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19 Interesting Tulip Facts

April 21, 2013 by info@3QuartersToday.com

I love spring, and I love flowers, good thing the two go hand in hand. The tulips haven’t bloomed yet, just the daffodils, but I’m anxiously awaiting and while I wait I thought I would add some interesting facts about tulips. My 19 Facts About Daffodils is my highest viewed post on my blog and it stuns me every day to see how many people come to learn about daffodils.

I have photographed all of these flowers you see here, not all are in my garden, I’m a neighborhood stalker and can be found crouching on the ground in random yards. Good thing we live in a small town and people know me and my photography habits. I’m trying to see how many different varieties of tulips I can photograph.

19 Facts About Tulips — Interesting and fun facts about tulips

Fun and Interesting Facts About Tulips

1. Tulips are the 3rd most popular flower (roses are the most popular)
2. Originally from Turkey, tulips were brought to Europe during the 16th century and introduced into Holland. Facts About Tulips

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3. Over 100 species and 4000 varieties of cultivated tulips. Majority of tulips are grown and exported from Holland. Tulip Facts
4. Average height of a tulips is 10-70 centimeters, each flower has 6 petals, and the flower life span is 3-7 days.

Yellow Tulips in spring — Interesting facts about tulips

5. National flower of Turkey and Iran is the tulip. (History of the Tulip)
6. Tulip flowers are supposed to be a token of passion, love, romance, and a perfect lover. (So why is the rose given at Valentines day?)
7. Tulips are classified into 15 different classes based on floral charateristics, time of blooming and other traits.
8. Tulips belong to the same botanical family as onions and lilies (20 Tulip Facts)The most popular color of tulips is red, Red tulips mean “Declaration of Love”

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9. Tulips Should be planted in the fall
10. Although tulip flowers are edible, and eaten during WWII, tulip bread is “…not very good…” according to a survivor of the war in the Netherlands (20 Tulip Facts)
11. Tulip wine, however is supposed to be very good and makes a lovely white wine Making Tulip Wine
12. Albany New York has one of the largest Tulip festivals with over 100,000 tulips in bloom

13. The largest Tulip grower in the United States is RoozenGaarde in Mount Vernon Washington. Owned by the Roozen family who has been growing tulips in Holland and the 14. United States since the early 1700’s
15. Tulips will bend and twist towards the light, even when placed in a vase (Interesting Tulip Facts)
16. When buying Tulips for planting the bigger the bulb the bigger the bloom. (The Flower Expert)
17. The origin of the word Tulip might be from the Turkish word “tulbend” for turban (The Flower Expert)
18. Tulip Mania occurred in the 1600’s and people have been known to trade livestock for tulips (History of the Tulip) Inflated prices caused the Tulip bubble to burst and left many Dutch bankrupt.
19. The tulip is the official symbol or the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation. (Fun Tulip Facts)

I’m sure there are many other facts. Add your tulip fact below in the comment and please feel free to share this post or images on Pinterest. I LOVE Pinterest and find my biggest photography inspiration there. So stay tuned for some macro flower images once they start blooming here.

I have created a line of Tulip Greeting cards for birthdays, Mothers Day and other occasions. Each one can be customized with your message on the front and inside and are available at my Zazzle Store.

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Tulip Gift Ideas

For the gardener or someone who just loves tulips here are a few ideas for Mothers Day, a birthday, or just to bring a bit of spring into a cold winter day.

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Inspirational Moments in Sports: Nebraska Huskers Jack Hoffman

April 6, 2013 by info@3QuartersToday.com

Inspirational Moments in Sports

Team Jack, aka Jack Hoffman and the Nebraska Cornhuskers, has forever changed the best inspirational moments in sports and I don’t think that is going to change soon. What started as a six-year old’s last wish, to meet his favorite Husker football player turned into an ESPN 2013 Best Moment in Sports history.

Sports is about more than winning. The team is more than just individuals. Support Team Jack as the Nebraska Huskers help raise money for pediatric brain cancer with a donation or an official Nebraska licensed brain tumor shirt.

Nebraska Husker football is not just a game, it’s an event.

Even during the spring game, the carnival environment is in full force with food, tailgating and getting together with family and friends.

Nebraska football tailgating at a Husker game is legendary. College football is not just a game here, it's an event. — University of Minnesota visits the Huskers in Lincoln Nebraska

Unforgettable Moment at the Nebraska Football Spring Game

The Nebraska Huskers are not only a football powerhouse team, but the players on this spring day in 2013 showed their very human side as it was just not a football game, but a lesson in compassion and integrity. Bo Pelini leads his players through a scrimmage and gave 60,000 fans a memory they will never forget.

Yes, you heard right.

Sixty thousand plus fans come out every year just to watch the Red: White game where the first team scrimmages against the second team in the final spring practice before the pre-season practice in late summer. The highest attendance of any NCAA team in the country. Why are Nebraska fans so loyal? You will soon find out.

The Nebraska football spring game is normally a glorified practice. But this one will stick out in my mind as the best one yet.

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Even during the spring game, the carnival environment is in full force with food, tailgating and getting together with family and friends.

Not only were “special” drills sprinkled in throughout the quarters as a “game break” to give the fans a taste of creative drills such as the “Good Hands” and the “Never Give Up” drill, but a special 4th quarter touchdown was made my a special seven-year-old player, Jack Hoffman.

Nebraska Husker football is not just a game, it’s an event.

Jack Hoffman has been a special fan and friend of Rex Burkehead for two years and the whole team has gathered around him and supported him in his fight against pediatric brain cancer called Team Jack Foundation. Saturday he wore Burkehead’s number 22 and ran 69 yards for a touchdown which actually went on the board for the Red team.

