~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ June 26th ★~ Today’s Quote: Life is an endless struggle full of frustrations and challenges, but eventually you find a hair stylist you like. ~Author Unknown ★~ Celebrating Beauticians: How much would you be willing to pay a master hair stylist to design a hair style that would prevent you … Continue reading Celebrating: Hair Stylist, Log Cabins, Chocolate Pudding!
Celebrating: Backyard Campouts, and Catfish!
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ June 25, 2011 ★~ Quote: It always rains on tents. Rainstorms will travel thousands of miles, against prevailing winds for the opportunity to rain on a tent. ~Dave Barry ★~ Great American Backyard Campout Day: I love the backyard campout days... Our backyard was a summer campground for the neighborhood … Continue reading Celebrating: Backyard Campouts, and Catfish!
Maeve Our Newest Swan and Miracle
Please Help yourself to a cuppa and a Pecan Sandie cookie... because today's muse is very special guest post by a favorite writer and friend of mine...Julianne P. Joyce Some time ago, I shared some thoughts about my children. I quoted a saying that was often used by my Mom and Mrs. Casey: "Everyone thinks their … Continue reading Maeve Our Newest Swan and Miracle
Celebrating: Letting Go, Pink, Pecan Sandies
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ June 23rd, 2011 Today’s Quote: Hanging onto resentment is letting someone you despise live rent-free in your head.-- Ann Landers ★~ Let It Go Day: Today, take a past grievance that you have been hanging onto, put it in a balloon, let it go, and watch it fly far, far … Continue reading Celebrating: Letting Go, Pink, Pecan Sandies
Irish Mussing: Cliffs of Moher
Time for my last Irish muse. Let’s have Irish coffee, and an eclair! When we last left off, Cole and I had finally made it to the top of the Cliffs of Moher. On Sunday morning, we popped out of bed bright and early to drive what Cole promised was just a few kilometers to … Continue reading Irish Mussing: Cliffs of Moher
June 22, 2011: Onion Ring Day, Chocolate Eclair Day!
★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ June 22,2011 ★~Today's Quote: “Onion rings in the car cushions do not improve with time.” Erma Bombeck ★~ Onion Ring Day: The exact origins of the onion ring are unknown, but in 1933 a recipe for deep-fried onion rings that are dipped in milk then coated in flour appeared in a … Continue reading June 22, 2011: Onion Ring Day, Chocolate Eclair Day!
Celebrating: Solstice, Baby Boomers, Peaches & Cream!
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ June 21st ★~ Today’s Quote: "Just living is not enough" said the butterfly, "one must have sunshine, freedom and flowers." - Hans Christian Andersen ★~ Summer Solstice Day: “Think but this, and all is mended, That you have but slumber’d here, While these visions did appear. And this weak and … Continue reading Celebrating: Solstice, Baby Boomers, Peaches & Cream!
Celebrating: Ice Cream Soda Day!
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ June 20 ★~ Quote: Life is never fair, and perhaps it is a good thing for most of us that it is not. ~Oscar Wilde ★~ National Vanilla Milkshake-Ice Cream Soda Day: It’s National Vanilla Milkshake Day, but since today is also sometimes called Ice Cream Soda Day, you could also … Continue reading Celebrating: Ice Cream Soda Day!
Irish Musing: Magical, Wonderful, Beautiful
Day 4: Kerry, DIngle, Doolin.... Starting from Waterville, we began our travels around the Ring of Kerry bright and early today. We loved driving along in the cloud-heavy sky; it added to the atmosphere—kind of a Mists of Avalon experience. Passing over the highest point on the Ring, Coomakista, we saw the stunning view … Continue reading Irish Musing: Magical, Wonderful, Beautiful
Irish Mussing: Irish Whiskey, Fota Island, Ring of Kerry
Ireland: Day 4-Friday We woke up bright and early to a dark sky and rainy weather, but by the time we’d eaten breakfast and had headed out towards Old Midleton, Cork had put a cork in it, and while the clouds were still heavy, the rain had stopped. Old Midleton is the home to the … Continue reading Irish Mussing: Irish Whiskey, Fota Island, Ring of Kerry