September 26th is Johnny Appleseed Day. John Chapman (Johnny Appleseed) was born in 1774. Johnny Appleseed was a great folk hero for America. I have his story in “Johnny Appleseed” by Eleanor Atkinson, published in 1943. It is a beautiful book, with illustrations and the dust jacket cover. It is rather uncommon to find, butContinue reading “September 26 ” an apple a day…””
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September 25 “Sometimes you have to just let it all out”
September 25th is World Pharmacist Day. To recognise this day, I have several books. First is a signed “A Sketch of Medicine and Pharmacy” by the S.E. Massengill Corporation, published 1943. The subtitle is “and a View of Its Progress by the Massengill Family from the Fifteenth to the Twentieth Century. This book gives aContinue reading “September 25 “Sometimes you have to just let it all out””
September 24 “How much is that gorilla in the window?”
September 24th is National Punctuation Day. This is an important day. As a graduate of NIU from the College of Journalism, I appreciate knowing the rules, regardless (not irregardless) if I use them. My biggest loophole is that writers (not that I am one-just impersonating) can disregard proper punctuation, when journalists must follow proper APContinue reading “September 24 “How much is that gorilla in the window?””
September 23 “tart cider, scarlet fly hair”
September 23rd is National Apple Vinegar Cider Day. I have several books talking about this. The first is an older book “Household Discoveries and Mrs. Curtis’s Cook Book, by Sidney Morse, published 1914. This large ( twelve hundred and six pages large) and and well used book has been a resource for me several times.Continue reading “September 23 “tart cider, scarlet fly hair””
September 22 “count the memories, not the calories”
September 22nd is World Rhino day. While you can’t always judge a book by its cover, this one is wonderful. I have showed it before, and it is worth a second look. This is “Stirring Stories for Girls” by John F. Shaw & Co. circa 1930. I have seen this book of stories with otherContinue reading “September 22 “count the memories, not the calories””
September 21 “quick…To the Library”
September 21st is National New York Day. To honor this state and city, I have several books. First is “History of the State of New York” by Jeannette E. Walworth, published in 1888. The subtitle is “in Words of One Syllable”. There are larger words but they are broken up for easier pronunciation. There areContinue reading “September 21 “quick…To the Library””
September 20 “a few Grimm days in history”
On September 20, 1863, Jacob Grimm died. He and his younger brother Wilhelm were the Brothers Grimm, that put so many German folk and fairy tales to print. This is one of my older books of the fairy tales. “Grimm’s Fairy Tales: published by J.H. Sears in 1926. These tales are before they were wateredContinue reading “September 20 “a few Grimm days in history””
September 19 “me Captainesse be a pirate wench”
Avast ye matey’s. This here 19th day of September is me definite bane. Landlubbers, idlers, and all sorts of hornswogglers be all awash with “ahhhrrs, ‘n aaaarrrrs, ‘n g’yarrrs today. Belay, ye lily-livered, scalywags. Dern’t natter ‘n blather like a pirate today. Aye me hearty, Cap’n has some booty t’ show lots o’ pirates. TharsContinue reading “September 19 “me Captainesse be a pirate wench””
September 18 “Don’t be bamboozled by technology. Books are not washed up.”
September 18th is World Bamboo Day. I have a few notes on bamboo from the book “The Plants” in Life Nature Library series, published 1975. The Bamboo is one of the fastest growing plants-a foot a day. It takes only a few months for bamboo to grow up to 100 feet. They have a hugeContinue reading “September 18 “Don’t be bamboozled by technology. Books are not washed up.””
September 17 “Oops…Houston, we have a problem”
September 17th is Constellation Day. I have several interesting books about constellations, the stars in the sky. The first book is “The Stars and Their Legends” by Roy Worvill, 1977. This book explains a little of the history and stories of some constellations, and the stars behind them. The next book is my astronomy textbookContinue reading “September 17 “Oops…Houston, we have a problem””
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