Cole and I both load dishes, plates, glasses, spoon, knifes, forks, glasses, mugs (you get the idea, right?) into the dishwasher. This morning when I open the dishwasher the bottom rack looked like this..... Dishes alternating colors. Utensils equally distributed. Plates start with large and move towards smaller sizes. Large plates one side, smaller plates the … Continue reading The Art of Loading a Beautiful Dishwasher
Month: January 2013
Backward Day, Inspire Your Heart With Art Day, Brandy Alexander Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno ♥~★~★~♥ ~ January 31st, 2013 ★~ Today's Quote: Anyone who cares and acts on it is performing a work of art. ~ Seth Godin ★~ Backward Day: Life Backwards from Ryan Jay on Vimeo. Watch a movie's last scene first and you'll save yourself the time of sorting through all the messy … Continue reading Backward Day, Inspire Your Heart With Art Day, Brandy Alexander Day
Catholic Hospital Argues Fetuses Aren’t People!
Did the above headline catch your attention? It caught mine when it appeared in my Facebook news feed recently. And it was not an anomaly: The following headlines also showed up in Google searches and on Twitter. Catholic hospital system: Fetus not a person The fetus is not a person, so sayeth the Catholic Church … Continue reading Catholic Hospital Argues Fetuses Aren’t People!
Inane Answering Machine Day, Croissant Day
★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ January 30, 2013 ★~ Today’s Quote: The bathtub was invented in 1850 and the telephone in 1875. In other words, if you had been living in 1850, you could have sat in the bathtub for 25 years without having to answer the phone. ~Bill DeWitt, 1972 ★~ Inane Answering Machine Day: In … Continue reading Inane Answering Machine Day, Croissant Day
College Application Angst
The college application process has begun. Waldorf high schools really don’t start talking with their students about college until January of their junior year. Students take the PSAT the first part of their Junior year, review the results with their college counselor, and then college discussions begin in earnest. We are in earnest now. … Continue reading College Application Angst
Puzzle Day, Corn Chips Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ Jan 29, 2013 ★~ Today’s Quote: It ain't what they call you, it's what you answer to. ~ W. C. Fields ★~ Puzzle Day: John Spilsbury, a London engraver and mapmaker, produced the first jigsaw puzzle around 1760 by mounting one of his maps on a sheet of hardwood and cutting … Continue reading Puzzle Day, Corn Chips Day
How to Carve a 3-D Apple Puzzle
It's Puzzle Day and to celebrate Cole will demonstrate how to carve a 3-D Puzzle Apple Puzzle. Just so you know, If it wouldn't have interrupted the flow of the video, I would've encourage Cole to cut away from his body parts. And... Cole drew you a handy print out diagram. I have no idea what I'm … Continue reading How to Carve a 3-D Apple Puzzle
Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day, Kazoo Day, Blueberry Pancake Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ January 28, 2013 ★~ Today’s Quote: “I hold with those who favor fire. But if it had to perish twice, I think I know enough of hate To know that for destruction ice Is also great” ― Robert Frost ★~ Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day: (Street artistSAG Awards: 'Argo,' 'Lincoln' stand tall installed an … Continue reading Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day, Kazoo Day, Blueberry Pancake Day
Chocolate Cake Day, Thomas Crapper Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ January 27, 2013 ★~ Today’s Quote: It's no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then. Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland ★~ Full Moon: (Joanne, Joey, George Moon Howling) The January full moon falls in the wee hours (Sunday, January 27) at 4:38 Universal Time. Although the … Continue reading Chocolate Cake Day, Thomas Crapper Day
Australian Day, Spouse Day, Peanut Brittle Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ January 26, 2013 ★~ Today’s Quote: “Today is your special day, even if today might be tomorrow to an Australian. And even though you’re not Australian, it doesn’t negate the fact that today may or may not be tomorrow.” ― Jarod Kintz ★~ Australian Day: [youtube]http://youtu.be/h7y6iE0aB5s[/youtube] On January 26, 1788, the 11 … Continue reading Australian Day, Spouse Day, Peanut Brittle Day