eclipse today !!! Thank you for the chance to win! readingjunkie209@gmail.com
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No elcipse for us..it is raining..figures right??? Vickiela3@hotmail.com Vickie
ReplyDeleteThe forecast is cloudy for this afternoon when the eclipse is supposed to be! Hope we can tell when it does. Thanks for the chance to win! annelovell12@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteMy first and only eclipse (until 10:18 this morning) was the 1979 event. I was in the 4th grade and living in the Eclipse Center of the World-Goldendale, WA!!!! Can hardly wait for the one today!!! This time I get to share it with my GED students!!!! Amazing that this time around I am the teacher instead of the student! Thanks for the chance to win!!!!
ReplyDeleteNot sure what will happen here in upper NY with the eclipse but excited to see it! Thanks for the great giveaway!!
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I am in Colorado, and the eclipse starts here at 10:20 a.m. and peaks at 11:43 a.m. I actually have a pair of solar eclipse glasses, the sky is clear, so it should be an amazing experience. I remember watching the last eclipse through a box, and that was pretty cool. I'm going to go and play Total Eclipse of the Heart now! bobandcelia@sbcglobal.net
ReplyDeleteOur library is going to be streaming the NASA feed
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Not gonna lie, I'm a little excited that I live in the path of totality (Salem, OR). I have my daughter with me today so we can watch it together.
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I'll be watching the eclipse on TV. We're only getting a partial here, and it may also be storming. lkleback@hotmail.com
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85% here in Wisconsin the library is having a party about it. Donamaekutska7@gmail.com thanks for the chance!
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ReplyDeleteWill be watching it on the news. Thank you for the opportunity! Meg85242 at gmail dot com.
ReplyDeleteThat is a great song! Supposedly the eclipse is happening here right now, but it ended up being overcast today so I'll have to view it online. Thanks for the contest! Marla: mbradeen@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteGreat song - watching the eclipse on TV.
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What a fun post! It was a bit cloudy here, but watched some good coverage on tv too.
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I'm in Illinois and I was lucky enough to get a pair of eclipse glasses from the library. We had an 87% eclipse here. It was cloudy but I was able to see the eclipse. It was really amazing to see.
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I'm in Illinois and I was lucky enough to get a pair of eclipse glasses from the library. We had an 87% eclipse here. It was cloudy but I was able to see the eclipse. It was really amazing to see.
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I was able to view the eclipse today. Very cool. turtle6422(at)gmail(dot)com
ReplyDeleteA great selection of songs. Bonnie Tyler and Lionel Ritchie were a couple of our faves. Enjoyed the post. Love the cover. Am looking forward to this book. So hoping for sooner. Rather than later. Della at deepotter (at) peoplepc (dot) com
ReplyDeleteI saw some of the eclipse. And love those songs! Karamarks0463 at att dot net.
ReplyDeleteWatch eclipse on T.V since I am in Nevada not much to see until 2045 mama2bulls(at)gmail(dot)com
ReplyDeleteI love this "blast from the past"...and I remember all those songs! Saw some of the eclipse from the safety of my office window. aut1063(at)gmail(dot)com
ReplyDeleteHad a great time at the Adler Planetarium watching the eclipse, even though it was cloudy.
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ha ha I laughed as we also watched through negatives in 1979. Don't think glasses were so readily available. None of us went blind. Would so love this book. Georgia
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It was fantastic seeing today's eclipse. Thanks for the fun giveaway. doward1952(at)yahoo(dot)com
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun, historical piece! And yes, I remember Total Eclipse of the Heart well...Didn't have the right "specs" to watch the limited view we had in Arizona so I am enjoying people's photos, instead. Thank you for the opportunity to win; have enjoyed this series so far and love the mug! jeaniedannheim (at) ymail (dot) com
ReplyDeleteI watched on tv. Couldn't find glasses and I need my eyes to read books!!!!!!!!
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I watched the eclipse today with my kiddos, we loved it. 90% were we live so we didn't drive, we just stayed home. I can't wait to read this, I need a mini vacation... Thank you for the chance!
