~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ June 26, 2014 ★~ Today’s Quote: Weather is a great metaphor for life — sometimes it’s good, sometimes it’s bad, and there’s nothing much you can do about it but carry an umbrella. ~Terri Guillemets ★~ Bomb Pop Day: The USA is playing Germany on Bomb Pop day. It could be … Continue reading Bomb Pop Day, Handshake Day, Beautician Day, Chocolate Pudding Day
Catfish Day, Strawberry Parfait Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ June 25, 2014 ★~ Today’s Quote: There are elements of intrinsic beauty in the simplification of a house built on the log cabin idea. Gustav Stickley ★~ Catfish Day: It was President Reagan who issued a proclamation in 1987 making today National Catfish Day. Maybe he was impressed that there are … Continue reading Catfish Day, Strawberry Parfait Day
Fairy Day, Praline Cookie Day
★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ June 24, 2014 ★ ~ Todays Quote: I think, at a child's birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift should be curiosity. Eleanor Roosevelt ★ ~ Fairy Day: Clap twice! Today fairy believers young and old to celebrate the … Continue reading Fairy Day, Praline Cookie Day
Graduation – Chicago Waldorf School Class of 2014
Chicago Waldorf School - Class of 2014 One week ago today Cole graduated from the Chicago Waldorf High School.* On the Friday before graduation he was part of the school’s traditional rose ceremony. (*click link to find out where the class is headed next) I know you’ll find this hard to believe, but I did … Continue reading Graduation – Chicago Waldorf School Class of 2014
Summer Solstice, Skateboarding Day, Peaches and Cream Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ June 21, 2014 ★~ Today’s Quote: "Then followed that beautiful season... Summer....Filled was the air with a dreamy and magical light; and the landscape, Lay as if new created in all the freshness of childhood." -- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ★~ Summer Solstice [youtube]http://youtu.be/16CL6bKVbJQ[/youtube] “Think but this, and all is mended, That … Continue reading Summer Solstice, Skateboarding Day, Peaches and Cream Day
Ice Cream Soda Day,Take Your Dog To Work Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ June 20, 2014 ★~ Today’s Quote: There shall be eternal summer in the grateful heart. ~Celia Thaxter ★~ Reminder: Today is the last day of Spring. The longest day of the year — the summer solstice — is almost here. On June 21 2014, at 5:51 am CDT, the Northern Hemisphere of … Continue reading Ice Cream Soda Day,Take Your Dog To Work Day
Martini Day, Sauntering Day
★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ June 19, 2014 Today's Quote: “Martinis are the only American invention as perfect as a sonnet.” H. L. Mencken ★~ National Martini Day: In the good old days martini drinkers had only a few simple choices: gin or vodka, rocks or neat, olive or twist. But now we have appletinis, chocotinis and even … Continue reading Martini Day, Sauntering Day
Graduation Slide Show: Gather, Hunt, Select, Kill, Do-Over, Done
[ SILLY BOYS ROSE CEREMONY. ONE OF THE LAST PICTURES I SNAPPED AND ADDED--WHO COULD RESIST. NOT I] My teen graduated from high school this past Sunday, June 16th—at 2 p.m., to be exact. I might have mentioned it a time or 2,000. Graduation week was marked by a visit from my road warrior parents, … Continue reading Graduation Slide Show: Gather, Hunt, Select, Kill, Do-Over, Done
Picnic Day, Panic Day, Fishing Day, Sushi Day
★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ June 18, 2014 ★~ Today’s Quote: “Never plan a picnic' Father said. 'Plan a dinner, yes, or a house, or a budget, or an appointment with the dentist, but never, never plan a picnic.” ― Elizabeth Enright, The Four-Story Mistake ★~ Picnic Day: A short picnic lesson: A “picnic” ham is … Continue reading Picnic Day, Panic Day, Fishing Day, Sushi Day
Keep Calm – I’m Going To Look Great
It's all good. . . My sweet Mom and Dad arrived. FUN. I have an outfit I love for the Rose Ceremony (tomorrow) I have an outfit I love for the graduation on Sunday. The graduation slide show is not done but it will be. I will see you for sure early next week, … Continue reading Keep Calm – I’m Going To Look Great