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My FRG included this in their monthly newsletter this month. I had such a laugh over all the days that people have a reason to celebrate this month! Some of them are [Read more...]
Reasons to Celebrate Each Day in January
January 9, 2010 By
On This Day In History
December 30, 2009 By
December 30th
1460 – Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield.
1731 – 1st US music concert (Peter Pelham’s great room in Boston)
1877 – Johnannes Brahms’ 2nd Symphony in D, premieres in Vienna
1918 – John E Hoover decides to be called J Edgar Hoover
1970 – Paul McCartney sues his bandmates to dissolve the Beatles
Famous Birthdays Today
1880 – Alfred Einstein, German/US musicologist/nephew of Albert Einstein
1935 – Sandy Koufax, Dodger pitcher (Cy Young ’63, ’65, ’66, perfect-1967)
1942 – Guy Edwards, English racing driver
1953 – Meredith Vieira, American television journalist
1957 – Matt Lauer, TV host (Today Show)
In Memoriam
1691 – Robert Boyle, Irish scientist (b. 1627)
1832 – Abijah Hammond, owned large portion of Greenwich Village, dies
1984 – Massa, oldest gorilla on record (b. 1930)
1992 – Ling-Ling, 1st panda China gave US, dies at 23
Holiday’s Around the World
Bolivia, Chile : Bank Holiday
Iran : Birthday of Iman Reza
Italy : New Year’s Eve
Philippiines : Rizal Day (anniversary of his death) (1896)
El Salvador : Bank Holiday
Remembrance Day
November 11, 2009 By
Flanders Field by ~Amniva on deviantART
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
Written by Lt.-Col. John McCrae (1872 – 1918) of the Canadian Army. He wrote this poem after witnessing the death and attending the funeral, of a friend, Lt. Alexis Helmer. A portion of the poem is now printed on the Canadian ten dollar bill.
More info can be found on Wikipedia.
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Happy Independence Day
July 4, 2009 By
I never grow tired of taking photos of the American flag. I am always taking shots on post at Fort Campbell when I take Sophia for walks. This photograph of the flag was taken [Read more...]
June 2009
June 1, 2009 By
I am so glad June is here. It’s a sure sign that summer is pretty much here. All the late night bbq’s, gorgeous sunsets, early morning sun… I love it!
On the creative front, there’s lots of creative ideas stewing about! From new vintage framed art of various American cities to my art and photography greeting cards. It’s exciting! Check back soon. I am gearing up to get my creative gear on!
Profound But True…
February 13, 2009 By
I thought this was so appropriate for the day before Valentine’s Day. Take it to heart friends…
The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time. [Read more...]
Happy Anniversary!
February 2, 2009 By
Today is mine and Travis’ first anniversary. I cannot believe it was one year and a day ago that our parents were here having lasagna, wine and laughs before the big day! I will never forget my soon-to-be-mom-n-law, my mom and I in the bedroom trying to get my crazy and super sexy little lingerie “get up” on and done up that was so tight, it made me look like a China doll!!! It is one of the funniest memories I will never forget and forever cherish! Our wedding day was simple but special. We were married in a little church on a hill in Nashville.
Travis & I married in Nashville less than a year after he sent that first email off to Southern California after reading my “In Search of…” ad on ChristianCafe.com. Who knew that for the following 5 months that we built our pleasant little friendship through phone calls, snail mail cards and emails that this day would arrive! We didn’t have expectations, just a friendhip bond.
We met in person when Travis flew out to California to meet me and spent Thanksgiving together. I knew from the second he got off the plane and I met him in the airport that the little black book was toast! Thirty-plus years of never finding my prince had come to a screaching hault!
A year and a half after that first email, we are two days from the due date of our daughter! Amazing how it has all taken place! Through the ups and downs and getting used to marriage and soon-to-be parenthood, I wouldn’t trade it for anything!
