May 23th is Asparagus Day in England (24th in America). I choose to honor Asparagus today. Asparagus is a wonderful vegetable, that I find tasty. I have had it in Germany (the leading consumer country of asparagus) various times, including white asparagus. I also have a friend that has a patch of asparaus over twentyContinue reading “May 23 “Drizzle, Drazzle, Druzzle, Drome…””
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May 22 “Come…the game is afoot”
May 22nd is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s birthday, 1859. Deducing that fact has made this day International Sherlock Holmes Day. I very much enjoy reading Sherlock Holmes. I should like to explain the love of three books. First is “The Original Illustrated Sherlock Holmes” By Arthur Conan Doyle, 1976. This book has 37 stories andContinue reading “May 22 “Come…the game is afoot””
May 21 “The door that nobody else will go in at, seems always to swing open widely for me” -Clara Barton
May 21st is National American Red Cross Founder’s day. It marks the anniversary of Clara Barton founding the American Red Cross in 1881. I have a wonderful book about Clara Barton. It is the Landmark Book “Clara Barton, Founder of the American Red Cross”, by Helen Dore Boylston, 1955. This book goes through the historyContinue reading “May 21 “The door that nobody else will go in at, seems always to swing open widely for me” -Clara Barton”
May 20 ‘what goes zzub, zzub? a bee flying backwards’
May 20th is World Bee Day. It began because of Anton Janša, a pioneer of modern apiculture, or the study of bees. He was born around May 20th, 1734, and died September 13, 1773 He taught the world a lot on raising bees. I have a few bee books to keep you buzzing, as well.Continue reading “May 20 ‘what goes zzub, zzub? a bee flying backwards’”
May 19 ‘Bread-y, set, go…I’m a loon-atic’
May 19th is World Baking Day, always the third Sunday in May. It was invented by Unilever to promote their brand of margarine. Do I bake? Do I bake while camping? Do I bake over campfire coals? Yes, yes, and yes. I like extreme cooking, at least cooking outside. I use dutch ovens. One canContinue reading “May 19 ‘Bread-y, set, go…I’m a loon-atic’”
May 18 ‘magic dust made him walk the plank…of matrimony’
May 18th is International Museum Day. The International Council of Museums have promoted this day since 1977. I have a few books, and a few stories that connect with today, and I didn’t even have to use my local museum pass that is constantly shown with my grandkids. In fact, I used someone elses. AContinue reading “May 18 ‘magic dust made him walk the plank…of matrimony’”
May 17 ‘to be or nut to be.’
May 17th 1958, National Walnut Day was recognised and signed into law by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. There are two types of walnuts; English or Persian Walnuts, and Black Walnuts. I happen to have a section of my library devoted to trees, and then also to various nuts. I would like to showcase several interestingContinue reading “May 17 ‘to be or nut to be.’”
May 16 ‘saucy mesquite, and sawing mistakes’
May 16th is National Love a Tree Day. While I have lots of tree books, I will show several tree books that I do love. The first is “The Two Oldest Trees, One Dead One Living” by Rufus Janvier Briscoe, 1914. This is a very interesting book. It talks in detail about travels to theContinue reading “May 16 ‘saucy mesquite, and sawing mistakes’”
May 15 ‘Lions and Tigers, and Aces and Eights, Oh, my…”
Today is May 15th. It is L. Frank Baum’s birthday today, 5/15/1856. He gave us The Wonderful Wizard of Oz book, along with 13 sequels. It is a great book to read. When my sister was born (over sixty years ago), our grandmother came to help. Every night she would read a chapter of Dorothy’sContinue reading “May 15 ‘Lions and Tigers, and Aces and Eights, Oh, my…””
May 12 ‘Instruction manuals…’
May 12th is Mother’s day. Mothers have a tough job. I possibly…probably…positively…made it tougher than it should have been for my mom. In the immortal words of Dr. Scott:“From the day he was bornHe was trouble.He was the thornIn his mother’s side…” The first book(s) I have is “The Mother’s Encyclopedia, in six volumes” theContinue reading “May 12 ‘Instruction manuals…’”
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