Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum (BICLM) houses the world’s largest collection of materials related to cartoons and comics, including original art, books, magazines, journals, comic books, archival materials, and newspaper comic strip pages and clippings.  See description of holdings and programs and link to video at https://library.osu.edu/biclm/about   The Ohio State University - University Libraries  1858 Neil Avenue Mall | Columbus, Ohio 43210 | 614-292-OSUL (6785)

Lake Erie is the world’s 11th largest lake and one that provides drinking water to 12 million U.S. and Canadian citizens.  Toledo represents only a fraction of the entire Lake Erie basin, but it lies along the heart of the western Lake Erie shoreline—the most ecologically fragile and most biologically dynamic part of the Great Lakes basin because of its shallowness and relative warmth.  Just outside the Toledo area lies some of North America’s top fishing and birding opportunities.  Tom Henry  https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2019/02/26/Lake-Erie-Bill-of-Rights-gets-approval-from-Toledo-voters/stories/20190226159

La Jolla is pronounced “La Hoya.”  The origin of how La Jolla (pronounced as La-HOY-a) got its name and history are unclear.  The coastal community is often mistakenly referred to as San Diego’s ‘Jewel’.  Scholars who researched La Jolla’s origin found no concrete answer to the meaning of La Jolla or exactly where it comes from.  The only thing that is certain is that “La Jolla” is not Spanish for “The Jewel”.  The coastal town is tucked away from downtown San Diego, about 30 miles north of the Mexican border.  The Kumeyaay, local Native Americans, owned the land until it was colonized.  It is unsure how long they were in charge of the land because there are no historical records or documents.  After studying artifacts that the Kumeyaay left behind, historians estimate they were there for around 3,000 years.  When natives were in charge of the land they called La Jolla “Kulaaxuuy” which translates to “land of holes”.  It is uncertain where this comes from.  Some people believe the name comes from the sea-level caves visible from La Jolla Shores.  The topography of the land suggests that because of the hills, there could have been more holes and uneven surfaces before colonization.  Despite the word “jolla” sounding Spanish, it’s not a real word.  The Spanish word “joya”, which is similar in pronunciation to jolla, translates to Jewel.  Historians believe that sometime in the 19^th century when Spanish colonials arrived on the land, they accidentally called it joya.  The name has stuck ever since.  https://www.lajolla.com/article/la-jolla-san-diego-jewel-meaning/

PRONUNCIATIONS

Spokane, Washington  Spo-CAN

Helena, Montana  HELL-e-na,

Oregon  ORE-uh-g’n or ORY-gun (like organ with an uh sound in the middle)

Nevada  nuh-VAD-uh (a as in dad) 

Florida  FLORE uh duh (o as in sore)

Secret ingredient in galbijjim,  a fragrant stew of short ribs and root vegetables:  Add can of Coke to the braising liquid for the short ribs.  Sam Sifton  https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/16/magazine/galbijjim-korean-stew-recipe.html?action=click&module=Features&pgtype=Homepage

Potatoes, eggs and coffee beans each faced the same adversity–boiling water.  However, each one reacted differently.  The potato went in strong, hard and unrelenting, but in boiling water, it became soft and weak.  The egg was fragile, with the thin outer shell protecting its liquid interior until it was put in the boiling water.  Then the inside of the egg became hard.  However, the ground coffee beans were unique.  After they were exposed to the boiling water, they changed the water and created something new.  http://beginwithyes.com/potatoes-eggs-and-coffee-beans/  This proverb is sometimes told with carrot replacing potato. 

Hack House Museum  775 County Street  Milan, Michigan  (734) 439-7522  Sugar cookies and a smile greet every guest to this 1888 Stick-style residence.  Once the home of a founding family of Milan, the Hack House now attracts visitors interested in the architecture, furnishings, and decorative objects of the late Victorian period.  Four outbuildings (including a three-seat outhouse) and period gardens complete a pastoral picture of 19th-century life.  Tours of the Hack House Museum are scheduled on Fridays from 1-4 p.m. May through November.  See picture of house and map of location at https://www.michigan.org/property/hack-house-museum

Of the many architectural styles prevalent in the United States during the Victorian era, the Stick Style (1860-1890) was the most expressive of a building’s underlying structure.  Decorative wood trim, called stick work, was applied to the exterior to emphasize the basic wood frame structure underneath.  Many fine examples of Stick Style may be hidden beneath slipcovers of aluminum, vinyl, stucco, or asbestos shingle installed in an attempt to modernize the appearance of an older home.  The Stick Style evolved from the work of architect Gervase Wheeler, an English immigrant and author of Rural Homes or, Sketches of Houses Suited to American Country Life, an influential treatise on residential architecture first published in 1851.  Over several years and eight editions, the book popularized Wheeler’s ideas on design, particularly his notion that buildings should be structurally truthful.  https://www.wentworthstudio.com/historic-styles/stick/  See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stick_style and https://www.oldhouseonline.com/house-tours/a-study-of-stick-style

Egg Pancakes with Vegetables  by Shirley Chung   Makes 4 large pancakes  Eggy batter is loaded with shredded vegetables like scallions, carrots and zucchini--really anything you have on hand.  Serve a stack of these alongside a green salad or a bowl of rice for simple and quick midweek meal.  Find recipe at https://www.splendidtable.org/recipes/egg-pancakes-with-vegetables  See also Jun/ jeon/chun pancake-like Korean dishes at https://www.thespruceeats.com/savory-korean-pancake-recipes-2118728  They can be made from almost anything.  This includes meat, seafood, vegetables, and kimchi, and they are either coated with an egg, flour, or combination batter before they are pan-fried.  There are even sweet dessert or snack versions of jun.  Jun can be a side dish, snack, main dish, dessert, or anju (drinking snacks). 

http://librariansmuse.blogspot.com  Issue 2052  February 27, 2019