Ice Cream Sandwich Day was yesterday (Tuesday). On my way home from buying our ice cream sandwiches, I saw a dog chasing a cat and they were both walking—it’s that hot in Chicago—so celebrating the food of the day with an easy-peasy, light-and-breezy ice cream sandwich could not have been more perfect. Emily daughter celebrated … Continue reading Musings: Ice Cream Sandwich Day and Procrastination

  Have a piece of raspberry cake. If I do say so myself, it’s very tasty. It seems to pair well with coffee, so I made a pot for us to drink while we muse...decaf if you like. I know it's late. I also have ice tea!  Remember if you want to enlarge any of the pictures … Continue reading Musing about Raspberry Cake, Pie and Friends

Let's muse about Cheese Sacrifice Purchase day (Friday)  and Cheesecake Day (Sat), I have put out a cheese plate, paired with lemonade, for us to muse over. Please, help yourself. I tried to convince Cousin Carla to stay for Saturday’s cheesecake day, but she had to get home on Friday to her three college kids. Apparently … Continue reading Musing about Cheese, Cheesecake and Cousins

~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ July 31, 2011 ★~ Today’s Quote: “Tell me one last thing,” said Harry. “Is this real? Or has this been happening inside my head?” “Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real? Harry Potter and The Deathly … Continue reading Celebrating: Mutts and Raspberry Cake Day

Thursday: Chili Dog-Milk Chocolate Day. My musing is a little behind. Let’s catch up…please help yourself to some chocolate. After almost one month of celebrating the Food of the Day every day, I woke up this morning and thought it's Cheesecake Day! A little odd, but it does give a little oom-pa-pa to the days of … Continue reading Musing about Chili Dogs, Milk Chocolate, Odd Families

On Wednesday — It was Crème Brulee Day! We started the day by taking a drive with Cousin Carla to Long Grove, Illinois — a charming village with fun shops and a wonderful chocolate confectionary. In anticipation of Thursday’s Food of the Day — milk chocolate — I bought some fudge and a box of … Continue reading Musing about Cousin Carla’s Visit and Crème Brulee Day

~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ July 28th ★~ Today’s Quote: The first time you marry for love, the second for money, and the third for companionship. Jackie Kennedy ★~ Chili Dog Day: July is National Hot Dog Month which is why we have been celebrating hot dogs fixed in various and ways. Today we celebrate … Continue reading Celebrating Chili Dogs and Milk Chocolate

Cousin Carla graciously offered to write a guest post for Odd, musing about chocolate sundaes (Monday) and coffee milk shakes (Tuesday) while I worked on tomorrow’s El Morno.  Ok, so I told her: no dinner until after she wrote an Odd guest post - she graciously agreed! Please help yourself to some jelly bellies while … Continue reading Musing about Sundaes,Coffee Milkshakes and Near Death Experience

Yesterday was my birthday, which made it pretty easy to celebrate Tequila Day. I wish I wasn’t afraid to try a shot of tequila, but I am... I just know it’s going to burn like crazy and make me sick, so I just put it in my no-way-in-hell- bucket and had a Strawberry Margarita. I enjoyed every … Continue reading Birthday Musing and Tequila Margaritas

~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ July 24th ★~ Today’s Quote: I want to do it because I want to do it.  Amelia Earhart ★~ Cousins Day: Today is the day for cousins to exchange funny childhood memories and stories about crazy relatives. If your cousins aren't close by, pick up the phone and give them … Continue reading Celebrating: Cousins and Tequila Day