★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ April 20, 2014 Happy Easter! My Teenage Bunny isn't little anymore, but he's still pretty cute. Odd Loves Company,
Garlic Day, Amaretto Day, Odds and Ends
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ April 19th, 2014 ★~ Today's Quote: “To dream that you are eating garlic denotes that you will discover hidden secrets and meet with some domestic jar. To dream that there is garlic in the house is lucky.” Richard Folkard in 'Plant Lore' (1884) ★~ Garlic Day: Native to central Asia, garlic has … Continue reading Garlic Day, Amaretto Day, Odds and Ends
Animal Cracker Day, International Jugglers Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ April 18, 2014 ★~ Today’s Quote: The world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful.~ e. e. cummings ★~ Animal Cracker Day: Lions and tigers, and bears and elephants… OH MY! Who doesn’t love the crunch and sweetness of an animal cracker? Animal-shaped crackers were first brought to the United States during the … Continue reading Animal Cracker Day, International Jugglers Day
High Five Day, Blah Blah Day, Haiku Poetry Day, Cheeseball Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ April 17, 2014 ★~ Today’s Quote: “Don’t think. Thinking is the enemy of creativity. It’s self-conscious, and anything self-conscious is lousy. You can’t try to do things. You simply must do things” – Ray Bradbury ★~ National High Five Day: Nobody knows who invented the high five. NBA player Derek Smith claimed that … Continue reading High Five Day, Blah Blah Day, Haiku Poetry Day, Cheeseball Day
Stress Awareness Day, Librarian Day, Eggs Benedict Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ April 16, 2014 ★~ Today’s Quote: The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another. ~William James ★~ Stress Awareness Day: The real problem with stress is that, for such a well understood and universally experienced condition, as a society we deal with it so … Continue reading Stress Awareness Day, Librarian Day, Eggs Benedict Day
Rubber Eraser Day, Wild Guess Day, Spiral Ham Day, Lunar Eclipse
★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ April 15, 2014 Luna Eclipse: April 15, 2014 ★~ Today’s Quote: “We all shine on...like the moon and the stars and the sun...we all shine on...come on and on and on...” ― John Lennon ★~ Rubber Eraser Day: Without the invention of the rubber eraser, our faux pas would not … Continue reading Rubber Eraser Day, Wild Guess Day, Spiral Ham Day, Lunar Eclipse
Passover, Laughter Day, Reach High Day, Pecan Pie Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ April 14, 2014 ★~ Today’s Quote: Blessed are the joymakers. ~ N. P. Willis ★~ Passover: Passover is an eight-day Jewish festival that celebrates the emancipation of the Israelites. Jewish families usually celebrate Passover on the first two nights of the holiday. They hold seders to retell the story of the Israelites' … Continue reading Passover, Laughter Day, Reach High Day, Pecan Pie Day
Wine Shoe Hack – Does it Work?
Wine Shoe Hack - Does it Work? My teen asked if we could have wine with our pork chops tonight—red, of course. I said yes, if he could open the wine bottle with his shoe. Why? A lesson in self-sufficiency: Let’s just say that my teen was stranded in the desert, dying of thirst, and … Continue reading Wine Shoe Hack – Does it Work?
Scrabble Day, Peach Cobbler Day, Odds and Ends
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ April 13, 2014 ★~ Today’s Quote: Palindrome as well. My sister’s name is Hannah. Father liked word games. He was fourteen times World Scrabble Champion. When he died, we buried him at Queenzieburn to make use of the triple word score. ~Jasper Fforde ★~ Scrabble Day: The official game of rainy … Continue reading Scrabble Day, Peach Cobbler Day, Odds and Ends
National Pet Day, Barbershop Quartet Day, 8-Track Cassette Tape Day, Cheese Fondue Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ April 11, 2014 ★~ Today’s Quote: “It is an impressively arrogant move to conclude that just because you don’t like something, it is empirically not good. I don’t like Chinese food, but I don’t write articles trying to prove it doesn’t exist.” ― Tina Fey, Bossypants ★~ National Pet Day: Did you … Continue reading National Pet Day, Barbershop Quartet Day, 8-Track Cassette Tape Day, Cheese Fondue Day