Category: Holidays

Today is Barbershop Quartet Day!

National Barbershop Quartet Day is observed annually on April 11.  Barbershop quartets have a way making the heart flutter.  Very often they transport us back to a simpler time or at the least make it stand still. Barbershop quartets are a style of a cappella or unaccompanied vocal music.  Their music features songs with understandable lyrics …

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Today is National Tartan Day

We were in NYC April 6, 2019 for our daughter-in-law’s birthday and the Tartan Day Parade.  Look who the Grand Marshall was! I am so sorry we missed 2015 when Sean Connery was Grand Marshall Get ready to don your kilts and play the bagpipes – National Tartan Day is here, and it’s a whirlwind …

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It’s National School Librarian Day!

I spent many years helping the school librarian in my son’s elementary school. They do fantastic things!   April 4th is National School Librarian Day.  It is set aside to honor all school librarians. School librarians spend long hours keeping the library organized, helping our children find the resources they need to keep learning and …

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It’s April Fools Day!

Q: How many critics does it take to change a light bulb? A: Critics can’t change a light bulb. But they’ll watch you do it and tell you a hundred ways you could have done it better.

What A Perfect Holiday!

Today is known as International Goof Off Day.  It is a day to relax, enjoy and goof off.  Do something fun and leave the work until tomorrow. Even though I have 5 (yes, five!) part-time jobs, I seem to be able to do them all and manage to have lots of nap time.  Except for …

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Happy First Day of Spring!

  Spring has sprung, the grass has riz, I wonder where the birdies is. Some say the birds is on the wing, but that’s absurd, the wing is on the bird.   That’s how I learned this little ditty.  A quick internet search shows that some wonder where the flowers is and other variations.   …

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Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!

  Every year on March 17, the Irish and the Irish-at-heart across the globe observe St. Patrick’s Day. What began as a religious feast day for the patron saint of Ireland has become an international festival celebrating Irish culture with parades, dancing, special foods and a whole lot of green.     When I was …

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Saint Patrick’s Day ~ Riverdance

Every year on March 17, the Irish and the Irish-at-heart across the globe observe St. Patrick’s Day. What began as a religious feast day for the patron saint of Ireland has become an international festival celebrating Irish culture with parades, dancing, special foods and a whole lot of green. When I was a child, my …

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Beware! The Ides of March

Everyone knows we’re supposed to beware the Ides of March and may even remember they’re from William Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar,” but what exactly do they mean? The Ides of March marked the day the Julius Caesar was assassinated by members of the Roman Senate in 44 B.C.E. A soothsayer, or psychic, warned Caesar to beware …

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WooHoo! It’s International Bagpipe Day Again!

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