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Join us every Monday for Awww...Mondays. Post a picture that makes you say Awww... and that's it.
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Today featuring Little Sister:
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| A tiny handful. |
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The wonderful Annie of McGuffy's Reader has started the blog hop called Sparks as a way to put more positive energy into the world. Join her in combating the often negative influence of social media by adding your own Spark!
I believe we are meant to be lights in this world. If we allow our light to shine, we can see where we are going. It is then that we can begin to truly see each other clearly. Together, we can light up the entire world! ~ McGuffy Ann Morris
My "Spark" for the day is from an organization called Manners of the Heart, from their Business of Manners division. If you want to do business with good manners, these are the things you have To Know:
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Today is:
Alfred G. "Alferd" Packer Day -- Colorado
Book Day and Lover's Day -- Spain, especially Catalan (women give books to men, while men give flowers to the women. Celebrated in the Spanish city of Barcelona since 1714 to honor Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes [author of "Don Quixote"] and in observance of St. George's Day)
Canada Book Day
Chance Day -- Fairy Calendar
Children's Day -- Nepal; North Cyprus; Turkey
Community Day -- CL, Spain
Community Day/St. George's Day -- AR, Spain
English Language Day -- UN
Impossible Astronaut Day -- if you are a Dr. Who fan, you know, and if not, go here and find out
Independence Day -- Conch Republic, Key West, FL. US (a tongue-in-cheek micronation which seceeded from the Union in 1982; celebrated yearly with a week long festival)
International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day -- on St. George's Day, encouraging members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America to continue to be what Howard V. Hendrix derrogatorily termed "webscabs", posting their stories free on the internet
International Sing Out Day -- no one will claim responsibility for this one, but i promise not to observe it!
Jurgi Festival -- Ancient Latvian Calendar (day sacred to Usins; first day outdoor work began for the summer)
Landing of the 33 Patriots Day -- Uruguay
National Cherry Cheesecake Day
National Picnic Day -- US
National Sovereignty Day -- Turkey
National Sovereignty and Children's Day -- Turkey
Peppercorn Ceremony -- St. George, Bermuda (commemorates the renting of what is now the Old State House by the Masonic Lodge to the governor of Burmuda for the cost of one peppercorn per annum, now a well attended festival)
Sigurd the Dragon Slayer's Day -- because he was probably the inspiration for the legends about St. George
St. Adalbert's Day (Patron of Bohemia; Czech Republic; Poland; Prague, Czech Republic; Prussia)
St. George's Day (Patron of archers, armourers, Boy Scouts, butchers, cavalry, chivalry, Crusaders, equestrians, farmers, field hands, field workers, horsemen, horses, husbandmen, knights, lepers, Order of the Garter, Palestinian Christians, riders, Romanian Army, saddle makers, saddlers, sheep, shepherds, soldiers, Teutonic Knights; Canada; England; Ethiopia; Georgia; Germany; Greece; Lithuania; Malta; Portugal; Cappadocia; Catalonia; Palestine; over 20 cities and diocese around the world; against herpes, leprosy, plague, skin diseases, skin rashes, syphilis; by the middle ages, St. George was revered in much of Europe as the personification of chivalry)*
St. George's Day -- NL, Canada (obs.)
Take a Chance Day -- internet generated encouragement to try something different
Talk Like Shakespeare Day -- on The Bard's attributed birth anniversary
Vinalia Priora -- Ancient Roman Calendar (tasting the first wines of the year)
World Book & Copyright Day -- UN (this date chosen because of how parts of Spain celebrate St. George's Day, with books)
World Book Night -- Germany; Ireland; UK; US (anniversary of the birth and death of Shakespeare, and the death of Miguel de Cervantes; over 20 book titles have been specially chosen for this year and special editions of those books printed so you can share books and your love of reading with those who don't read much
*To save a Maid, St. George the Dragon slew
A pretty tale, if all is told to be true
Most say, there are no Dragons, and tis said
There was no George: pray God there was a Maid.
