~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ March 13, 2014 ★~ Today’s Quote: “When in doubt, wear red.” - Bill Blass ★~ Jewel Day: Celebrate your gems and jewels today! Spruce up your jewelry box, wear a seldom-worn piece of jewelry, or polish up those gems. Reminder: Take your gems to the jeweler to check the stones and make sure … Continue reading Jewel Day, Ear Muff Day, Coconut Torte Day
Girl Scout Day, Plant a Flower Day, Baked Scallops Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ March 12, 2014 ★~ Today's Quote: “Flowers always make people better, happier and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine to the soul.” Luther Burbank, botanist ★~ Girl Scout Day: On this day in 1912, Juliette "Daisy" Gordon Low assembled a group of eighteen girls from Savannah, Georgia for … Continue reading Girl Scout Day, Plant a Flower Day, Baked Scallops Day
Worship of Tools Day, Oatmeal Nut Waffle Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ March 11, 2014 ★~ Today’s Quote: “To the man who only has a hammer, everything he encounters begins to look like a nail.” ― Abraham Harold Maslow ★~ Worship of Tools Day Source: Fix.com (Thank you Mary Lee for sharing this cool graphic) This year on his birthday, Cole received a … Continue reading Worship of Tools Day, Oatmeal Nut Waffle Day
International Awesomeness Day, Blueberry Popovers
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ March 10, 2014 ★~ Today’s Quote: “This old man had once told me that he left school when he was twelve, whereas I had spent most of the twenty-four years in my life in study. Yet when I looked back on the last hour or so I could come to only … Continue reading International Awesomeness Day, Blueberry Popovers
Panic Day, Crabmeat Day, Spring Ahead
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ March 9, 2014 ★~ Today’s Quote: “If you never did you should. These things are fun and fun is good.” ― Dr. Seuss ★~ Panic Day: You'll have to celebrate Panic Day without me. I've enjoyed more than enough of Pan's antics over the past week. Pan is the mischievous god … Continue reading Panic Day, Crabmeat Day, Spring Ahead
Waldorf Senior Projects, 18th Birthday, Bug Day
March 7, 1996: Love at First Sight Tonight at 8:15, Cole and his June Bug will take center stage at the Chicago Waldorf School and he will present his Senior Project: Car Culture in America. His 18th birthday will be celebrated late into the evening. I'm a little bit excited. I miss you all like crazy … Continue reading Waldorf Senior Projects, 18th Birthday, Bug Day
Fat Tuesday, Hug a GI Day, Grammar Day, Pound Cake Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ March 4, 2014 ★~ Today’s Quote: I've found that prayers work best when you have big players. Knute Rockne ★~ Fat Tuesday: Happy Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, which always occurs on the day before Ash Wednesday. In New Orleans the parties and parades will continue until Lent begins at the … Continue reading Fat Tuesday, Hug a GI Day, Grammar Day, Pound Cake Day
Opposable Thumbs Day, US Anthem Day, Cold Cut Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ March 3, 2014 ★~ Random Comment: I think a movie ticket for a baby should be $75. ★~ What if Cats and Dogs had Opposable Thumbs Day: The point seems to be that we are supposed to enter into deep contemplation of the evolution of our precious furs, as well as, perhaps, … Continue reading Opposable Thumbs Day, US Anthem Day, Cold Cut Day
Shakespeare meets VW BUG
★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ March 2, 2014 "Mom, the Bug has reduced me to quoiting Shakespeare, run over me please." I was so late writing El Morno for this Morno, I just decided to write El Morno for tomorrow Morno. If you are confused welcome to my world. Cole wrote the story about our … Continue reading Shakespeare meets VW BUG
Paczki: Not Just a Another Jelly Donut
Paczki Singular Noun is Paczek (pohn-check) Plural Noun is Paczki (punch-key) On El Morno, yesterday, I mentioned buying Paczki and some of you were unfamiliar with the pastry and its Polish tradition...allow me to introduce you to the Paczki... Paczki are pastries traditional to Polish cuisine. They were baked to use up lard and sugar in … Continue reading Paczki: Not Just a Another Jelly Donut