Chalk Talk

Week 36 of 2025

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Rosieness Revue
September 4th, 2025

Chalk is handy around the house, in addition to creating art. Prevent Tarnish and Rust - Reduce odors, take out stains - Stop Ants in their tracks and more - See our favorite links below and read about David Zinn, the well known street artist.

18 Surprising Uses For Chalk Around The House - House Digest

Here are 18 ways, including eliminating odors and creating pantry labels, that you can use chalk around your home.

www.housedigest.com/1807051/chalk-household-uses

12 Things You Never Knew Chalk Can Do

Chalk has a wide variety of cleaning and home improvement applications, ranging from banishing stains and odors to preventing rust and ant incursions. Here are just a few interesting and practical uses for chalk.

www.bobvila.com/slideshow/12-things-you-never-knew-chalk-can-do-50811

Chalk Art -

For All Ages - Chalk Art Nation provides information on events/shows, materials, and services assisting those interested in Chalk Art medium. Click here for a list of Chalk Art Events around the Country.

www.chalkartnation.com

Everyone can make a difference

David Zinn Chalk Art

David Zinn has been creating original artwork in and around Ann Arbor, Michigan since 1987. He is a street artist specializing in small scale lighthearted chalk art..brightening sidewalks for passers by. Visit him on Instagram or You Tube to see his work - Guaranteed to make you smile.

zinnart.com/pages/about-the-artist

This Week in History

First U.S. ATM opens for business | 1969 |

On September 2, 1969, America’s first automatic teller machine (ATM) makes its public debut, dispensing cash to customers at Chemical Bank in Rockville Center, New York.

www.history.com/this-day-in-history/september-2/first-atm-opens-for-business

Word of the Week

PAREIDOLIA

the tendency to perceive a specific, often meaningful image in a random or ambiguous visual patterns… Popular method with chalk street artists

www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pareidolia

What We are Reading

A Marriage at Sea: by Sophie Elmhirst At Amazon.com: Books

A true adventure of a couple shipwrecked by a whale in the Pacific in 1973 en route to the Galapos Islands and the aftermath of their ordeal. Available in Hardcover and on Kindle.

amzn.to/4p2Z0Lh

What We are Watching

The Thursday Murder Club (2025) ⭐ 6.6 | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

1h 58m | PG-13 Star studded cast led by Helen Mirren and Pierce Brosnan - David Tennant and Jonathan Pryce - based on the the Richard Osman titles. Produced by Chris Columbus and Steven Spielberg. Streaming on Netflix

www.imdb.com/title/tt12001534/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

Night Skies to Watch

Rosieness Revue Website

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Need a Recipe?

Recipes, food, cooking idea

Our favorite Recipes clipped from Magazines and other web sites on a Pinterest Board

www.pinterest.com/notablerose/recipe-collection

Need Something to Watch?

Rosieness Revue - IMDb

Favorite Shows and Films

www.imdb.com/list/ls562862075

Need Something to Read?

Rosieness Revue Book List on Goodreads

Some of our all time favorites.

www.goodreads.com/review/list/1789505-rosanna?ref=nav_mybooks&shelf=rosieness-revue

Check out our Pinterest Boards

Fun items and easy DIY. Sea glass & shell crafts, knitting, flowers, wreaths, recipes, garden tips and more ideas about recycled projects including new uses for old things.

www.pinterest.com/notablerose/rosieness-revue

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