-- John Aubrey, Remains of Gentilism (1688)
Birthdays Today:
Dev Patel, 1990
John Cena, 1977
Kal Penn, 1977
Scott Bairstow, 1970
Melina Kanakaredes, 1967
George Lopez, 1961
Valerie Bertinelli, 1960
Craig Sheffer, 1960
Jan Hooks, 1957
Judy Davis, 1955
Michael Moore, 1954
Joyce DeWitt, 1949
Bernadette Devlin McAliskey, 1947
Sandra Dee, 1942
David Birney, 1940
Lee Majors, 1940
Roy Orbison, 1936
Shirley Temple Black, 1928
Vladimire Nabokov, 1899
Lester Bowles "Mike" Pearson, 1897
Sergei Prokofiev, 1891
Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck, 1858
Granville T. Woods, 1856
James Buchanan, 1791
William Penn, 1621
William Shakespeare, 1564(attributed -- only the day of his baptism, April 26, is known for certain)
Debuting/Premiering Today:
"Baywatch"(TV), 1989
"No Man's Land"(Play), 1975
"She Loves Me"(Musical), 1963
"Patience; or, Bunthorne's Bride"(Opera), 1881
"Il re pastore/The Shepherd King"(Mozart opera, K 208)1775
"The Tender Husband"(Comedy), 1705
Today in History:
The founding of the Order of the Garter by King Edward III is announced on St George's Day, 1348
William Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor is first performed, with Queen Elizabeth I in attendance, 1597
The first public school in the United States, Boston Latin School, is founded in Boston, Massachusetts, 1635
Connecticut is chartered as an English colony, 1662
Canada issues its first postage stamps, 1851
The Vitascope system of movie projection debuts the first motion picture at Koster & Bial's Music Hall in NYC, 1896
Namibia becomes the 160th member of the UN and the 50th member of the Commonwealth of Nations, 1990
Eritrians vote overwhelmingly for independence from Ethiopia, 1993
Beijing closes all schools for two weeks because of the SARS virus, 2003
The gamma ray burst GRB 090423 is observed for 10 seconds. The event signals the most distant object of any kind and also the oldest known object in the universe, 2009
Despite an initial ban on the film 'Borat,' Kazakhstan issues and official 'thank you' to actor Sacha Baron Cohen for his character, Borat Sagdiyev, 2012
A tiny but Terrific handful.
ReplyDeleteI said Awww! Happy St George's Day folks!
ReplyDeleteA-Z of My Friend Rosey!
Such a cute kitten. Great picture. You all have a fantastic day.
ReplyDeleteLittle Sister looks so cute heheh!
ReplyDeleteHave a kittentastic day :-)
Very cute kitten. Excellent spark, that sounds like rules all businesses should follow.
ReplyDeleteWhat else can I say except cute, cute, cute just like me. LOL. Have a great day Mimi. See ya.
ReplyDeleteCruisin Paul
Little Sister is adorable and a handful too. Aren't most of them.
ReplyDeleteI love your Sparks. So true. Many people haven't a clue.
Have a purrfect Awww Monday and may your day be filled with blessed Sparks. ♥
Mimi,
ReplyDeleteExcellent 'Sparks'. The entitled generation can learn something from this wonderful list of work & life ethics. Thanks for sharing & inspiring!
~Curious as a Cathy
A2Z iPad Art Sketch 'T' Turtle Couple
Little Sister is a sweetie. Makes me want a kitten but I don't dare. Enough cats already and all are fixed.
ReplyDeleteLittle Sister is so cute!
ReplyDeleteI'd be disappointed if I lived in Spain. I'd want a book, not flowers. Though I suppose both are nice. :)
Oh so adorable! Precious photo! ~ Lovely spark!
ReplyDeleteHappy Week to you,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
OK, I don't even like cats and I went "awwwwwww!"
ReplyDelete*sheesh*
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Mimi, I adore you. Thank you for being my friend, even when I seem scarce. Please know that I am here and I do read. I will get back to a routine. But, I sure do appreciate you. You rock. HUGS.
ReplyDeleteWow, what a lot of useful information! I love the very cute tiny handful and also the Spark for the day. My main resolution or goal for the year is to add more light to the world, so I am very happy to find your blog!
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