~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥~ October 17, 2011 ★~ Today’s Quote: Love must be as much a light, as it is a flame.  ~Henry David Thoreau ★~Bosses Day: Bosses have a tough time of it – they’ve got to make lots of hard decisions, and chances are they’ve got to put up with you, too. Buy … Continue reading October 17: Bosses Day, Gaudy Day, Mulligan Day, Pasta Day

~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ October 16,2011 ★~ Today’s Quote: Life is never fair...And perhaps it is a good thing for most of us that it is not. — Oscar Wilde, An Ideal Husband (1895) ★~ Dictionary Day:  Don’t just google it!  Look it up. Why? WHY! Because danglexicographerdarnit it is Noah Webster’s birthday! Show … Continue reading October 16: Dictionary Day, Liqueur Day

~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ October 15, 2011 ★~ Today’s Quote: The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself ~ Friedrich Nietzsche … Continue reading October 15: Sweetest Day, Chicken Cacciatore Day

~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ October 14, 2011 ★~ Todays’ Quote: Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit. e e cummings ★~ Be Bald and Be Free Day: Do bald people have bad hair days. Of course one would assume not . … Continue reading October 14: Bald Day, Dessert Day!

~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ October 13, 2011 ★~ Today’s Quote: Lord I disbelieve -- help thou my unbelief. - Edward M. Forster ★~ Yorkshire Pudding Day: Oh no…get ready. Here’s another day devoted to the popovers (a different version of the popover but still a popover). I love making popovers. Yorkshire pudding is made … Continue reading October 13: Yorkshire Pudding Day, Skeptics Day

~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ October 12, 2011 ★~ Today’s Quote:  “As the farmer who won the lottery said when asked what he was going to do with his winnings "Keep farming until it's all gone” ~ anonymous ★~ International Moment of Frustration Scream Day:  Today, all citizens of the world are invited to go … Continue reading October 12: Scream Day, Farmer’s Day, Gumbo Day

~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ October 11, 2011 ★~  Today’s Picture: It’s easy to assume that the entire world is falling into autumn when you live in the Northern Hemisphere....but this beautiful picture shared by our Aussie Friend Antoinette, shows a much different picture as the southern hemisphere blossoms into spring ★~ Today’s Quote: Fear … Continue reading October 11: Coming Out Day, Face Your Fears Day, Sausage Pizza Day

~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ October 10, 2011 ★~ Today’s Picture:  Thank you Debbie, Musings by an ND Domer's Mom, for this lovely picture of fall from Central Illinois. ★~ Today’s Quote: Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.  ~Henry David Thoreau ★~ Columbus Day:  In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed the … Continue reading October 10: Columbus Day, Angel Food Cake

~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ October 9th, 2011 ★~Today’s Quote: I believe in everything until it's disproved. So I believe in fairies, the myths, dragons. It all exists, even if it's in your mind. Who's to say that dreams and nightmares aren't as real as the here and now? John Lennon ★~ Fire Prevention Day: Today … Continue reading October 9: Fire Prevention, Curious Events, Submarine-Hoagy-Hero-Grinder Day

~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ Oct 8, 2011 ★~ Today’s Quote: The only thing worth stealing is a kiss from a sleeping child.  ~Joe Houldsworth ★~ Children's Day: Today hug your own kid extra hard, make fluffernutter sammies, play a game of tag, give a kid a high five. Having children is not a pre-requisite … Continue reading October 8: Children’s Day, Pierogi Day, Fluffernutter Day