~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ October 6th, 2012 ★~ Today’s Quote: “There is a place. Like no place on Earth. A land full of wonder, mystery, and danger! Some say to survive it: You need to be as mad as a hatter. Which luckily I am.” ~ Alice In Wonderland ★~ Mad Hatter Day: Celebrate … Continue reading October 6, 2012: Mad Hatter Day| Frugal Fun Day| National Noodle Day

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

~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ September 13, 2012 Today’s Quote:  “And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.” Roald Dahl ★~ R U OK?Day: A conversation could change a life. … Continue reading September 13, 2012: R U OK? Day, Uncle Sam Day, Snack a Pickle Day, National Peanut Day.

  Every one of us is a quotesmith. We craft and share short sentences that draw from our everyday experiences, and our family and friends will repeat and pass them forward. We also repeat and hand down quotes from family members and friends. I’m working on a project to capture the quotes of the everyday … Continue reading Quotesmiths Invited To Share Their Quotes!

Today is National Dog Day. When Joe and I met, my Chicago family included a cat, a Chihuahua, and an 80 pound Doberman. Joe had a very small black and white television set. He ignored the cat, the Chihuahua ignored him, and my Doberman and Joe got along fine, so long as Joe moved towards … Continue reading Love Me, Love My Dog! It’s Just that Simple….

 It’s Shark Week, so I thought I would tell you a fish story... Cole and I have enjoyed houseguests for about the last four weeks, and today our house seemed rather empty when the last of our summer guests (Abby and Kelly) headed back to the Sunshine State. We were sad to see them go … Continue reading It’s Shark Week: Can We Talk About Ping Pong our GoldFish?

~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ August 11, 2012 ★~ Today’s Quote:  “I have realized; it is during the times I am far outside my element that I experience myself the most. That I see and feel who I really am, the most! I think that's what a comet is like, you see, a comet is … Continue reading August 11, 2012: Presidential Joke Day, Raspberry Tart Day, Perseid Meteor Shower

~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ July 17th,2012 ★~ Today’s Quote:  Life is like an ice-cream cone, you have to lick it one day at a time. ~ Charles M. Schulz ★~ Yellow Pig Day! What the heck is Yellow Pig Day? So there were two guys, Michael Spivak and David C. Kelly, who were math students at … Continue reading July 17, 2012: Yellow Pig Day, Peach Ice Cream Day!