~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ December 29 ★~ Today’s Quote: One resolution I have made, and try always to keep, is this: To rise above the little things..John Burroughs ★~ Pepper Pot Soup Day: According to the legend........... It was during the Revolutionary war, and the Continental army was camped at Valley Forge.  The winter … Continue reading December 29: Pepper Pot Soup Day

~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ December 28, 2011 ★~ Today’s Quote: "Stop cheating!" the dealer told the card player. "I'm not!" claimed the player. "You must be," said the dealer. "That is not the hand that I dealt you." (unknown) ★~ Card Playing Day:  My grandmother had a saying: Trust everyone but always cut the … Continue reading December 28: Card Playing Day, Chocolate Candy Day!

~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ December 27, 2011 ★~ Today’s Quote:  Nature is full of genius, full of the divinity; so that not a snowflake escapes its fashioning hand. Henry David Thoreau ★~ Fruitcake Day: Is there any food product anywhere that is more ridiculed and parodied during the holiday season than the poor old … Continue reading December 27: Fruitcake Day, Make Snowflakes Day!

~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ December 26 ★~ Today’s Quote: “I passed through the seven levels of the Candy Cane forest, through the sea of swirly twirly gum drops, and then I walked through the Lincoln Tunnel.” ~  Buddy in Elf ★~ Boxing Day: It's a holiday with presents that have already been opened and … Continue reading December 26: Boxing Day, Kwanzaa, Thank You Note Day, Candy Cane Day

~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ December 25 ★~ Today’s Quote:  I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol ★~ Christmas Day: I was poisoned on Christmas Eve Day. I ate lunch at one of my favorite places and a homemade pot pie nailed … Continue reading December 25: Christmas Day!

~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ December 24 ★~ Today’s Quote:  Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love!  ~Hamilton Wright Mabie ★~ Peace Day:  The moon seemed a little closer to Earth this day ... and the world got a little smaller. It was 1968 and three astronauts, James … Continue reading December 24: Peace Day, Eggnog Day, World Christmas Traditions

~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ December 23 ★~ Today’s Quote:  "Welcome, new comers. The tradition of Festivus begins with the airing of grievances. I got a lot of problems with you people! And now you're gonna hear about it!"  ~Frank Costanza ★~ Festivus: Celebrated by Seinfeld fans everywhere, Festivus i was first introduced to the … Continue reading December 23: Festivus Day, Roots Day, Pfeffernuesse Day

~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ December 22 ★~ Today’s Quote: Nothing says holidays, like a cheese log. ~ Ellen DeGeneres ★~ National Haiku Poetry Day: A day to celebrate the popular Japanese poetry form called Haiku. walking the long shadows under a warm winter’s setting sun. ★~ Wrap It Up Day: Tempus fugit! (And they … Continue reading December 22: Haiku Poetry Day, Wrap It Up Day, Date Nut Bread Day

~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ December 21 ★~ Today’s Quote: “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.” ~Ecclesiastes 3:1 ★~ Solstice Poem: Our El Morno Poet Laurette Hawk, just graced us with a beautiful Solstice Poem: Hope in The Long Night: At last It comes to this … Continue reading December 21: Winter Solstice, Bah Humbug Day, Hamburger Day