Summer is all...School is only. As is our TRADITION. ...Cole and I are off to spend his last day of summer vacation doing a little shopping and "doing lunch." El Morno will be back tomorrow at it's regularly scheduled time. In the meantime you can always click on El Morno Sept 4, 2011 and find out … Continue reading September 4, 2012: National Newspaper Carrier Day,Macadamia Nut Day,Tradition!

~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ September 3, 2012 ★~ Today’s Quote: Sometimes it's important to work for that pot of gold.  But other times it's essential to take time off and to make sure that your most important decision in the day simply consists of choosing which color to slide down on the rainbow.  ~Douglas … Continue reading September 3, 2012: Labor Day, Skyscrapers Day, Welsh Rarebit Day

~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ September 2, 2012 ★~ Today’s Quote:  "For man, autumn is a time of harvest, of gathering together. For nature, it is a time of sowing, of scattering abroad." - Edwin Way Teale ★~ Beheading Day: I was curious about the origin of Beheading Day. I could understand an Off with … Continue reading September 2, 2012: Beheading Day, Blueberry Popsicle Day

Today was National No Rhyme (Nor Reason) Day. Nothing rhymes with purple. I find this very sad. Purple has served us well as a color over the years, providing plenty of purpleness without complaint, and I believe with my whole heart that it deserves a rhyming partner. I suggest gurple, but I'm open to ideas. Any … Continue reading September 1, 2012: No Rhyme (Nor Reason) Day

~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ August 31, 2012 ★~Meet Susie:  Susie, or Susie Cutie as we call her at camp, is a Scottish Deerhound. She is fun, friendly, very quick, and a champion counter surfer and pie snatcher. Whole pies. Susie does not retrieve (anything, ever), but she does love to chase things and is excellent … Continue reading August 31, 2012: Blue Moon Day, Rabbit Rabbit, Eat Outside Day, Trail Mix Day

~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ August 30, 2012 ★~ Meet and Greet: Sophie. Don't you love her ears?  TO go or  NOT to go , that is the question. Sophie is a people pleaser and loves to play with the other campers — happy-go-lucky, as long as her human does not stray too far away. … Continue reading August 30, 2012: Frankenstein Day; Slinky Day; National Toasted Marshmallow Day

★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ August 29, 2012 ★~ Today’s Quote:  The rest of your life is being shaped by the goals you chase, the choices you make, and the actions you take.  The rest of your life is a long time, and it starts right now. (11 Things You Forget You’re Doing Wrong-Mar and … Continue reading August 29, 2012: More Herbs, Less Salt Day; Lemon Day; Chop Suey Day; Mary Poppins’ Anniversary

★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ August 28, 2012: ★~ Meet Maggie: Do you remember the story of the "devil dog"? Well, when he was at camp, so was Maggie, and she did not like his attitude one bit! On the way outside on one of the days he was here, she stood outside his crate and … Continue reading August 28, 2012: Race Your Mouse Day, Cherry Turnover Day!

★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ August 27, 2012 It's  MONDAY! ★~ Meet Hope: When you're the neighborhood “dog lady,” it’s not uncommon to open your door to a person holding a leash with a wet, cold, skinny pup on the other end of it.  A story usually follows, and more often than not, the pup ends … Continue reading August 27, 2012: Just Because Day, Banana Lover’s Day, “The Duchess” Who Wasn’t Day, Pots de Creme Day

~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ August 26, 2012 National Dog Day? Let's Have a Toast! ★~ Meet Chatham: This boy was not born with a silver spoon in his mouth but certainly fell into a pot of jam when his forever family took him home. Chatham loves to jump on the picnic table, walk on his hind … Continue reading August 26, 2012: National Dog Day, Toilet Paper Day, Cherry Popsicle Day