tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post6725301536100288840..comments2024-03-28T01:49:27.334-04:00Comments on Chinoiserie Chic: Displaying SeashellsBeth Connollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10443450944645563476noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-83055658432564278062023-03-14T10:36:02.097-04:002023-03-14T10:36:02.097-04:00We went across Alligator Alley and up I-95 to Palm...We went across Alligator Alley and up I-95 to Palm Beach yesterday to see the 2023 Kips Bay Decorator Show House yesterday, and it did not disappoint! Have you been? It seemed as if each room featured sea shells, and bar carts! Tammihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13609435540133207672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-21173909316042242572023-03-13T08:34:21.817-04:002023-03-13T08:34:21.817-04:00I meant to say it stalled in the House after passi...I meant to say it stalled in the House after passing in the Senate.Beth Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443450944645563476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-90353375771564325722023-03-12T17:17:00.876-04:002023-03-12T17:17:00.876-04:00Interesting. Thanks Beth.Interesting. Thanks Beth.Lisa D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08333815608310503191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-54850564950490446972023-03-12T13:02:39.179-04:002023-03-12T13:02:39.179-04:00Neither is actually correct. It was started during...Neither is actually correct. It was started during World War I to conserve power and energy, then abolished after the war. It became standard practice after Congress passed the Uniform Time Act in 1966. Arizona and Hawaii do not follow it. The Sunshine Protection Act to keep Daylight Saving Time all year passed the Senate unanimously last year, but stalled in the Senate. It was just reintroduced and may actually pass this year. Beth Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443450944645563476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-40737213251745994192023-03-12T12:40:43.190-04:002023-03-12T12:40:43.190-04:00I love the extra daylight hours too, especially in...I love the extra daylight hours too, especially in the summer time. I always thought the original intention of daylight savings time was so farmers had more hours in the day to devote to their crops, but I recently heard that it was originally implemented to conserve electricity at a time when electricity was newly discovered and there wasn't yet much in reserve. Lisa D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08333815608310503191noreply@blogger.com