It's Pina Colada Day!

Today is National Pina Colada Day everyone!

What is a Pina Colada? Well it's a popular drink that is now known around the world as a symbol of the Tropics.

Pina Colada Recipe
one part white rum
one part coconut cream
3 partspineapple juice
Soda water as necessary

Mix with crushed ice until smooth. Pour into chilled glass and top up with soda water. Garnish and serve.

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July is here!

July is here everyone! It's the seventh month of the year. It is, on average, the warmest month within most of the Northern hemisphere, and the coldest month within much of the Southern hemisphere. Personally speaking I think August is the hottest month of the year where I'm at. Are you ready to know what is significant for July? Well here ya go!

SIGNIFICANT JULY:

July Flower of the month: The Larkspur & Water Lily

Zodiac Signs: Cancer / The Crab, June 22 - July 22

Leo /The Lion, July 23 - Aug. 22

The name for the Moon in July is called Hay Moon, Thunder Moon, Ripe Corn Moon.

The Full Moon is: July 18, 2008 / 08:00 / Friday

July Birthstone: Ruby -- Meaning: Contentment.
Most Noted Holiday for July is: July 4th, Independence Day

Weird Holidays: Just to name a few of the weird holidays for this month are...

Build A Scarecrow Day : July 1 / Hillbilly Day: July 4 / Gone-ta-pott Day: July 28
Flitch Day, The Holiday: July 19

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July is all about picnics for those of us who live in the northern hemisphere. That must be why there are so many food holidays that relate to outdoor eating. Holidays like National Picnic Month. A great pass time is eating nice cold ice cream outside as well and that's why we the month of July is National Ice Cream Month. There's a long list of ice cream holidays in our calendar and the National Ice Cream page will give you a list of all of them. Berries are very popular during this month because it's the growing season for many of them. That explains why we have a lot of National berry holidays during the month of July as well. And ohhhh my goodiness , we can not leave out National Hot Dog month and pickle month! We eat more hot dogs and pickles during this month than any other time of the year. Wow! Who would of guessed. I think this has to do with the July 4th holiday don't you?

See all Significant Food Holidays for July

July Belongs To Berries Month

National Ice Cream Month

National Picnic Month

National Baked Bean Month

National Hot Dog Month

National Pickle Month
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Events in July by wiki

• Julius Caesar's birthday July 13
• First man lands on the moon July 20
• New York State joins the Union July 26
• Elections of Japanese House of Councillors, which replace half of its seats, are held every three years.

Holidays in July

• Canada Day July 1
• Independence Day in the United States of America July 4
• Tanabata July 7
• 12th July (Battle of the Boyne)Northern Ireland & Republic of Ireland
• Bastille Day July 14
• Foundation Day Cleveland July 22
• Feast of St. James July 25
• Foundation Day Baltimore July 30

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Happy Holidays to all! Pam

It's Watermelon Day!

It's June 3rd and that means it's National Watermelon Day everyone! -- I love yellow watermelon but it's hard to find. My Mother loves watermelon more than I do and I think she would eat it everyday if she could. The both of us like to sprinkle salt on top of our watermelon before we eat it.

I love sweet watermelon rind pickles too. If fact I have a jar of Amish sitting in my frig right now. I eat it along side my hamburgers and hot dogs.

Watermelon is Good for us:
A one-cup serving of watermelon will provide around 48 Calories. Watermelon is an excellent source of vitamin C and vitamin A, with one serving containing 14.59 mg of vitamin C and 556.32 IU of vitamin A. Watermelon also provides significant amounts of vitamin B6 and vitamin B1, as well as the minerals potassium and magnesium. Pink watermelon is also a source of the potent carotenoid antioxidant, lycopene.

Watermelon rinds are also edible, and sometimes used as a vegetable. In China, they are stir-fried, stewed, or more often pickled. When stir-fried, the de-skinned and de-fruited rind is cooked with olive oil, garlic, chili peppers, scallions, sugar and rum (and provides a great way to utilize the whole watermelon). Pickled watermelon rind is also commonly consumed in the Southern US, Russia, Ukraine, and Romania.

