tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80564718008603172762024-02-19T19:43:25.629-05:00Every Day's a HolidayRita Ballantynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07886433101134955031noreply@blogger.comBlogger139125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056471800860317276.post-37799696379753293262014-01-03T05:00:00.000-05:002014-01-03T05:00:03.294-05:00January 3, 2014 is National Chocolate Covered Cherry DayThe <a href="http://www.candyusa.com/FunStuff/content.cfm?ItemNumber=987" target="_blank">National Confectioner's Association</a> has designated today as Chocolate Covered Cherry Day. I know it's a bit early but these candies always make me think of Valentine's Day, which of course is next month. But that's another story.<br />
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Anyway I found this video on YouTube if you'd like to try making your own Chocolate Covered Cherries.<br />
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Celebration suggestion for today - Buy someone you love (or yourself) a nice box of chocolate covered cherries and enjoy!Rita Ballantynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07886433101134955031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056471800860317276.post-32814746678545224612014-01-02T05:00:00.000-05:002014-01-02T05:00:06.368-05:00January 2, 2014 is National Buffet Day YUM!!! Don't you just love holiday's that allow you to eat more then you should? A buffet is defined as a meal consisting of several dishes from which guests can serve themselves. We are all familiar with the traditional wedding buffet I'm sure. But a buffet can be so much more. Everything from breakfast to dessert can be served buffet style and the range of themes that can be applied to the buffet is endless. The new trend I've seen is to call the buffet a "bar" as in the Breakfast Bar that many hotels make available to guests, or my new favorite the Potato Bar that has gained popularity at weddings. Here the star is the potato and guest can add an array of yummy toppings. I suppose the limited main dish in this case is why they don't call it a buffet, or maybe they just think that a buffet is a bit old fashion and a bar is more fun. Either way I can certainly appreciate any meal where I get to pick and choose what I like the most. <br />
There are many restaurants that have found buffet service works well for them. In my area we have several Chinese restaurants that serve all you can eat buffet style for lunch and dinner. Depending on where you live you may also find a CiCi's, Ponderosa Steak House, of Golden Corral, just to name a few of the restaurant chains that are dedicated to family friendly buffet style.<br />
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Celebration suggestions for today: Take the kids to a buffet restaurant and have some family fun time. Or just create your own little buffet at home. One of my favorite meals is an assortment of appetizer foods for dinner.Rita Ballantynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07886433101134955031noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056471800860317276.post-78149646206332816502014-01-01T05:00:00.000-05:002014-01-01T05:00:05.740-05:00January 1, 2014 is Ellis Island Day The gateway to America for some 12 million future Americans between 1892 and 1954 Ellis Island stands as a symbol of our roots. Truly about one-third of the population today can trace their ancestry to immigrants who first arrived in America through Ellis Island before dispersing to other parts of the country. The station opened with a celebration on January 1, 1892 and processed almost 450,000 immigrants in the first year. In November of 1954 the station was closed and it wasn't until October of 1966 that it was recognized as on the National Register of Historic Places.<br />
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Celebration ideas for today can include finding out more about your own ancestry and starting a family tree. Get together with the family and make a dinner of some old family recipes, pull out the old photos and make sure to label them so generations to come will know who they are.<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;"> World Thinking Day is a Girl Scout holiday. Each year the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts designates a theme for World Thinking Day, and the activities for the guides and scouts are focused on that theme.</span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">February 22nd was chosen for this holiday because it is the birthday of scout founder Robert Baden-Powell and his wife Olave Baden-Powell</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;"> No, my thoughtful gorilla has nothing to do with Girl Scouting, but why should they have all the fun... Everyone should be allowed to think on Thinking Day!</span></div></div><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">For many of us in the United States, English is our only language and the only language we grew up hearing.</span><b> </b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;"> But we don't have to be bored today or feel sorry for ourselves. Unless you are a Native American (in which case your Mother Language is the native language of your tribe) your ancestors came for somewhere....</span><b></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">Today's the perfect day to begin to learn a new language. Perhaps the language of your ancestors, or maybe just the language you've always wanted to know.