Welcome to Thursday Swap and Blog! Last week’s swap was Buckyballs offered by Cousin Carla, who chose to accept Stacey’s black-and-white cow creamer because it will be fun to use with her black-and-white sugar bowl, and it multitasks as a gravy boat. Carla is an Alton Brown follower who believes every kitchen item should multitask. … Continue reading Swap and Blog: Joseph, Joseph Double Dish
Author: Katybeth
Ice Cream for Dinner: Fail
Cole has been feeling under the weather this week, so he has stayed close to home and had tea and lots of sympathy. The other day as the dinner hour approached, I asked my ailing son what he would like for dinner. I was open to all suggestions that would taste good to him. I’m … Continue reading Ice Cream for Dinner: Fail
September 27, 2012: Ancestor Appreciation Day| Crush a Can Day| Chocolate Milk Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ September 27, 2012 ★~ Today’s Quote: I asked the waiter, 'Is this milk fresh?' He said, 'Lady, three hours ago it was grass.' ~ Phillis Diller ★~ Ancestor Appreciation Day: It’s estimated that genealogy is the second-most-popular hobby among Americans. (Gardening is number one. You would’ve thought it was scrapbooking, right?). … Continue reading September 27, 2012: Ancestor Appreciation Day| Crush a Can Day| Chocolate Milk Day
September 26, 2012: Johnny Appleseed Day, Apple Kuchen Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ September 26, 2012 ★~Today’s Quote: I imagine that yes is the only living thing. ~ e. e. cummings ★~ Johnny Appleseed Day: An Odd Dude. Some say Johnny Appleseed was a pioneer but I picture him more as an 1800’s hippie. He wore coffee sacks with holes cut out for his … Continue reading September 26, 2012: Johnny Appleseed Day, Apple Kuchen Day
September 25, 2012: National One Hit Wonder Day| National Comic Book Day| Crab Meat Newburg Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ September 25, 2012 ★~ Today’s Quote: “How many slams in an old screen door? Depends how loud you shut it. How many slices in a bread? Depends how thin you cut it. How much good inside a day? Depends how good you live 'em. How much love inside a friend? … Continue reading September 25, 2012: National One Hit Wonder Day| National Comic Book Day| Crab Meat Newburg Day
There Is A Mouse in My Bedroom…Are you Awake?
1:00am: A mouse just ran past two Beagles, one Doberman, Golden Retriever, Jack Russell and a Schipperke and not one of them cared--One Beagle made a half hearted attempt to rouse the others and "get the mouse" but not even one dog rose to the occasion. Clearly my dogs are lazy and too well fed. … Continue reading There Is A Mouse in My Bedroom…Are you Awake?
September 24, 2012: National Punctuation Day| Bluebird of Happiness Day| Cherries Jubilee Day
★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ September 24, 2012 ★~ "Writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar.” ~ E.B. White ★~ National Punctuation Day: I’ve experienced personal growth since last years Punctuation Day Celebration. I now enjoy properly placed comas, neatly hyphenated words, and periods tucked inside of question marks. However, I still … Continue reading September 24, 2012: National Punctuation Day| Bluebird of Happiness Day| Cherries Jubilee Day
Fortune Telling! Step Right Up!
All your great questions, encouragement and feedback on last week’s fortunetelling post have encouraged me to make it regular feature on Odd. Fortunetelling will be offered each week forward, starting on Sundays. I’ll leave my crystal ball’s light on for a couple of days, answer your questions, give you time to reply and offer feedback, … Continue reading Fortune Telling! Step Right Up!
8 Ways To Recognize Synchronicity
I did not create this image-I noticed it while I was walking in a neighborhood where Joe and I use to buy Italian beef sandwiches. The first letter of Joe's name and the first two letters of my name. Recently, I was corrected when I attributed the word synchronicity to the Swiss psychologist … Continue reading 8 Ways To Recognize Synchronicity
September 23, 2012: Checkers Day| Dogs in Politics Day| White Chocolate Day
★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ September 23, 2012 ★~ Today’s Quote: Autumn mornings: sunshine and crisp air, birds and calmness, year's end and day's beginnings. ~Terri Guillemets ★~ Checkers Day: We are not celebrating a board game but a political speech. At the 1952 Republican National Convention, presidential candidate Dwight D. Eisenhower chose Nixon as … Continue reading September 23, 2012: Checkers Day| Dogs in Politics Day| White Chocolate Day