December 19th, 1777, George Washington took his Continental Army into winter quarters at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Everyone in school should read “The Winter at Valley Forge” by F. Van Wyck Mason, published 1953. I think it shows Washington’s character, keeping his soldiers spirits and bodies alive, and holding off desertions during the extremely tough winterContinue reading “December 19″shell-shocking stories””
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December 18 “ready to pig out”
December 18th is National Flake Appreciation Day. Like fingerprints, they say that no two snowflakes are the same. I wrote a wonderful story about snowflakes, along with showing several books, on January 21st, titled “Brrrrr”. it is worth a second look. I also have a gift that my mother gave to me when she retiredContinue reading “December 18 “ready to pig out””
December 17 Never give up”
December 17th is National Maple Syrup Day. There is also a Canadian Maple Syrup day on February 6th. I wrote a lot about maple syrup on that day called “I See a Sugar Moon a’sappin’”. Take a look back at a great book “The Maple Sugar Book” by Helen and Scott Nearling, 1950. It isContinue reading “December 17 Never give up””
December 16″Eat and be Merry”
Today is a little bit about Jewish history…and support. On December 16, 1991 the United States and 110 other nations successfully revoked UN Resolution 3379. The resolution (3379) passed in 1975, had stated that Zionism was a form of racism. Zionism was the movement for a Jewish statehood in the homeland of the Jewish people.Continue reading “December 16″Eat and be Merry””
December 15 “adding a little luster into your life”
December 15th is Wear Your Pearls Day. It is a day to be proud of overcoming challenges in your life. Why pearls? I have a book to help explain: ‘Pearls and Parasites” by Arthur E. Shipley, published 1908. This book is hard to find in original print, and in good condition (though this was aContinue reading “December 15 “adding a little luster into your life””
December 14 “What a bunch of monkey business”
December 14th is Monkey Day. We can celebrate the day with a kids book like “Five Little Monkeys, Jumping on the Bed” by Eileen Christelow, 2004. I have read this book to kids for a long time. Or How about any one of the books by Margaret & H.A. Rey, like “Curious George’s Dinosaur Discovery”Continue reading “December 14 “What a bunch of monkey business””
December 13 ” A horse is a horse, of course, of course…”
December 13th (the second Friday every December) is National Salesperson Day. This is to honor those on the front lines of sales, during the busiest time of the year. It can be difficult to be smiling and cheerful when working with the public in sales. I know, because my life has been spent in retail.Continue reading “December 13 ” A horse is a horse, of course, of course…””
December 12 “witches and sisters”
December 12th is National Gingerbread House Day. Gingerbread Houses were made famous from an old German fairy tale. I have “Grimm’s Fairy Tales” by the brothers Grimm, published in 1926. In the story, we find an evil stepmom who convinces her husband to allow her to lead his children into the woods, and leave themContinue reading “December 12 “witches and sisters””
December 11 “The most beautiful and famous…”
On December 11th, 1913, Italian police arrested Vincenzo Peruggia in Florence, Italy. Peruggia had stolen the Mona Lisa from the Louvre two years earlier on August 21, 1911. He was captured only when trying to sell the painting to the Uffizi Art Gallery for $500.000. They turned him in. The Mona Lisa, by Leonardo Da VinciContinue reading “December 11 “The most beautiful and famous…””
December 10 “Eye for Books”
December 10th is National Dewey Decimal System Day. Melvil Dewey was born this day in 1851. He invented the Dewey system for library clasification. Having a library, I have a few books about libraries. Will start with “Melvil Dewey – Seer: Inspirer: Doer”, by Grosvenor Dawe, puplished in 1932. This was a limited club edition-copyContinue reading “December 10 “Eye for Books””
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