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There was not much to see in NJ...skies were a little cloudy and it never really got that dark. Oh well. At least I got to see it on TV. Thanks for the lovely giveaway opportunity. Kuzlin(at)aol(dot)com
ReplyDeleteOnly had partial and did not see it. Loved news coverage on the areas in totality. Thanks for the chance. Maceoindo (at) yahoo (dot) com
ReplyDeleteThe song has been on my mind all week, lol! Good prizes. Veronica, vboudreau57@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteDidn't have glasses so didn't see much. Barely got grey even, kinda expected darker but the whole experience watching people outside with their excitement was fun. crucible3 (at) cox (dot) net
ReplyDeleteLiving in Ohio there was only a partial view of the eclipse but through television news I found many segments to follow. The music you included in your blog are right up my genre. Thanks for the memories and chance to enter your giveaway. robeader53(at)yahoo(dot)com
ReplyDeleteIt was partial and overcast where I am so it just got a little darker - looked like it was going to rain.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite eclipse meme was one of Rutger Hauer as Navarre with a Hawk on his arm saying "Some people look forward to the eclipse more than others."
I saw a partial solar eclipse a long time ago, so I didn't try to see this one. I will look into this again in 20 or 30 years!
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I saw the eclipse in cloudy Chicago through welder's glass. It was very cool. Can't begin to tell you how pleased that this series lives!! kim7corn(at)gmail(dot)com
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Eclipse was amazing in Tennessee! So happy the hubby and I got to see it in our own front yard. dr(dot)oldsmobile(at)icloud(dot)com
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately didn't have the glasses, so watched it on TV. It didn't get very dark here either. The pictures from the places that did see the whole thing were awesome. Thanks for the giveaway package. Louise, lou817bee@neo.rr.com
ReplyDeleteBoy does 1984 seem like a lifetime ago, oh wait it was, lol. We were lucky this time to be in the path of the totality. Even got a few photos. Thanks for the chance to win this amazing prize pack. kayt18 (at) comcast (dot) net
ReplyDeleteI live on the West coast so we just got to see a bit of it. Thanks for the chance to win
ReplyDeletepenney penneyw(at)sbcglobal.net
It was too overcast here to see anything, plus I live in Indiana so wouldn't have seen all that much anyway, even if I'd used the welding goggles in the house. Oh well, there's always next time!
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watched it all on TV but did have to go out about the time it was in our area. Only darkened a little bit here in Pennsylvania!!! patkuhn05(at) gmail (dot) com
ReplyDeletehad partial where I am was pretty cool watch coverage on tv
ReplyDeleteI didn't watch the eclipse, but I really love that song. Thanks for having the giveaway.
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Not much of an eclipse where I live. There was a bit of cloud cover so watched it on tv. awesome
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Watched on NASA tv while plying some yarn on my spinning wheel. Thanks for the giveaway! teabird17 *at* yahoo * dot * com
ReplyDeleteWe had an 86% eclipse. Fabulous!
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Hard to decide between reading your book or watching the eclipse. So, I read between checking the sun/moon
ReplyDeleteI will watch it on TV. Thank you for the giveaway.
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I watched on TV, but also was fascinated at the shadow reflection by the front door of our library. ljbonkoski@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteI've been thinking of that song too. We watched partly on TV and through a small hole in a cardboard box.But our trees put on a pretty show too, on our deck and cartop, etc. It was pretty neat. jluebke(at)frontier(dot)com
ReplyDeleteWe watched it on Science Channel from Oregon. Fabulous as is your books. Thank you for this opportunity.
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Love this series! stylewise by debra (at) gmail (dot) com
ReplyDeleteI missed the eclipse! Thanks for offering this giveaway!
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Oh those 80's, what memories of the hair, the clothes and the music. Thanks for the giveaway.
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No eclipse watching for me thanks to rain and a nap!
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The eclipse was great! I got to see it with my grandsons. In 1984 I had one son and one on the way. Oh, the memories!
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Thank you all so much for entering. I have chosen and emailed the winner!!
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