A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....07-13-04....Gimme Some Ice Cream and Nobody Gets Hurt

Billie

[Billie]

July is Hay Month, National Baked Bean Month, National Hot Dog Month, National Ice Cream Month, National Blueberries Month, and Tahiti Awareness Month.

Following is a day-by-day listing of holidays in July. Today, of course, we're HAVING ICE CREAM ALL DAY!  The daily holidays and miscellaneous July information is from:  

www.web-holidays.com

1. Canada Day
2. National Anisette Day; Madonna di Provenzano Festival (Italy)
3. National Chocolate Wafer Day
4. US Independence Day
5. Fiesta do Tapuleiros begins (Portugal)
6. National Pickle Festival; National Fried Chicken Day
7. Tanabata (Star Festival; Japan); Fiesta de San Fermin (Spain); National Strawberry Sundae Day
8. Heritage Day; Festa dos Tabulerios (Portuga)
9. Lobster Carnival (Nova Scotia, Canada)
10. Knut the Reaper's Day (Scotland); National Pina Colada Day
11. St. Benedict II's Day (patron of Europe)
12. Orangemen's Day
13. Bon Festival; Obon (Japan);

NATIONAL ICE CREAM DAY!

• Bastille Day; Bon Festival
• Bon Festival; St. Swithin's Day (England); Black Ship Festival (Japan)
• La Paz Day (Bolivia)
• Avocado Festival; Gion Matsuri (Japan)
• Chrysanthemum Day (USA)
• Woman's Day
• Moon Day; National POW-MIA Recognition Day; Bregenz Festival (Austria)
• Schoelcher Day (French West Indies); National Crème Brulee Day
• St. Mary Magdalene's Day
• Fiesta De Santiago (Guatemala)
• Pioneer Day (Utah)
• National Hot Fudge Sundae Day
• Slepnir (Celtic Horse Festival)
• Procession of the Witches (Beselare, Belgium); St. Pantaleon's Day (patron of physicians, trousers, Venice); UFO Days begin (Elmwood, Wisconsin)
• Festival of Hungry Ghosts (China)
• National Lasagna Day; Cherry Feast (Germany); Olsok (Norway)
• National Cheesecake Day; Marseillaise Day (France)
• Lammas Eve; National Raspberry Cake Day; Loki and Sigyn's Day (Norse)

Did you know......?

If you were born in July, your birthstone would be the Ruby. Ruby comes from the Latin word rubber meaning “more red”. Rubies comes in a many shades of red, it depends on the chromium and iron content of the stone. It is the second hardest mineral known to exist, diamond is the first.

Legends & Lore:

Ruby is known as the love stone; it is given to open the heart, reconcile lover’s quarrels, express passion and promise love. It is believed to stop hemorrhaging and inflammatory disorders. Ruby is the gemstone for Wisconsin.

If worn on the left hand or as a brooch on the left side the wearer would live peacefully with his enemies.

An ancient verse:

"The gleaming ruby should adorn,
All those who in July are born.
For thus they’ll be exempt and free,
From lover’s doubts and anxiety".

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Flower for July

Larkspur is the common name for flowering plants in the buttercup family. Colors range from a pale pink to deep purple. There is a white variety as well. Larkspur can attain heights up to 7 feet. In the past, the name larkspur has been used interchangeably with the name delphinium; however, they are now considered to be separate genus's; the larkspur is annual while the delphinium is perennial.

The name larkspur comes the belief that the flowers looks like a lark's foot: larkspur, lark's heel and lark's claw have all been used.

The color for July is pink and means open heart, pink in particular means fickleness and talkativeness.

But enough about jewels ... can't eat them! And flowers, though some are edible, simply cannot compare to ICE CREAM!, and I think I hear the distant sound of the ice cream truck....

Double Dip Chocolate Please!

THIS WEEK'S THREADS 07-12-04 Military Monday

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[Billie]

Nite, Colleen - so glad you had some time to be here today.

[Billie]

Hi, Temple! What's your flavorite - peach? :)

[The Mayor]

Any body seen my bird ?

[Kitty Mittens]

I love you, sweet sister in Christ.

[LadyX]

"You R a BAD MAN" ..:>((

[LadyX]

- - and we luv all kitties, with or without mittens...:))

[The Mayor]

[The Mayor]

[Kitty Mittens]

That's a naughty kitty!

[LadyX]

"Sumbuddy" has been very busy collecting graphicks - -
lol

[WVNan]

Sistah, can't you now eat the low carb ice cream made with Splenda? That's what I eat all the time and it's better than the regular ice cream. Edy's makes a chocolate mint that is really good. And Bryers makes several flavors that are good.

[WVNan]

A timely thread Ms Billie. We are hosting an "Old Fashioned Day" at our campground this Saturday and there will be lots of home made ice cream. This is one of the reasons I'm being so scarce these days. Too much going on to keep up with. I won't be here much until after the county fair in August.

[WVNan]

The old hand-cranked ice cream maker is vivid in my memory too jw. Ice chipped from a big block in the underground cellar. Real cream and fresh fruit, and lots of family to share the results. Good memories.

[The Mayor]

I have had some of these in my website for yers

I have 6 pages of images and only post a few usaully.
I had them for when the Canteen started in 2001
that's where I met Tonk, Victoria, Billie etc...

we use to get e mails from the troops in mail call..
they always commented our our graphics, makin em smile on the front lines.. : )

[Billie]

I won't be here much until after the county fair in August.

Evening, Nan, you're just too busy! :) But I'm glad you could drop in tonight - we're having a family reunion *next* weekend, and homemade icecream sounds like a good thing to do for that, too. :)

[WVNan]

"My two sisters and I had to take turns cranking the handle of the old ice cream churn."

Took turns? Sure we did, but Mama always let you turn it longer.

[LadyX]

Hi, Nan!!
I use Splenda in my iced tea, and enjoy that.

As to ice cream, a lot of "sweet" things are just TOO sweet and recoil - - same with jelly, even sweetened with aspartame, so seldom have toast anymore.

Any chocolate is 'verboten' - rejected from a churning stomach.
Fortunately, I am an exception to the 'Woman Who Needs Chocolate' category - never really craved it or sweets, thankfully.
Have to restrict fruits because of the carbs, and because I build up TOO MUCH potassium.

Bottom Line = Weird Body - lol

[WVNan]

Hey Miss Kitty, where is MY name on that list? Hummmm?

[The Mayor]

Splenda

That's what I use..

G'Night, i'm beat!

[LadyX]

"Took turns? Sure we did, but Mama always let you turn it longer."

SEE????
I keep telling everyone Mama loved you best,
and this proves it !!

nyah, nyah, nyah - *sticking out tongue*