Strawberry Picking Day

It's May and those of us in the Deep South know that May means Spring and Spring means fresh strawberries and fresh strawberries mean it's time for some strawberry picking!

In the United States strawberries typically peak during the month of May in the South and usually in the month of June in the North. Crops will get ready at various times depending on what part of the state your from.

Now for strawberry picking tips:
When you pick strawberries you need to look for the plump ones, look for the firm ones, and last but not least you need to look for the veryyy red ones. Usually the smaller berries are the most flavorful it seems.

When your strawberry picking, be very careful with each berry because they bruise very easily. Never toss your strawberry into the basket and never fill your basket more than 4 inches deep. If you pile the berries up you will have a mess to clean up and your strawberries will spoil very fast.

Don't wash the berries until your ready to use them. Washing them makes them more prone to spoiling.

We Love Strawberries at our house!
I think one of my favorite strawberry things to eat is Strawberry Shortcake. I think everyone has had this dessert at least once in their life and Strawberry Shortcake seems to be the traditional dessert for the 4th of July Holiday too.

We had strawberry shortcake just a couple of nights ago. I served the strawberries on top of a coconut pound cake with whipped cream on top. The berries were veryyyy cold and it was fantastic eating! To make it a bit more devilish I added a layer of creamy cheesecake spooned between the pound cake and the strawberries.

When is National Strawberry Month?

The month of May is always National Strawberry Month.

Are there other Strawberry Holidays to celebrate? Yes!

National Strawberry Cream Pie Day (September 28)

National Strawberry Ice Cream Day (January 15)

National Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie Day (June 9)

National Strawberries & Cream Day (May 21)
National Strawberry Shortcake Day (June 14)

National Strawberry Parfait Day (June 25)

National Strawberry Sundae Day (July 7)

National Strawberry Day (February 27)

Pick Strawberries Day (May 20)

National Food Holiday Directory

Lost Sock Memorial Day!

Here we go guys- here's another Weird & Wacky Holiday for you. This one is called "Lost Sock Memorial Day" where we hold in memory our favorite lost socks. Yes I have to say this is one of the weirdest holidays that's been thought up yet, but it is a fun one and believe it or not but it's becoming popular!! Did I really say that? haha!

Everybody has had a favorite pair of socks and everybody has cried buckets of tears when one of them has gone missing. (well maybe not everybody) but the point is... what the heck actually happens to all those socks anyway??? That is one mystery that I don't know if we will ever find out about.

When I was young I had a favorite pair of socks that had a face on them and the nose was a pompom ball. When I would sit down the bottom of my pants would hike up and you could see a big pair of eyes peeping out over my shoes with a big nose. I loved them! When ever the family would go to a restaurant to eat; if I ever had those socks on I would always see people pointing at my feet. hahaha! Now that's one childhood memory for you. I was so upset when my favorite sock lost a mate. I looked everywhere for it too. Did any of you have a favorite pair of socks that went missing? Something warm and cozy maybe? Tell us about it.

If you would like to know more about Lost Sock Memorial Day and how popular it's becoming just visit... Lost Sock Memorial Day and learn how you can get in on the Holiday fun.

Happy Holidays to all!

Significant May!

SIGNIFICANT MAY:

May Flower of the month: Lily of the Valley, Hawthorn.

Zodiac Signs: Gemini / The Twins / May 21 - June 21

The name for the Moon in May is Planter's Moon, Milk Moon.

The Full Moon is: May 20, 2008 at 02:13 Tuesday

May Birthstone: Emerald, agate.

Meaning: Love, Success

Hello Everybody, welcome to my blog and welcome to the first day of May! I sure hated to see April go because I really love those cool nights and warm days. Get this, my favorite time to drink coffee is in the month of April. Yep! I think it's because I know that April is the last month that I enjoy hot drinks. For some reason in the hotter months I had much rather drink cold sweet tea instead because coffee is to hot and makes me sweat. Oh how much I love the taste of coffee though.

