My Red Hen: National Watermelon Day

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I am a paper crafter. I've been playing with paper, and cutting and pasting for many years now and I still just love it. I teach classes each month and would love to have you.

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Thursday, August 3, 2023

National Watermelon Day

Today is National Watermelon Day. Here's a card I made.

It's so easy to do. You need only pick the right paper, cut concentric circles, glue them together, cut the results in half and WALLA! you have not one but two slices of watermelon for a card.

Did you know that this tasty, juicy fruit is 92% water? No wonder it’s so refreshing! i

It's a great way of keeping the body hydrated, which is extremely beneficial for those of us out there who don't like drinking water. The high water content in watermelons means you’re going to get a good dose of water every time that you consume this fruit. I love watermelon so this is great news for me. I wish I could get a good watermelon all year long. It would sure help with my water intake. What’s even better is that a high water content helps you to feel full. Therefore, you can eat watermelon and you won’t feel hungry afterwards. The combination of fiber and water in this fruit means you get a good volume of food without a lot of calories at all. Sadly, there's also the fact that I can never pick out a good one. I solve that problem by heading to the farmer's market and just asking them to pick me to pick one for me. I got a great one a couple of weeks ago and I'm heading there Saturday to snag another.

It's said that cultivation began in the Nile Valley as early as the second millennium B.C. Watermelon seeds were even found in King Tut's tomb and on August 3, each year we celebrate this ancient berry in a feast of juicy deliciousness.

With proper growing conditions, watermelons can grow to enormous sizes. Around the world, competitions award prizes each year for the largest one. The Guinness Book of World Records states that the heaviest watermelon weighed 262 pounds.

In my research I found several other benefits to eating the fruit. I could go on and on but I have some some of my watermelon left and I'm going to stop and go devour some.