Monthly Archives: May 2019

ON THIS DAY: May 16, 2019

May 16th is Coquilles Saint Jacques Day National Biographer’s Day * National Mimosa Day Honor Our LGBT Elders’ Day * National Love a Tree Day ___________________________________ MORE! H.E. Bates, Hana Brady and Eric Fanning, click

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ON THIS DAY: May 15, 2019

May 15th is UN International Day of Families * Chocolate Chip Day National Straw Hat Day Nylon Stockings Day * Peace Officer Memorial Day * TSC Global Awareness Day * International Conscientious Objectors Day _________________________________________ MORE! Pierre Curie, Ida Rhodes and … Continue reading

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ON THIS DAY: May 14, 2019

May 14th is Buttermilk Biscuit Day Lewis and Clark Day * The Stars and Stripes Forever Day * Underground America Day * ________________________________________ MORE! Cai Chang, Charley Furnas and Tania León, click

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ON THIS DAY: May 13, 2019

May 13th is Apple Pie Day Fruit Cocktail Day Frog Jumping Day * Hummus Day Children of Fallen Patriots Day ________________________________ May 13 to 19 is National Public Gardens Week in the U.S. _________________________________ MORE! Inge Lehmann, Bruce Chatwin and  … Continue reading

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TCS: A Garden Smelling Like Honey and Peace

. . Good Morning! __________________________________________ Welcome to The Coffee Shop, just for you early risers on Monday mornings. This is an Open Thread forum, so if you have an off-topic opinion burning a hole in your brainpan, feel free to add … Continue reading

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For Mother’s Day

May Sarton (born Eleanore Marie Sarton), was an only child. Her parents fled with their two-year-old daughter from their Belgian homeland when the Germans invaded in 1914, first to Britain, and then on to America. Her father, who was a … Continue reading

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ON THIS DAY: May 12, 2019

May 12th is Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Day Fibromyalgia Awareness Day Mother’s Day in the U.S. National Limerick Day * Nutty Fudge Day Odometer Day International Nurses’ Day International Women in Mathematics Day * _____________________________________ MORE! Mary Reibey, Gabriel Faure and Maryam … Continue reading

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ON THIS DAY: May 11, 2019

May 11th is Eat What You Want Day Hostess CupCake Day * National Foam Rolling Day * Twilight Zone Day _____________________________________ MORE! Isabelle Bogelot, Salvador Dali and Judith Weir, click

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ON THIS DAY: May 10, 2019

May 10th is Clean Up Your Room Day National Lipid Day * National Shrimp Day World Lupus Day * _____________________________________ MORE! Tonita Peña, Mbongeni Ngema and Elena Kagan, click

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Word Cloud: MAYHAPPENSTANCE (Redux)

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD There are over 40 poets on the May birthday list, and I already knew the work of of 27 of them, and the names of several others, before I began to look them up. So May … Continue reading

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