Category: Holidays

Happy National Tap Dance Day!

  Another of the Who Knew?-type posts. It’s National Tap Dance Day.  When I was a little kid, I took the “required” ballet and tap classes for a year.  My mom has a picture of me in my tutu and one in my majorette costume for the tap recital.  I imagine I only took for the year …

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Don’t Forget Your Towel Today!

Each year, May 25 is Towel Day.  Do you know why? Towel Day is celebrated every year on 25 May as a tribute to the author Douglas Adams by his fans. On this day, fans carry a towel with them, as described in Adams’ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, to demonstrate their appreciation for …

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Mark Your Calendars!

  Towel Day is celebrated every year on 25 May as a tribute to the author Douglas Adams by his fans.

Lucky Penny Day

  See a penny, pick it up… All day long you’ll have good luck. When you are out and about today, look on the ground for pennies. It just might be your lucky day! My mom is forever picking up pennies – or anything that’s cash-looking.  She’s made a record over the years of how …

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Happy Mother’s Day

Mom and me, w-a-a-a-y back in sepia, black and white photo times…       My mom is 100 years old in 2024! Happy Mother’s Day, Mom 🙂

Cinco de Mayo

 

May the 4th Be With You! Happy Star Wars Day

   

Happy May Day!

It’s National Bugs Bunny Day!

  National Bugs Bunny Day is observed each year on April 30.  Bugs Bunny is the famous cartoon character best remembered for his roles in Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies produced by Warner Bros.  He is known  for his popular catchphrase “What’s up, doc?” Bugs Bunny first appeared in a short film on April 30, 1938, …

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Really?? It’s National Bubble Tea Day

s   I love bubble tea (aka boba tea) and I’m so glad there’s a day for it.  At one point, I considered buying a machine to make my own.  Amazon now sells premade boba (of course!) In the 1980s, the Taiwanese developed a beverage combining the refreshing goodness of tea, the wholesome creaminess of …

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