May 28th is International Hamburger Day. Hamburgers have been around for a very long time. I would like to throw a few books on the grill (figuratively of course) to heat up and serve, for this mainstay of popular fast food diners and home cookouts. My first book is almost as old as the hamburger.Continue reading “May 28 ‘I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.’”
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May 27 “We don’t know them all, but we owe them all.”
“In Flanders fields the poppies blow,Between the crosses, row by row,They mark our place; and in the sky,The larks still bravely singing, flyScarcely heard amid the guns below…” So begins the poem by lieutenant-colonel John McCrae in 1915 in WWI. May 27th is Memorial Day, now always the last Monday in May. We honor ourContinue reading “May 27 “We don’t know them all, but we owe them all.””
May 26 ‘Paper Darts’
May 26th is National Paper Airplane Day. It is also known as aerogami in China and Japan. I thought I would show a book and tell some personal tales of flying paper airplanes. Arrrrrggg, I cannot find my book of championship paper airplanes that my brother-the ex-real airplane flyer gave me. But… since I ownContinue reading “May 26 ‘Paper Darts’”
May 25 “Salvation, Healing, and Holy Living”
Happy birthday to John Alexander Dowie (born May 25, 1847), founder of Zion. I have a bunch of books and history about Dowie and the history of Zion, Illinois, and thought to show a few unusual ones. First, I have an illustration from a bound copy of the Century Magazine, October of 1902. Dowie wasContinue reading “May 25 “Salvation, Healing, and Holy Living””
May 24 “Spengler! I’m with Venkman! He got slimed!”
Today I have a very interesting pop-up book. If one collects pop-ups, as my mother did, and I continue to, then this book would be a wonderful addition. The book is called “Trail” by David Pelham, 2007. It is an all white pop-up book, with a silver trail going around, and a poem dial, onContinue reading “May 24 “Spengler! I’m with Venkman! He got slimed!””
May 23 “Drizzle, Drazzle, Druzzle, Drome…”
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…””
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’”
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