Faithful Friday 6-13
National Iced Tea Day
Here we have another holiday that’s frequently observed as Casa Palmer. It’s National Iced Tea Day! Did you know that while hot tea has been around for millennia, iced tea is a very new invention? It was first served at the St Louis World’s Fair in 1904? Due to warm temperatures, tea sales were down, so Richard Blechynden got the… Read more »
Muddling Through the Suds
I have been on a journey to reduce the amount of waste in my bath products. I use shampoo and conditioner bars. I switched from disposable razors to refillable ones. I’m trying different kinds of bar soap – that’s still a work in progress. While spending a TON of time online looking at all kinds of soaps I have stumbled… Read more »
Faithful Friday 6-6
National Hug Your Cat Day
Here’s another one to celebrate at your own risk- it’s Hug Your Cat Day! Everyone knows I share my home with several cats. We have Boots, Lilly and Oreo. I can safely say that none of them like to be hugged. In fact, I can’t think of a single cat I’ve ever known who likes being hugged. But they are… Read more »
Iowa is in the News Again. Oh No!
It seems that my adopted home state of Iowa is developing a reputation for people saying and doing dumb things. I don’t think we have quite reached “Florida man” status yet, but we are well on our way to becoming the Florida of the north. And unfortunately, another new entry was just logged into our permanent record. On May 30th… Read more »
Faithful Friday 5-30
National Paper Clip Day
Here’s a nice, light hearted-one. It’s National Paper Clip Day! We all use them. We probably never think about them. But in the late 1800s people were thinking about them a LOT. Between 1867 ad 1904 over 50 patents were filed for different designs for “gem clips” – what we know as paper clips today. So take another look at… Read more »
Memorial Day
Faithful Friday 5-23