May 9th is
Butterscotch Brownie Day
National Sleepover Day
World Moscato Wine Day
National Lost Sock Memorial Day
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ON THIS DAY: May 8, 2019
May 8th is
Coconut Cream Pie Day
World Ovarian Cancer Day *
Animal Disaster Preparedness Day
World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day *
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ON THIS DAY: May 7, 2019
May 7th is
Beaufort Wind Scale Day
Cystinosis Awareness Day *
Roast Leg of Lamb Day
Cosmopolitan Cocktail Day
National Barrier Awareness Day *
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ON THIS DAY: May 6, 2019
May 6th is
Beverage Day
Crepe Suzette Day
Joseph Brackett Day *
National Nurses Day *
No Homework Day
International No Diet Day *
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TCS: Independent Bookstores – Dreams Built of Wood and Paper
. . . Good Morning!
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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 a comment.
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You see, bookshops are dreams built of wood and paper.
They are time travel and escape and knowledge and power.
They are, simply put, the best of places.
― Jen Campbell, ‘The Bookshop Book’
ON THIS DAY: May 5, 2019
May 5th is
Cinco de Mayo
Cartoonists’ Day *
Enchilada Day
International Midwives Day *
Revenge of the Fifth Day *
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ON THIS DAY: May 4, 2019
May 4th is
Bird Day *
World Give Day *
Candied Orange Peel Day
Respect for Chickens Day *
Intergalactic Star Wars Day *
International Firefighters Day *
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