~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ May 14th, 2013 ★~ Today's Quote: You can't do it unless you can imagine it. ~ George Lucas ★~ Dance Like a Chicken Day: [youtube]http://youtu.be/6UV3kRV46Zs[/youtube] Dancing like a chicken, jumping like a frog . . . What next- Hopping like a kangaroo? El Morno has more moves than Richard Simmons these … Continue reading Dance Like A Chicken Day, Buttermilk Biscuit Day
Month: May 2013
National Leprechaun Day, Frog Jumping Day, Apple Pie Day, Fruit Cocktail Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ May 13th, 2013 ★~ Today’s Quote: The most important trip you will likely take in life is meeting others half way. (unknown) ★~ National Leprechaun Day: Really. So why today, why not St. Patrick's Day, right? Well, think about it this way... if you were a leprechaun you'd have be smart so … Continue reading National Leprechaun Day, Frog Jumping Day, Apple Pie Day, Fruit Cocktail Day
Odds, Ends, and Great Stuff!
★~ From Abigail Adams to Anne Sexton to Maya Angelou, History’s Finest Letters of Motherly Advice. In Letter to My Daughter (public library), which also gave us her beautiful meditation on home and belonging, beloved author and reconstructionist Maya Angelou writes to the daughter she never had: You may not control all the events that happen … Continue reading Odds, Ends, and Great Stuff!
Mother’s Day, Limerick Day, National Nutty Fudge Day
★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ May 12,2013 Today's Quote: A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie. ~Tenneva Jordan ★~ Mother's Day: (Make your own google Doodle) Anna Jarvis spearheaded the first Mother's Day events in 1908 to honor … Continue reading Mother’s Day, Limerick Day, National Nutty Fudge Day
Twilight Zone Day, Miniature Golf Day, Eat Whatever You Want Day, Mayfair
★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ May 11, 2013 ★~ Today’s Quote: A healthy social life is found only, when in the mirror of each soul the whole community finds its reflection, and when in the whole community the virtue of each one is living. Rudolf Steiner ★~ National Twilight Zone Day: Hosted and created by Rod … Continue reading Twilight Zone Day, Miniature Golf Day, Eat Whatever You Want Day, Mayfair
International Monty Python Status Day, Tidy Up Day, Shrimp Day
★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ May 10, 2013 ★~ Today’s Quote:“Nudge, nudge, wink, wink. Know what I mean?” Monty Python ★~ International Monty Python Status Day: Participating is easy; think of one of your favorite Monty Python quote, and share it on Odd, with a friend, post it as your facebook status, or twitter it. It can … Continue reading International Monty Python Status Day, Tidy Up Day, Shrimp Day
Lost Sock Memorial, Salad Day, Butterscotch Brownie Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ May 9, 2013 ★~ Today’s Quote: The essence of communication is intention. ~ unknown ★~ Lost Sock Memorial: Today we must face a hard fact — that our lost socks will not find their way home to their “sock mates.” There’s only one thing to do in this situation. First, grab a … Continue reading Lost Sock Memorial, Salad Day, Butterscotch Brownie Day
Littering Trashed My Perception
Over the course of the last couple of weeks, Rascal and I have been going for 20-minute morning walks around the neighborhood, willing spring to show up. Along my way, I have noticed the budding tulips, the hardy hostas coming back for a new season, the flowering pink trees and the plastic water bottles, beer … Continue reading Littering Trashed My Perception
No Socks Day, Have A Coke Day, Coconut Cream Pie Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥~ May 8, 2013 ★~Today’s Quote: Always be a little kinder than necessary. James M. Barrie ★~ No Socks Day: Liberate your toes and prepare to go all "Miami Vice" (this dates me doesn't it?) because today is "No Socks Day!" ~ Eighth century Greeks wore socks made from matted animal hair. ~ … Continue reading No Socks Day, Have A Coke Day, Coconut Cream Pie Day
National Teachers Day, Roast Leg of Lamb Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ May 7, 2013 ★~ Today’s Quote: “An apple for the teacher will always do the trick when you don’t know your lesson in arithmetic.” (unknown) ★~ National Teachers Day:(Tuesday of the first full week of May) In 1944, an Arkansas teacher named Mattye Whyte Woodridge began a campaign to establish … Continue reading National Teachers Day, Roast Leg of Lamb Day