October 6th is National Mad Hatter Day. To commemorate this day, we will first start with “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” by Louis Carroll, and pop-up by Robert Sabuka. This would be ‘the Mad Tea Party’ with the Mad Hatter. I have another book, “C D B !” by William Steig, 1968. This book is isContinue reading “October 6 ” Roger that 4-10. Brown-bottles, a kicker, and 10-30″”
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October 5 “Books make the world go round”
October 5th is World Teacher’s Day. Congratulations to those who were, or are teachers. My mother and daughter are two from that crowd! To celebrate teachers, I would like to showcase a few books. This is one of the oldest teachers book I have: “The Teacher: or Moral Influences Employed in the Instruction and GovernmentContinue reading “October 5 “Books make the world go round””
October 4″the body never lies”
October 4th is National Golf Lover’s Day. All I can really say about golf is that I bought a set of left handed clubs about 25 years ago, and then got a nice bag. My wife eventually took the large umbrella to put in her van. Every several years, my wife asked me to putContinue reading “October 4″the body never lies””
October 3 “Book ’em Danno, Murder One”
October 3rd is Lindsey Buckingham’s birthday, 1949. As well as being an important part of Fleetwood Mac, he first had his own band with Stevie Nicks. They had one record. Here is my copy of that record. Another October 3rd birthday would be Louis H. Sullivan, 1856. Sullivan was considered the ‘Father of the Skyscraper’Continue reading “October 3 “Book ’em Danno, Murder One””
October 2 “Let’s give ’em pumpkin to talk about”
October 2nd (the first Wednesday in October) is National Pumpkin Day. I have several children’s books with pumpkins. “The Magic Pumpkin” by Lucille E. Sette published 1984. This is a great book about grouchy, nasty, mean, old Mr. Squiggs-and his pumpkin. Then there is “The Little Old lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything” byContinue reading “October 2 “Let’s give ’em pumpkin to talk about””
October 1 “Tofu or not tofu”
October 1st is World Vegetarian Day. I have for that event, the book “Gall Bladder and Kidney Affections” by John Maxwell. 1931. It is a hard to find book about the author and health-man John Maxwell. He began his vegetarian crusade in Chicago. He also talked about the dangers of smoking and drinking. This bookContinue reading “October 1 “Tofu or not tofu””
September 30 “Some can’t chew gum and walk at the same time”
September 30th is National Chewing Gum Day. My first book is “The Chewing Gum Trees” by Ruth Bishop Juline, published 1950. This is an unusual about a family of ‘Chicleros” who every year take a journey into the jungle in the Yucatan, to harvest the sap that is used to make chewing gum. It isContinue reading “September 30 “Some can’t chew gum and walk at the same time””
September 29. Vader, “I like my coffee… on the Dark Side.”
September 29th is National Coffee Day. International Coffee Day is October 1st. We shall talk coffee only on the 29th. I love the smell of coffee. I love reading about coffee. I have some unusual old books about coffee. The first is “Coffee from Plantation to Cup” by Francis B. Thurber, published 1883. This isContinue reading “September 29. Vader, “I like my coffee… on the Dark Side.””
September 28 “Shhh. Be vewy vewy quiet, I’m hunting wabbits”
September 28th is National Hunting and Fishing Day. It is celebrated on the fourth Saturday in September. I have a bunch of hunting and fishing books, but I like this collection of hunting, fishing, and outdoor lore and profit makers all published by A.R. Harding. Some of them are unusual, as well as old. AllContinue reading “September 28 “Shhh. Be vewy vewy quiet, I’m hunting wabbits””
September 27 “Like a teepee and a Wigwam…I was too tense”
September 27th is American Indian Day, the fourth Friday in September. My dad was an avid reader and student of Indian history and art. He spent a summer in his youth living in at a reservation in New Mexico. When we traveled, if there were Indian artifacts in a museum, or buildings and mounds, weContinue reading “September 27 “Like a teepee and a Wigwam…I was too tense””
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