HISTORICAL QUOTATIONS
In his 1834 autobiography, this frontiersman stated, "I never wrote (a book) before, and never read very many"
Davy Crockett
Julia de Burgos, a celebrated poet of this U.S. commonwealth, was honored on a 2010 stamp
Puerto Rico
Plant this veggie, allium cepa, near your carrots, as its odor drives off carrot flies, & maybe makes them cry
onions
Spooky
eerie
This object is the "S" in SPF, which should be at least 30 in the stuff mom slathers onto you
sun
In 1920 he said that "Communism is Soviet power plus the electrification of the whole country"
Stamps honoring Hanukkah have featured a menorah & this toy
a dreidel
Full of nitrogen & potassium, this marine product, such as knotted wrack, can make your garden healthier
seaweed
If you've got lots & lots of something, you've got this large amount
oodles
On summer afternoons in many neighborhoods, dads are on display doing this
mowing the lawn
Article 40 of this 1215 document stated, "To no one will we sell, to no one will we refuse or delay right or justice"
the Magna Carta
The Latin Music Legends series of course includes this woman in her signature fruity hat
Carmen Miranda
These annelid creatures improve the soil, so take a census of them in a batch of earth & add mulch if needed
earthworms
In the Bible he made the Golden Calf, disappointing his brother
Aaron
The fun-spoilers in city government don't want you to open these to play in the street--what if there's no water to fight fires?
fire hydrants
In December 1899 Queen Victoria said about this war, "We are not interested in the possibilities of defeat; they do not exist"
the Boer War
This "hot dog" of a Supreme Court justice appears in profile on a 2009 stamp
(Felix) Frankfurter
The kitazawa seed co. can help you grow the greens of this 4-syllable flower with edible as well as symbolic value in Japan
chrysanthemum
This kind of tea gets its name from the Chinese for "black dragon"
oolong
In the northern hemisphere, Vega, Altair & Deneb, 3 of these, make up the "summer triangle"
stars
Attributed to Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata: "It's better to die on your feet than live on" these
your knees
The year of the rabbit stamp depicts this fruit, eaten for good luck on the Chinese lunar new year
kumquats
This veggie whose name comes from the Latin for "root" needs to be harvested before root maggots set in
radish
This British company bills itself as "the world's leading insurance market"
Lloyd's
In Houston in the summer, this averages over 90% for the morning
humidity