Tag Archives: George Washington

ON THIS DAY: December 24, 2019

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December 24th is Christmas Eve Eggnog Day * Silent Night Day * ______________________________________ MORE! Lydia Koidula, Wilton Mkwayi and Tarja Halonen, click

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Thanksgiving Without Pilgrims

Posted on November 28, 2019 by

______________________________________________________ I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual.  – Henry David Thoreau   ____________________________________________________ Thanksgiving – an American national holiday, where we celebrate the Pilgrims’ thanksgiving feast after the first harvest in their new … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: ONYX (Redux)

Posted on June 21, 2019 by

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD I sometimes wonder if what critics condemn in the writers they review are really the motes and beams which blind them in their own work. When reviewer Peter Craft “damns with faint praise” the first published … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: November 2, 2018

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November 2nd is Deviled Egg Day Broadcast Traffic Directors Day * International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists * _________________________________________ MORE! Rose Bird, Harry Truman and Sofia Polgár , click

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ON THIS DAY: September 17, 2018

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September 17th is Citizenship Day U.S. Constitution Day * Monte Cristo Sandwich Day * _________________________________________ MORE! Harriet Tubman, C.P. Rogers and Lea Gottlieb, click

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ON THIS DAY: December 24, 2017

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December 24th is Christmas Eve Eggnog Day * Silent Night Day *  ________________________________________________ MORE!  Franz Gruber, Noel Streatfeild and Gian Carlo Menotti, click

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TCS: Thanksgiving Without Pilgrims

Posted on November 27, 2017 by

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 a … Continue reading →

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