I'm so happy you are in my Odd neighborhood and stopped by for a cuppa and a little El Morno musing. Please help yourself to coffee. If you would rather have tea just let me know! On my rides home from taking Cole to school this week, I had two very funny encounters. Yesterday, … Continue reading El Morno Musings: Cole’s Little Heat Engine!

~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ May 14th, 2011 Good luck has its storms. George Lukas ★~  Today is Dance Like a Chicken Day: Dancing like a chicken, jumping like a frog . . . What next- Hopping like a kangaroo? El Morn has more moves than Richard Simmons these days. I have never once in … Continue reading Dancing like a chicken while Eating Biscuits!

Granny Oddity-Spokesperson for Lost Sock Memorial Day!

Kentucky Derby Update; Betting is closed. The final Pot: $200.00. View the comments for Hat entries--that will remain open. A Blind drawing will be held at the end of the race for the best hat prize.   If I am shot and thrown into the Chicago River for over-stepping the Chicago bookie boundaries, leaving Cole … Continue reading Kentucky Derby–Place Your Bets!

Did you ever read And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street? It has always been one of my favorite Dr. Seuss books. In fact, I still have my copy from when I was a dumb little kid. It’s about a little boy named Marco with a very big imagination. Each morning when … Continue reading Turning Minos into Whales on Roscoe Street!

El Morno Coffee Break is just a few more of my random thoughts on todays Odd holidays. Please feel free to add your Odd thoughts along with mine. Great Odd Random thoughts that stick together could change the world! My dad is a bird watcher. I remember when I was a dumb little kid and … Continue reading El Morno Coffee Break

  Beltane: Today is May 1st. Spring is here. The sprouts are surer of themselves, the fragrant smell of fresh mowed grass sporadically wafts through the air, and we have the desire to move outside into the sunlight and warmth at every opportunity, perhaps even sitting on a sun-warmed front step and watching the world … Continue reading Beltane: Oak and Ivy-Fire & Ice

Rabbit! Rabbit! It's the end of the month and you know what that means... It's time to prepare for the first of the month and all that can be yours by simple saying  "rabbit, rabbit!" The first words out of your mouth on the first day of the month must be "rabbit, rabbit". This is … Continue reading Quick Say: Rabbit, Rabbit!

~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ April 30, 2011 Life is an endless struggle full of frustrations and challenges, but eventually you find a hair stylist you like.  ~Author Unknown ★~ Today we are celebrating Honesty Day: Since April begins with April Fool’s Day, it only makes sense to end the month with National Honesty Day, … Continue reading Honesty Day~Hair Appreciation Day

Here is a conversation between Chicago Cubs Fans and Chicago White Sox Fans. It all started with this song on Cubs opening day. CF: Go Cubs WSF: Why not move to the other side and support a better team? The Chicago White Soxs! CF: Puke CF: The over/under for Kenny Williams to bitch about poor … Continue reading Chicago Baseball Fans