Now on with the subject of May! Guys your not going to believe this but while doing my research for Holidays I found out that the month of May has around 400 listed Holidays in the United States Alone. Holy Cow right! To see the complete list go to gone-ta-pott.com/maycalendar. Many of these Holidays are pretty weird and wacky too. Holidays like

Lumpy Rug Day--May 3

Respect for Chickens Day - May 4

No Sock Day - May 8

Have A Coke Day - May 8

Tear the Tags Off the Mattress Day - May 9

Lost Sock Memorial Day - May 9

Hurray for Buttons Day - May 9

Root Canal Appreciation Day -May 10

Eat What You Want Day - May 11

I Just Called to Say I Love You Day - May 13

Blame Someone Else Day - May 13

National Dance Like A Chicken Day - May 14

Crazy Day- May 14

Marshmallow Fluff Birthday- May 14

Over The Rainbow Day - May 15

International Pickle Day - May 16

Pack Rat Day - May 17

Turn Beauty Inside Out Day - May 17

Brown Bag It Thursday - May 17

No Dirty Dishes day - May 19

Frog Jump Day - May 19

I Need a Patch For That Day - May 21

National Pickle Day - May 23

Scavenger Hunt Day - May 24

National Something day - May 25

My Bucket's Got a Hole in It Day - May 30
Great American grump out Day - May - 31

and these are just a few. For the life of me I can't see how these are listed as holidays and how they got started but they sure do make great conversation pieces that's for sure. I guess they give you some great excuses to have a party too, right! To see the complete list of Weird Holidays go to Weird Holidays and have fun reading.

Significant Dates:

• Spring: Spring Time runs from March 20th to June 20th.
  

• Mothers Day: Mother's Day is celebrated all over the world to honor our Mothers, although the dates and months of Mother's Day differ from country to country. Mother's day is the occasion to pay tributes to our Mothers.
  

• Cinco de Mayo ("5th of May" in English) is primarily a regional and not an obligatory federal holiday in Mexico. The date is observed in the United States and other locations around the world as a celebration of Mexican heritage and pride.
  

• Memorial Day Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday that is observed on the last Monday of May (observed in 2008 on May 26) (observed in 2009 on May 25). It was formerly known as Decoration Day.

About May

May is the fifth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. The month may have been named for the Greek goddess Maia, who was identified with the Roman goddess of fertility, Bona Dea, whose festival was held in May.

Events in May / by Wikipedia

• In the Roman Catholic calendar, May 1 is the feast of St. Joseph the worker.
• In the neopagan Wheel of the Year May begins on Beltane in the northern hemisphere and Samhain in the southern hemisphere.
• In the Irish calendar May 1 is Beltane (Bealtaine), the first day of Summer, and a public holiday is held on the first Monday in May.
• In many countries, May Day is May 1. This is celebrated as Labor Day in many countries.
• In the United Kingdom, May Day is May 1, but a public holiday is held on the first Monday in May.
• In Germany it is an old custom to plant a "tree of May" to honor someone. Often young men set up an adorned birch in front of their girlfriend's house in the night before May 1.
• The first Saturday in May is the date of the annual Kentucky Derby, the most famous horse race in the United States.
• May 4th in the Netherlands is the day of Remembrance of the Dead, commemorating all the casualties in military conflicts involving the Netherlands.
• Cinco de Mayo or the Batalla de Puebla is celebrated in Mexico on May 5.
• May 5th is the Children's Day in Japan and Korea.
• May 5th is Liberation Day in the Netherlands, celebrating the ending of the German occupation.
• In Western Europe May 8 is VE Day. In Eastern Europe it is celebrated on May 9.
• In the European Union May 9 is Europe Day
• Golden Spike Day (1869 - Completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad - Promontory Summit, Utah)
• On May 12, International Nurses Day is celebrated.
• Finland's Day in Finland on the 12th of May.
• May 12 is also International Awareness Day for Chronic Immunological and Neurological Diseases (CIND). These diseases include Neurofibromatosis, Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (CFIDS)/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, Fibromyalgia, Gulf War Syndrome and Multiple Chemical Sensitivity.
• On May 17, the Norwegian Constitution Day is celebrated.
• In Chile, the Battle of Iquique (Combate Naval de Iquique), is celebrated on May 21, and it is a national holiday.
• Eritrea celebrates its Independence Day (Independence from Ethiopia) on May 24.
• In Argentina, the May Revolution (or Revolución de Mayo), a national holiday, is on May 25.
• Towel Day is celebrated in May in tribute to Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
• Under the French Ancien Régime, it was of habit to "plant a May" or a "tree of May" in the honor of somebody. The County of Nice saw girls and boys "turn the May" with the sound of fife and drum, i.e. to dance rounds of May around the tree of May planted on the place of the village.
• The second Sunday in May is Mother's Day in the United States.
• Each year in May, the Eurovision Song Contest is held.
• The Indianapolis 500 is held on the Sunday before Memorial Day.
• Labor Day in Queensland, Australia is celebrated on the 1st Monday in May.

