Woman's World September 26, 2022

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 WORLD DREAM DAY Relax and unwind Drifting off to dreamland could be as simple as listening to the right kind of music before bed, say researchers in the journal Musicae Scientiae. They discovered that the music that helped people drift off faster and sleep more deeply generally had lower frequencies, like a stronger bass, a slow tempo and a non-danceable rhythm. The researchers recommend starting your playlist about 45 minutes before bedtime, and including songs like “You Are So Beautiful” and Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata,” which proved to be great sleep aids in the study. RIDDLE OF THE WEEK The right type I have keys, but no locks. I have space, but no room. You can enter, but can’t go inside. What am I? Answer: A keyboard MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 NATIONAL BETTER BREAKFAST DAY Wake up…

MOVIE Delight in the charm with The Good House! Fall in love with this story about Hildy Good (Sigourney Weaver), a wry New England realtor whose roots in her small town go back 300 years, and who loves her wine and her secrets. Her life begins to unravel as she rekindles a romance with her old high-school flame, Frank Getchell (Kevin Kline), and becomes dangerously entwined in one person’s reckless behavior. Igniting long-buried emotions and family secrets, Hildy is propelled toward a reckoning with the one person she’s been avoiding for decades: herself. In theaters September 30. ABC Thrill at the action with The Rookie: Feds! Take a wild ride with the newest (and oldest) rookie trainee in the FBI Academy. In this spinoff of The Rookie, 48-year-old Simone Clark is following her dream of…

• The beloved hit show The Brady Bunch debuted on ABC in 1969. • Bazooka bubble gum debuted in 1947, not long after World War II. It had a wrapper of patriotic red, white and blue, with a name likely in homage to the weapon developed during the war. • “Total Eclipse of the Heart” by Bonnie Tyler shot to #1 in 1983 and stayed at the top of the charts for four weeks. • The Flintstones debuted on ABC in 1960. The family was originally going to be named the Flagstones. • Einstein introduced E=mc² in his paper “Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content?” that was published in 1905.…

Fiction COZY MYSTERY Steeped to Death by Gretchen Rue An intriguing mystery unfolds when Phoebe Winchester’s beloved aunt Eudora passes away, leaving a Victorian mansion, bookshop and tea store, The Earl’s Study, to Phoebe. Soon after, a dead man is found on the shop’s back step. Phoebe knows she should leave the investigation up to the professionals, but as she attempts to find the killer and uncover the truth about her aunt, she discovers a very unique gift of her own. THRILLER They Come at Knight by Yasmin Angoe The heart-pounding second installment in award-winning author Yasmin Angoe’s Nena Knight series packs an energetic, page-turning punch! When elite assassin Nena Knight—who is employed by an African business syndicate called the Tribe—embarks on a new mission, a paramilitary group attacks the Tribe. As this threat starts hitting…

Kensey Jones, a Richmond, Virginia, second-grade teacher, was about to drift off to sleep one night last January, when an idea popped into her head. Kensey had been trying to come up with a writing assignment to teach her students the power their words could have. What if they write essays persuading shelter visitors to adopt dogs? the animal lover suddenly thought. The next day, Kensey contacted the Richmond Animal Care and Control director, Christie Peters, who loved the idea. Kensey’s students at St. Michael’s Episcopal School gushed with excitement and couldn’t wait to get started. Christie selected 24 pets—one for each student. Most fell into the hard-to-adopt category due to medical or behavioral issues, and could use the extra help with finding a home. Kensey printed out photos of the 23 dogs…

Share their story! Find your local shelter on Facebook and click the “Share” button, or go to Adopt-a-Pet.com to share posts on your page about adoptable animals all across the U.S. Donate a cozy blanket! Cut off the sleeves of an old sweater and stitch up the sides to make a pet-sized blanket for ComfortForCritters.org. Or if you have scraps of yarn, knit a tiny throw for a pup or kitty! Send a care package! Go to Store.TheAnimalRescueSite.GreaterGood.com, click “Donate,” then “All Ways to Give.” Just $10 can provide 100 bowls of food, a bed and vaccinations. Adobe Stock (3); St. Michael’s Episcopal School (3)…