~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ July 6, 2014 ★~ Today’s Quote: The best comfort food will always be greens, cornbread, and fried chicken. ~ Maya Angelou ★~ Fried Chicken Day: Fried chicken has been around for hundreds of years; it was first brought to this country by Scottish immigrants. It was later perfected by cooks in … Continue reading Fried Chicken Day, Odds and Ends
Bikini Day, Graham Crackers Day, Apple Turn-Over Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ July 5th, 2014 ★~ Todays Quote: You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4, not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers who file by the White House in a show of strength and muscle, but with family picnics where kids throw Frisbees, the … Continue reading Bikini Day, Graham Crackers Day, Apple Turn-Over Day
Fireworks Stop It!
Happy 4th of July! I am so grateful to be an American, to own a house and to live in a neighborhood surrounded by fine, upstanding citizens. On this red, white and blue corn-eating, beer-drinking holiday, I support everyone’s right to explode fireworks and celebrate this great country’s Independence. God Bless America! Unfortunately, some of … Continue reading Fireworks Stop It!
Dog Days, Sun Day, Your Fabulous Day, Bean Day
★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ July 3rd, 2014 ★~ Today's Quote: "The summer morn is bright and fresh, the birds are darting by As if they loved to breast the breeze that sweeps the cool clear sky."- William C. Bryant ★~ Dog Days of Summer: [youtube]http://youtu.be/pkPNa4DBFHI[/youtube] The official “Dog Days” of summer begin on July 3 and … Continue reading Dog Days, Sun Day, Your Fabulous Day, Bean Day
Flip Flops and Witches – Random Reviews
Flip Flops and Wicked Witches Odd Random Reviews hit a road block at the end of the May when my teen’s senior play consumed my life. Creating a graduation slide show took up where the play left off, and in June, I was buried in a flurry of graduation activities. And when it was all said … Continue reading Flip Flops and Witches – Random Reviews
Canada Day, Joke Day, Ice Cream Month
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ July 1, 2014 ★~ Today's Quote: “The key to good decision making is not knowledge. It is understanding. We are swimming in the former. We are desperately lacking in the latter.” ― Malcolm Gladwell, ★ ~ Canada Day: Canada Day! On July 1, 1867, the nation was officially born when the … Continue reading Canada Day, Joke Day, Ice Cream Month
Social Media Day, Meteor Day, Turkey Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ June 30, 2014 ★~ Today's Quote: “You are the storyteller of your own life, and you can create your own legend or not.”—Isabel Allende ★~ Social Media Day: [youtube]http://youtu.be/VxdL6xusyKM[/youtube] Mashable’s launched social media day in 2010 as a way to recognize the digital revolution happening right before our eyes. I guess this means … Continue reading Social Media Day, Meteor Day, Turkey Day
Waffle Iron Day, Camera Day, Almond Butter Crunch Day
★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ June 29, 2014 ★~ Today’s Quote: If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people together to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.” — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry ★~ Waffle Iron Day: The earliest waffle … Continue reading Waffle Iron Day, Camera Day, Almond Butter Crunch Day
Ramadan, Paul Bunyun Day, Tapioca Day
★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ June 28, 2014 ★~ Today’s Quote: “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.”—Charles Darwin ★~ Ramadan Ramadan, is a month-long religious fast during which many Muslims refrain from ingesting food and liquids from sunrise until sunset … Continue reading Ramadan, Paul Bunyun Day, Tapioca Day
Sunglasses Day, Orange Blossom Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ June 27, 2014 ★~Today's Quote: “Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.”—Helen Keller ★~ Sunglasses Day: It’s Sunglasses Day! Some say, sunglasses are quite possibly the most important fashion accessory of the entire summer season. Humans have been wearing protective eyewear for centuries, but the stylish designs we’re accustomed to … Continue reading Sunglasses Day, Orange Blossom Day