★~♥~♥~★~ 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
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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
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
Iced Tea Day, Herb and Spice Day
★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ June 10, 2014 ★~ Today’s Quote: “There should be a place where only the things you want to happen, happen” ― Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are ★~ Ice Tea Day: Iced tea is an iconic summer beverage and one of the most refreshing elixirs known to man. There is … Continue reading Iced Tea Day, Herb and Spice Day
Donald Duck Day, Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Day
★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ June 9, 2014 ★~ Today’s Quote: The pursuit of greatness ... is as much or more about flair, grotesque mistakes, eccentricity, and passion as it is about ‘failproof’ systems. In short, reduce to zero the odds of nothing going wrong and you'll also reduce to zero the odds of anything … Continue reading Donald Duck Day, Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Day
Best Friend Day, Name Your Poison
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ June 8, 2014 ★~ Today’s Quote: “One of the finest protections against disappointment is to have a lot going on.” - Alain de Botton ★~ Best Friend Day: As we grow older, more friends become best friends in different ways. There is a childhood best friend that knew you back in … Continue reading Best Friend Day, Name Your Poison
Chocolate Ice Cream Day, Odds and Ends
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ June 7th, 2014 ★~ Today’s Quote ~ Take a walk with a turtle. And behold the world in pause. ~ Bruce Feiler ♥~Chocolate Ice Cream Day: Vanilla might be the most-popular flavor, but chocolate wins the award for being invented first. Italians froze hot chocolate in 1692 and the flavor … Continue reading Chocolate Ice Cream Day, Odds and Ends