</span><b></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Need a good recipe now? <a href="http://recipe.com/">Recipe.com</a> is celebrating "National Cherry Month" so pop over there for some great recipes using cherries.</span><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">This one brings back some memories... My Dad, who was a beer drinker in his younger days, liked this song when I was a kid...</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">And for those of us looking from some great pie recipes...</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/cat/38/">CDKitchen</a> </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://allrecipes.com//Recipes/desserts/pies/Main.aspx">AllRecipes.com</a> </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.pastrywiz.com/archive/category/pie.htm">PastryWiz.com</a> </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.cooksrecipes.com/category/pie.html">CooksRecipes.com</a> </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.momswhothink.com/pie-recipes/pie-recipes.html">MomsWhoThink</a> </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.allyou.com/food/treats/easy-pie-recipes-00411000068045/">All You</a> </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.homemade-dessert-recipes.com/easy-pie-recipes.html">Homemade Dessert Recipes</a> </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Just to name a few...guess I'm not the only one that likes pie. </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">I've read that the reason today is Tin Can Day is that in 1825, on this day, the US patent to store food in tin cans was awarded to Ezra Daggett and his nephew Thomas Kensett. However, if you look up the history of the tin can you will find that the can itself was patented in 1810 by Peter Durand. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">No matter...the can itself is reason enough to celebrate. For everything you ever wanted to know about the tin can, click on the image above to be directed to Wikipedia.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">Looking for something to do today to honor the humble tin can.... Check out some of these great crafty ideas...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">And if you're feeling real ambitious..</span>.<br />
<a href="http://www.archkidecture.org/structures/structure_tincan.html"><img src="http://www.archkidecture.org/structures/img_tin_restuarant.jpg" /></a>Rita Ballantynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07886433101134955031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056471800860317276.post-5880552040435506372011-01-18T08:00:00.001-05:002011-01-18T08:00:05.567-05:00Happy(Blissful) Thesaurus Day(sunrise-to-sunset) ~ January 18<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">If you're not really sure what a thesaurus is then you probably need on of these...</span><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The basic recipe can be found at <a href="http://www.cocktailtimes.com/">Cocktail Times</a>... </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.zazzle.com/national_hat_day_january_15_card-137151794409628782?rf=238577057226457041">National Hat Day January 15</a> by <a href="http://www.zazzle.com/everydays_a_holiday?rf=238577057226457041">Everydays_A_Holiday</a><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Who could not be happy on Rubber Ducky Day???</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I didn't find any reason why January 13th in particular is "Rubber Ducky" day, but who cares...it's time for a bath and some fun with my ducky!!!</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Rubber ducks have come a long way since their creation...you can now find them dressed in all sorts of costumes to fit your personality...</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I found this pharmacist job description on YouTube...it seems a little bit simplified, but you'll get the idea.</span></div><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/A40mu2Kmlzg?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/A40mu2Kmlzg?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's a good day to stop by your pharmacy and thank the staff behind the counter for all of their hard work and dedication.</span>Rita Ballantynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07886433101134955031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056471800860317276.post-64306844168902239332011-01-11T08:00:00.001-05:002011-01-11T08:00:02.240-05:00Happy Milk Day ~ January 11<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Moooooo!!!!</span></b></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">It is believed that today is Milk Day to commemorate January 11th as the first day milk was delivered in bottles. Previously the milk wagon would have come around with large cans and the customers would have to transfer their milk into their own containers, usually open pails.</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">There is some controversy about the validity of the date, and there are several other days of the year dedicated to this wholesome beverage, but for today pour yourself a tall glass of ice cold milk and enjoy! </span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></b></div>Rita Ballantynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07886433101134955031noreply@blogger.com0