Ant Farm - Did you ever have one? Over the last ten months, my teen has been restoring a Volkswagen Bug and studying car culture for his senior project. He has his own blog devoted to his efforts, so if you don't know about this project, click over and visit him for the details and … Continue reading Ant Farm! Why didn’t I order an Ant Farm?
Month: January 2014
Chinese New Year, Backward Day, Art Day, Brandy Alexander Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ ouɹoW lƎ ♥~★~★~♥ ~ January 31st, 2014 ★~ Today's Quote: “Don’t think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it’s good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art.” - Andy Warhol (via this isn’t happiness) ★~ Chinese New Year: Gung Hai … Continue reading Chinese New Year, Backward Day, Art Day, Brandy Alexander Day
Inane Answering Machine Day, Croissant Day
★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ January 30, 2014 ★~ Today’s Quote: “… Every time you use waffle words, back off from a clear statement of values and priorities and most of all, think about what’s likely instead of what’s possible, you are selling yourself out. Not just selling yourself out, but doing it too cheaply. Own … Continue reading Inane Answering Machine Day, Croissant Day
Freethinkers Day, Puzzle Day, Corn Chip Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ Jan 29, 2014 ★~ Today’s Quote: "If you sing for children, you can't really say there's no hope." ~ Pete Seeger ♥~ Freethinkers Day: Freethinkers day is intended to celebrate Thomas Paine (1737) whose writing inspired people to strive for political, economic, and social advancement. Paine was also one of the first … Continue reading Freethinkers Day, Puzzle Day, Corn Chip Day
Kazoo Day, Blueberry Pancakes
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ January 28, 2014 ★~ Today’s Quote: For a New Beginning In out-of-the-way places of the heart, Where your thoughts never think to wander, This beginning has been quietly forming, Waiting until you were ready to emerge. For a long time it has watched your desire, Feeling the emptiness growing inside … Continue reading Kazoo Day, Blueberry Pancakes
Chocolate Cake Day, Thomas Crapper Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ January 27, 2014 ★~ Today’s Quote: Sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast. ~ Lewis Carroll ★~ Chocolate Cake Day: Cakes have a rich culinary history. In Greece, cakes (or “plakous”) were heavy and flat, and people served them with nuts and honey. The Romans made cakes … Continue reading Chocolate Cake Day, Thomas Crapper Day
Australian Day, Spouses Day, Peanut Brittle Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ January 26, 2014 ★~ Today’s Quote: “Way, way back in the day, like in the 1990s, if you wanted to tell everyone you ate waffles for breakfast, you couldn’t just go on the Internet and tweet it out. There was only one way to do it. You had to go … Continue reading Australian Day, Spouses Day, Peanut Brittle Day
All-Nighter – A Bevy of Fun
This week, my teen has been working on finishing the writing portion of his senior project paper, “American Car Culture.” Thursday night—the night before it was due—Cole and I ditched sleep in a collaborative effort to put the final touches on it. No procrastination, this time, he just wasn't ready to let it go. Cole … Continue reading All-Nighter – A Bevy of Fun
Burns Night Supper, Opposite Day, Irish Coffee Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ January 25, 2014 ★~ Today’s Quote: The snowdrop and primrose our woodlands adorn, and violets bathe in the wet o' the morn. ~Robert Burns ★~ Burns Night Super: The annual celebratory tribute to the life, works and spirit of the great Scottish poet, Robert Burns (1759-1796). Every year on the anniversary of his … Continue reading Burns Night Supper, Opposite Day, Irish Coffee Day
Handwriting Day, Measure Your Feet Day, Pie Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ January 23,2014 Posted Updated 2015 ★~Today's Quote: “Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” - Howard Thurman ★~ Handwriting Day: The lost art of handwriting is one of the few ways we can uniquely express ourselves. … Continue reading Handwriting Day, Measure Your Feet Day, Pie Day