Firefighter Day, Star Wars Day, Motorcycle Blessing, OJ Day, Candied Orange Peel Day

★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ May 4, 2014 ★~ Today’s Quote: ‘May The Fourth Be With You’! ★~ International Firefighters Day: Honor and support those brave souls who run INTO danger for others! FIrefighters Day was proposed by firefighter JJ Edmondson following a tragic wildfire in Australia that took the lives of five firefighters on … Continue reading Firefighter Day, Star Wars Day, Motorcycle Blessing, OJ Day, Candied Orange Peel Day

Kentucky Derby, Lumpy Rug, 2 Different Colored Shoes, Raspberry Tart

★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ May 3, 2014 Today's Quote:“Don't be so humble - you are not that great.” ― Golda Meir ★~ Derby Day: (California Chrome is a solid 5-2 favorite for the 20-horse field going 1 1/4 miles in the Kentucky Derby) Every year on the first Saturday of May, over 150,000 people … Continue reading Kentucky Derby, Lumpy Rug, 2 Different Colored Shoes, Raspberry Tart

Tuba Day, Scurvy Awareness Day, Chocolate Truffles

~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ May 2, 2014 ★~ Today’s Quote: When using a public campground, a tuba placed on your picnic table will keep the campsites on either side vacant. (Anonymous) ★~  International Tuba Day:  International Tuba Day, is celebrated annually on the first Friday in May. Joel Day founded International Tuba Day in 1979 … Continue reading Tuba Day, Scurvy Awareness Day, Chocolate Truffles

May Day, Beltane, Mother Goose, Chocolate Parfait Day

★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ May 1st, 2014 ★~ Today's Quote: Rabbit Rabbit! ★~ May Day:  The lusty month of May! May Day has been a traditional holiday celebration since ancient times. On this day, spring festivals and Maypoles are common. The Maypole is a tall pole that is covered with streamers, flowers and other decorations of spring. People grab … Continue reading May Day, Beltane, Mother Goose, Chocolate Parfait Day

Shrimp Scampi Day

~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ April 29. 2014  ★~ Today’s Quote:  I am so busy doing nothing… that the idea of doing anything – which as you know, always leads to something – cuts into the nothing and then forces me to have to drop everything. ~ Jerry Seinfeld ★~ Shrimp Scampi Day: "Scampi" in Italian actually … Continue reading Shrimp Scampi Day

Poetry Reading Day, Kiss Your Mate Day, Blueberry Pie

~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ April 28, 2014 ★~ Today’s Quote: “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” Mary Oliver ★~ Great Poetry Reading Day: [youtube]http://youtu.be/1IiylWR2orE[/youtube]   Wild Geese You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred … Continue reading Poetry Reading Day, Kiss Your Mate Day, Blueberry Pie

Pretzel Day, Hug an Australian Day, Odds and Ends

~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ April 26, 2014 ★~Today’s Quote: Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It is already tomorrow in Australia.~ Charles M. Schulz ★~ Pretzel Day: Not sure what to munch on today? Well, let me give you a hint: Thick or thin? Straight or twisted? Crisp and crunchy, or soft? … Continue reading Pretzel Day, Hug an Australian Day, Odds and Ends

Arbor Day Trees, Plumbers Day, World Penguin Day, Zucchini Bread Day

~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ April 25, 2014 ★~ Today’s Quote: The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The next best time is now. ~Chinese Proverb ★~ Arbor Day: Planting Trees Arbor Day has been celebrated since 1872. A journalist named J. Sterling Morton created this holiday to encourage people to plant trees … Continue reading Arbor Day Trees, Plumbers Day, World Penguin Day, Zucchini Bread Day