July 15th is National I Love Horses Day. I have several books that may interest horse lovers. “Edle Pferde” is a Book of “Noble Horses”. These are illustrations of horses by Johann Elias Ridinger (1698-1767) famous in Austria and Germany. This book was published in 1977, and is in German. Mein Deutsch is nicht sehrContinue reading “June 15 “Duizelig worden”-(‘Giddy up’ in Hollish)”
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July 14 ‘fresh-air bathing…harmony in nature’
July 14th is National Nude Day. Nudism, or naturism became popular in Germany in the late 1890’s. They called it Freikörperkulture (free body culture). The Germans praised the health benefits of swimming and exercising naked in the sun. Several American health people also promoted nudism near that time, one in particular Bernarr MacFadden. I haveContinue reading “July 14 ‘fresh-air bathing…harmony in nature’”
July 13 ‘Veni, Vidi, Vici’
Julius Caesar was born July 13th, 100 BC. While I talked about his death on March 15, (look it up if you haven’t yet read it. I discuss one of the oldest books I have in the library) this is new. I have another book from my Landmark Books, “Julius Caesar” by John Gunther, publishedContinue reading “July 13 ‘Veni, Vidi, Vici’”
July 12 ‘Nine pound hammer’
July 12th begins the annual John Henry Weekend celebration in John Henry Historical Park in Talcott, West Virginia. There in Talcott, is the Great Bend Tunnel, which they claim to be the one John Henry helped carve from stone in his race with the steam engine. There are all sorts of events, honoring the JohnContinue reading “July 12 ‘Nine pound hammer’”
July 11 ‘But are they real?’
On July 11th, 1893, Kokichi Mikimoto made his first cultured pearl. A cultured pearl is one that has been grown from an oyster that was seeded with a foreign object. My first book is a biography of Kokichi Mikimoto, “The Pearl King” by Robert Eunson 1956. This is a great story about the first manContinue reading “July 11 ‘But are they real?’”
July 10 “Anger and hate can make you brave, make you strong, but they also make you stupid.” – Hadrian
On July 10th, 138 Hadrian died. Hadrian was the Roman emperor from 117 to 138. He was considered one of Five Good Emperors of Rome (#3). When I took a trip to Rome last year with some friends, we learned a little about Hadrian, and buildings that he had built during a tour of theContinue reading “July 10 “Anger and hate can make you brave, make you strong, but they also make you stupid.” – Hadrian”
July 9 ‘books for all ages’
July 9th has several events. And we have books for all ages, for young kids and middle school kids, and even one for just adults. We will start with young kids. July 9th is National Cow Appreciation Day. I have the book “The Curious Cow” by Esther K. Meeks, published 1965. This is a sillyContinue reading “July 9 ‘books for all ages’”
July 8 ‘pffffffft…and the fruit’
We have three events to discuss on July 8th. I have a book for each. I will start with the oldest book/event first. July 8th is National Raspberry Day. I have an interesting book from Orange Judd Publisher (of farm information). “The Small Fruits Culturist” by Andrew S. Fuller, published 1890. This book goes intoContinue reading “July 8 ‘pffffffft…and the fruit’”
July 7 “We have so much time and so little to do. Strike that, reverse it.”
Today is July 7th. We will begin our tour of several events with World Chocolate Day. The library houses some interesting books for me to display. I will start with “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” by Roald Dahl, published 1973. Early in the book, Willy Wonka states “No other factory mixes its chocolate by waterfall,Continue reading “July 7 “We have so much time and so little to do. Strike that, reverse it.””
July 6 ‘We’ll always have Paris’
July 6th is International Day of Kissing. The Romans had descriptions of kissing. They described kissing in three forms: the osculum (a friendly peck on the cheek), the basium (a loving kiss on the lips), and the savium (the most passionate of kisses on the mouth). We shall talk a little today about kissing. FirstContinue reading “July 6 ‘We’ll always have Paris’”
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