lovely jubbly  noun (British slang for money), interjection (fantastic)or adjective (fantastic).  A modification of the 1950s slogan “lubbly Jubbly” advertising Jubbly, an orange-flavoured soft drink.  The term was coined by the English television scriptwriter John Sullivan (1946–2011) as an expression generally used by the character Derek “Del Boy” Trotter, a market trader from London, in the BBC television comedy Only Fools and Horses (first broadcast 1981–1991, with Christmas specials in 1996 and 2001–2003).   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lovely_jubbly

Despite her celebrated place in children’s literature, the exact identity and origin of Mother Goose herself is still unknown.  Some believe that the original Mother Goose was a real woman who lived in Boston during the latter half of the 17th century.  After being widowed by Isaac Goose, a woman named either Elizabeth Foster Goose or Mary Goose (depending on sources) moved in with her eldest daughter, entertaining her grandchildren with amusing jingles which quickly gained popularity with the neighborhood children.  According to the legend, her son-in-law, a publisher, printed her rhymes, and thus the reputation of Mother Goose was born.  However, literary historians often dismiss the possibility of a Bostonian Mother Goose, as the existence of various French texts that refer to Mother Goose at a much earlier date make the American legend improbable.  These texts, dating as early as 1626, even show that the French terms “mere l’oye” or   “mere oye” (Mother Goose) were already familiar to readers and could be referenced.  The figure of Mother Goose may even date back as the 10th century, according to other sources.  In an ancient French legend, King Robert II had a wife who often told incredible tales that fascinated children.  Regardless of Mother Goose’s origins, Charles Perrault was the first to actually publish a Mother Goose collection of rhymes and other folk tales in 1697, essentially initiating the fairy tale genre.  With the subtitle Les Contes de ma Mère l'Oie (Tales of my Mother Goose), the collection quickly gained popularity all over France.  By 1729, Perrault’s collection had been translated into English, in the form of Robert Samber’s Histories or Tales of Past Times, Told by Mother Goose.  Samber’s volume was eventually republished in 1786 and brought to the U.S.  English publisher of children’s literature John Newbery later focused on the nursery rhymes, publishing Mother Goose's Melody, or, Sonnets for the Cradle, which helped Mother Goose become further associated with children’s poetry.  https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/mother-goose  You may borrow Not Your Mother Goose https://www.notyourmothersgoose.com/ and The Legal Guide to Mother Goose https://archive.org/details/legalguidetomoth00sand from your local library. 

Crater Lake is a crater lake in south-central Oregon.  It is the main feature of Crater Lake National Park and is famous for its deep blue color and water clarity.  The lake partly fills a 2,148-foot-deep (655 m) caldera that was formed around 7,700 (± 150) years ago by the collapse of the volcano Mount Mazama.  There are no rivers flowing into or out of the lake; the evaporation is compensated for by rain and snowfall at a rate such that the total amount of water is replaced every 250 years.  With a depth of 1,949 feet (594 m), the lake is the deepest in the United States.  In the world, it ranks ninth for maximum depth, and third for mean (average) depth.  Crater Lake features two small islands.  Wizard Island, located near the western shore of the lake, is a cinder cone approximately 316 acres (128 ha) in size.  Phantom Ship, a natural rock pillar, is located near the southern shore.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crater_Lake 

An apostrophe is a punctuation mark that appears as part of a word to show possession, to make a plural number or to indicate the omission of one or more letters.  See examples at https://delmar.edu/offices/swc/_resources/grammar/Apostrophes.pdf 

Jack Daniel's is a brand of Tennessee whiskey and the best-selling whiskey in the world.  It is produced in Lynchburg, Tennessee, by the Jack Daniel Distillery, which has been owned by the Brown–Forman Corporation since 1956.  Jack Daniel's home county of Moore is a dry county, so the product is not available for purchase at stores or restaurants within the county.  The Jack Daniel's brand's official website suggests that its founder, Jasper Newton "Jack" Daniel, was born in 1850 (and his tombstone bears that date), but says his exact birth date is unknown.  The company website says it is customary to celebrate his birthday in September.  The Tennessee state library website said in 2013 that records list his birth date as September 5, 1846, and that the 1850 birth date seems impossible since his mother died in 1847.   In the 2004 biography Blood & Whiskey:  The Life and Times of Jack Daniel, author Peter Krass said his investigation showed that Daniel was born in January 1849 (based on Jack's sister's diary, census records, and the date of death of Jack's mother).  Jack was the youngest of 10 children born to his mother, Lucinda (Cook) Daniel, and father Calaway Daniel.  The Jack Daniel's Distillery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.  In 2012, a Welshman, Mark Evans, claimed to have discovered the original recipe for Daniel's whiskey, in a book written in 1853 by his great-great-grandmother.  Her brother-in-law had emigrated to Tennessee.  While it is legal to distill the product within the county, it is illegal to purchase it there.  However, a state law has provided one exception:  a distillery may sell one commemorative product, regardless of county statutes.  Jack Daniel's now sells Gentleman Jack, Jack Daniel's Single Barrel, the original No. 7 blend (in a commemorative bottle), and a seasonal blend (on rotation) at the distillery's White Rabbit Bottle Shop.  See graphics at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Daniel%27s 

Donna Barba Higuera has won the 2022 John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children’s literature, for her novel The Last Cuentista (Levine Querido), edited by Nick Thomas. Jason Chin has won the 2022 Randolph Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished picture book for children, for Watercress, written by Andrea Wang (Holiday House/Neal Porter Books), edited by Neal Porter.  Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley (Henry Holt), edited by Tiffany Liao, has won the 2022 Michael L. Printz Award for excellence in literature written for young adults.  It was a first-time win for all three recipients.  Diana Roback and Emma Kantor  Read titles of all winners at https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/88358-barba-higuera-chin-boulley-win-newbery-caldecott-printz-awards.html 

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