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♫Melody is Memory♫
It is always amazing how a stroll down memory lane often brings back songs of yesteryear that are still so very, very familiar as to melody but totally unknown as to original recording artist....
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A "Grape" Idea
It is not summer yet but definitely right around the corner. When you think summer, you envision hot steamy days with thoughts of anything cold...iced tea, ice cream, and of course, Popsicles! The...
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Memorial Day Weekend
A prelude to...Airplanes, trains, buses, cars, motorcycles, yachts and RVs will be revin' their engines, reelin', rockin' and rollin' toward sunny beaches, campgrounds and other retreats or escape...
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"A Thirty-Five Million Dollar Steel Harp!"
Today's History LessonBridges have been the topic of historical nature for centuries. Each carries its own poignant story of life and death. Some maintain an eerie presence of ghostly secrets never to...
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♫'That'll Be The Day' - Music & Trivia♫
So much music that shaped our nation came out of the 50s and 60s as did so much tragedy, especially The Day the Music Died. But, today the focus is not on its ending but rather a beginning, the...
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Have it your way...burger, that is!
What is the best way to have a burger? Remember Burger King's advertising jingle of the 70s? Hold the pickle, hold the lettuce. Special orders don't upset us. All we ask is that you let us serve it...
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The Beetle...the 'bug' but not an insect!
Today's History LessonThe history lesson for today steps back in time to one of the first automobiles, not the very first but the first of its kind. While today's founding does not carry the Made in...
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♫ "I'll Never Forget..."♫
Depending upon the era in which your parents were born, as well as your own personal experiences from childhood to adult, music may or may not have played (or perhaps still plays) an important role in...
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Poultry in Wine
Not every 'recipe' has a spot on the food calendar two days! What's coming up is really good if you like French cuisine, especially poultry cooked with wine. Why? Because this IS the second time around...
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Let's TALK Chicken!
A Bit of Humor to 'kick start' your day...Buck,buck...buck...buckAHHHH; brrk, brroock, broock, brk-ooock; bwwaaaaaaaaaaaakkkkk and bock,bock,bock,bock,bock,begowwwwk!NO! I did not make the sounds as I...
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"Mr. Entertainment"
Today's History LessonToday's step back in time visits one of the greatest entertainers of all time. He lived through major times of war and numerous conflicts, including two world wars, and tremendous...
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♫White Christmas in May♫
Speaking of Christmas in the month of May seems a bit early, don't you think? Not so, when revisiting the song that carries the recognition of being the best-selling single of all time. Today in Music...
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Have a Mint of a Day
The next foodie inspiration is not a food at all but instead a beverage. It is associated with the South, especially the Kentucky Derby. How appropriate for this celebration to have been on Derby Day!...
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Honoring Memorial Day
'Happy' routinely appears preceding the words Memorial Day. There is absolutely no way around it. BUT...is that the proper precedent to Memorial Day? We are happy to live in America. We happily enjoy...
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Rev Your Engines!
Today's History LessonAll the excitement of competition we enjoy today had to begin somewhere, some time. The history behind most events is intriguing and most assuredly interesting. Whoever first said...
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♫ Ringo with the tambourine...so, who's the drummer?♫
The most successful pop group of the 20th century changed popular culture forever. They impacted not only music but an entire generation. There was hardly a day within the decade from 1960 to 1970...
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Macaroon vs. Macaron
Cookies have a place at the top of the food list for both dessert and snack time. Delicious with absolutely NO age limit as to their foodie friends! This day's celebration focuses on a rather confusing...
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Floating on Air
Today's History Lesson Throughout history, man has been intent on improving upon ideas of moving machines for purposes of transport. One of the most successful inventions of the 20th century emerged as...
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Moon, Croon, & Spoon...it's June!
Summertime is on the horizon!School is out! It's time to be outside by the light of June's Strawberry Moon. It's a month when voices are filled with emotion, crooning, as "I love yous" lead to wedding...
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Goin' Barefootin'...again!
This is the second celebration for the little piggies (our toes, that is)! Earlier this month was Happy Feet Go Barefootin', aka No Socks Day. Without the confinement of socks, the tootsies were free...
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