Jan 27
Another anniversary rolls around, the 44th, to be exact. I always like to check out this picture of our wedding expenses. We have it framed and sitting on our mantle. Tom paid $50.26 (blood tests and wedding ring!) and my costs (I made my own dress) were $29.25. We were lucky. My …
Jan 25
Burns Night commemorates the life of the bard (poet) Robert Burns, who was born on January 25, 1759. The day also celebrates Burns’ contribution to Scottish culture. Burns’ best known work is “Auld Lang Syne”. We were at the Edinburgh Tattoo for this performance but I didn’t take this video. …
Jan 14
When we were in Scotland last year, we walked to Edinburgh Castle and back from hotel a couple times. I had never heard of Greyfriar’s Bobby until our bus tour the second day although we had walked by the statue 3 times already! On our 4th pass-by, we saw several people taking pictures of …
Jan 13
Today, January 13, holds a couple anniversaries for me. I remember the day of the Air Florida Flight 90 Crash in 1982 so well. We were living in the Metro DC area and our young son had just turned 2 in December. Tom, my DH, worked in DC and I was never sure the route that …
Jan 13
According to a 1973 Sesame Street calendar, Rubber Duckie’s Birthday is January 13 so around the country it’s National Rubber Ducky Day! A friend of Ernie and Big Bird, Duckie made his debut in a February 1970 episode. The rubber ducky (also spelled duckie) has come a long way from his first concept as …
Sep 29
If you know me, you know that I nearly always have a cup of coffee nearby, at all times. I’m glad that coffee has its own day now 🙂 The date might not be marked on your calendar, but if you are like more than 50 percent of adults who drink coffee every …
Jun 15
You should feel very balanced this week. Why? Because it’s palindrome week! A palindrome exists when letters, numbers, or phrases are the same forward and backward. For example, the words “racecar” and “kayak” are palindromes along with the phrase “Was it a car or a cat I saw?” The dates this week are all …
May 30
Thanks, Grandpa… You weren’t American, but you fought valiantly for the cause overseas. I never met my grandfather. He had died in Peshawar, India, fighting for the Black Watch during World War l. Peshawar was on the northern frontier of British India, near the Khyber Pass. In 1947, Peshawar became part of the newly …
May 24
When I was a young woman, I just loved That Girl. I’d rush home from school to watch. Later, several of us would watch in the common room of our dorm at college. Over the years, I’ve owned video tapes, DVDs. My mom bought me an episode guide for Christmas one year – which …
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