Love Quote of the Day
"Love sought is good, but given unsought is better." William Shakespeare

Quote of the Day
Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking. Do, every day, something no one else would be silly enough to do. It is bad for the mind to be always part of unanimity.
- Christopher Morley

Short Joke of the Day
A skeleton walks into a bar. The bartender says, "What'll you have?"
The skeleton says, "A beer and a mop."

National Frog Month & Pet Frogs

April is National Frog Month and I though it would be the perfect time to tell you a true little frog story and to also talk about pet frogs.

Did you know that American green tree frogs are one of the most popular pet frogs? This delightful little fellow is available in most pet stores and cost between US$10.00-$20.00 each. They are relatively easy frogs to take care of. They need a large (at least ten-gallon) terrarium and do well with bark and pebbles for the bottom and a nice tree branch.

Frogs like plants and will benefit from having live plants in their terrarium. You see the Pothos plant in terrariums at pet stores. Pothos can be left in pots, grown in jars of water or planted directly into soil on the bottom of the terrarium. The plants will provide the frogs with places to perch and will help maintain high humidity. Green tree frogs thrive best at humidity levels around 75%; spray the terrarium once or twice a day using a plant mister filled with pure water to help maintain appropriate humidity levels. Do not use water containing chlorine or heavy metals, as these chemicals can soak into the frogs and kill them. Water should be provided in a shallow non-metal bowl on the bottom of the terrarium. Water in this bowl should be changed often. Captive green tree frogs should be offered small crickets, waxworms and silkworms.

Frog Story
Ok I couldn't pass up telling you my frog story. hahaha!
When I was around 23 years old I had this huge fascination for frogs. One day I noticed a fishing boat in my brothers yard was full of rain water and I thought it would be a good idea to pull the plug and drain it. As I was about to do that I noticed that the boat was full of little black tadpoles. After watching them for a while I just couldn't bring myself to pull the plug and kill all those little fellows so instead I dipped them all out and put them in a bucket. I then took them home with me and placed them in a beautiful fish tank with a nice little island for them to crawl up on once they turned into bull frogs.

This little project was so fascinating. I watched every day my little bullfrogs loose their tails and then grow their legs. One morning I got up and headed to the kitchen to fix some breakfast and noticed that my dining room wall was completely covered in blackish green dots. I thought.... what is that??? I looked closer and OH MY GOD I was in shock. My tadpoles that I thought were bullfrogs that would stay in the tank, were not bullfrogs at all. They were little green tree frogs (you know the ones that have the little suction cup fingers and can crawl up walls) Well they were crawling everywhere! Not just a few either. I had saved at least 400 little tadpoles from the bottom of the boat that day and I had at least 300 out of the tank. They were everywhere! It took me a whole week to get all the frogs out of the house. I couldn't even eat a meal at the table without a baby tree frog coming out of nowhere and leaping on my head. True Pet Frog Story of mine. Giggle~ Pam