This Friday is the 4th of July–our annual celebration of our declaration of Independence from the rule of kings. So of course today’s song is an anthem to our country and to our freedom. Enjoy!
One of the columnists in one of the newspapers I read wrote today that this Juneteenth felt hollow. To him, it seems that true freedom and equality between black and white people in the US seems farther away than it did in 2021 when Congress made ““Juneteenth National Independence Day” a federal holiday. I totally … More Celebrating Juneteenth with Two James and a Queen
I just think this is such a sweet song, featuring national treasure Dick Van Dyke on his 99th birthday. It’s how we would all love to see the men in our lives age. My father is dead now, but he was fit and active into his 90s, for which we were grateful. So this is … More Motivational Music Monday: Father’s Day Edition
This song is different that most of this songs I post for Motivational Music Monday. It is not lively and upbeat. Instead, the music is dirge-like and the lyrics make me cry. But I do think it is important to remember that his holiday WAS NOT created to celebrate the opening of swimming pools for … More Movitational Music Monday: Memorial Day Edition
Mayday has a long tradition in Western, particularly English/Celtic, culture. Midway between the Spring Equinox and the Summer Solstice, it is a time to celebrate fertility and being alive. Spring Equinox is great, when we start to see the Earth revive and begin planting our seeds and intentions for the season. But it’s still pretty … More It’s MayDay! A Day to Celebrate Being Alive
The picture above includes one of my three cats. Her name is Mica, and she is the only one of the three of them who is always curious about most of my human activities (beyond feeding them, of course). When I laid out my Earth Day presents, Mica was the only one to come check … More Happy Earth Day from Mica and Me (and maybe about making every day Earth Day)
Last week I wrote a post about Alton Brown’s concept of a personal Horcrux dish (see that post here if you missed it). After some contemplation, I came up with two….well, one dish and one category. I have to say my lifelong Horcrux dish is Spinach Lasagna. I’ve been making that consistently since I was … More My Horchux Food
I did a Motivational Music Monday post on the Islamic holiday of Eid a couple of weeks ago (click here to see it), so it only seem fair to do one for Passover this week. Passover celebrates one of the foundational stories of the Jewish faith–their liberation from slavery in Egypt. Even if we aren’t … More Motivational Music Monday, Passover Edition
Today is the day that Muslims observe Eid al Fitr as a holiday, as the fasting of Ramadan ended last night at sunset. Last night’s dinner kicked off the celebration, but families and friends continue the festivities today as well. So let’s all enjoy this fun, uplifting song that invites all of us, Muslims and … More Motivational Music Monday, Eid Edition
I didn’t end up planting butterfly/bee plants, like I suggested in yesterday’s post. That’s probably best for them, because my prior planting experiments have not ended up well for the poor plants. Instead, I spent my money at my local Farmers Market, the Cary Downtown Farmers Market. That was intentional. Most US families can’t live … More How Did You Celebrate Earth Hour? Here’s How I Spent Mine
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