There were very few dry eyes in the stadium and the entire team rushed the end zone and held Jack high on their shoulders. Watch for yourself and maybe, just maybe, the lesson that sports are more than just winning will be apparent.

2025 Update on Jack Hoffman

On January 15, 2025 Jack Hoffman died of brain cancer at age 18. It has hit the State of Nebraska hard. So many of us, including myself remember this game, and remember how he inspired the players. As a young boy he won an ESPN Espy award, met President Obama, and hi foundation has raised more than $14 million to aid pediatric brain cancer research.

Sports is about more than winning. The team is more than just individuals. Support Team Jack as the Nebraska Huskers help raise money for pediatric brain cancer with a donation.

Jazz Hipster

March 28, 2013 by info@3QuartersToday.com

I’ve been brought into the world of Jazz, smooth jazz that is by Steve Raybine. Steve is a very accomplished musicians in many areas and has recorded two albums on Chrysalis Records which are played in over 150 radio stations world wide. He has played with the jazz greats such as Dizzy Gillespie, and Michael Feinstein and his resume and accomplishments are just too numerous to list here.

Here are just a few of his singles and CD’s available for purchase on Amazon, click on any of the links and get a musical preview before your purchase.

Coffee and Jazz- music single to download Step It Up- Jazz single by Steve RaybineStormy Jazz single featuring. Jeff Scheffler, Steve Gomez, Joey Gulizia, Elaine Stoner & Anthony Turner Bad Kat Karma JAzz Music single by Steve Raybine (2005) Audio CD Balance Act- jazz single by composer Steve Raybine Sugar by Jazz musician Steve Raybine

If you are a musician, a music teacher, or a lover of jazz, head over to Steve’s website, it’s packed with all kinds of information on practicing, and teaching tips. Guarantee if you are a student of music you will spend hours reading.Steve has now branched off and is now creating digital art in coordination to his musical art. Just like his music, the art ranges from abstract, to surreal, provocative, and just down right “groovy”.

I’ve had the pleasure of working with Steve at Hamilton Color Lab and printing over 100 different pieces of his digital art. On a personal level we have been creating a video to an upcoming jazz piece. Can’t give any more information than that yet, but I promise an update when the sneak peak is released.

The “Jazz Hipster” was created by Steve Raybine and and and available for sale as signed 8×10 photographic print, matted to an 11×14″ frame.

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Graduation Invitations and Announcements

March 19, 2013 by info@3QuartersToday.com

Looking for graduation invitations and announcements for a graduating senior there are many designs to choose from.

I love designing and since I’ve had three seniors graduate in three years senior graduation invitations and announcements were high on my priority list.

Design Your Own Graduation Invitations

If you don’t have Photoshop you can use pre-made graduation card templates at Zazzle and have them delivered right to your door.

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If you are not having a party then graduation announcements are a perfect way to recognize the success and accomplishment of your high school or college student.

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Shamrock Shake Facts & Trivia

March 15, 2013 by info@3QuartersToday.com

I do believe I’m one of the first people to ever try a McDonald’s Shamrock Shake. I grew up in East Hartford Connecticut and my Dad loved mint, everything mint. As a little girl going to McDonald’s was a treat, not an every day occurrence. Until we were ten we were not allowed to drink pop or soda so my parents ordered shakes for us at McDonald’s.

I Love Shamrock Shakes — My third shake of the season…

Normally I got strawberry, but I have vague memories of drinking from my Dad’s straw a tangy green shake, and later it was a yearly trip to get a green shake. There was a pony ride in Enfield during the 1970’s and we would stop at the local Mickey D’s for french fries and a shake.

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Shamrock Shake Facts and Trivia

Invented at an Enfield Connecticut McDonald’s in 1966 (although the McDonald’s website claims 1970)
First called the St Patrick’s Day Green Milkshake
Started selling nationally in 1970 in response to a Ronald McDonald House fundraiser
Calorie Content: 420, Small, 740 Medium, 820 Large (but who really cares?)
Large Shamrock shake provides up to 60% of your daily calcium requirement (oh yeah!)
Available only for a limited time around St. Patrick’s Day
A Shamrock sundae was proposed and tried in 1980, but was a failure (wonder why?)
You can post Shamrock Shake sightings and reviews at Shamrock Shake Locator

If you can’t find a Shamrock Shake at your local Mickey D’s, or it’s not St. Patricks season, here is a recipe to make your own minty shake. But, it’s not the same memory or experience. There is just something about those McDonalds straws and sharing with your Dad when you’re six you can’t duplicate.

Shamrock Shake recipe

* 2 cups vanilla ice cream
* 1 cup milk
* 1/4 cup half & half
* 1/2 teaspoon mint extract (spearmint, not peppermint)
* 8 drops green food coloring

Who remembers the old McDonald commercials from the 1970’s, they were a lot more fun back then. McDonalds was a rare treat, they weren’t on every corner, their food was fresh, hamburgers grilled, buns toasted and real chicken in their chicken McNuggets, without the over processing.

Going to Mickie D’s was a destination, and they were the king of fast food. It is still a guilty pleasure of mine and I even have a Grimace glass.

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Ok, I get it, Shamrocks Shakes are NOT irish and not traditional Irish food to eat and drink on St. Patricks Day. My husband loves Corned Beef, but I’m always on the lookout for something a little sweeter, more dessert themed and of course “green” for the Luck of the Irish flair.

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Fun and Interesting Facts About Tulips

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