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!

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[LadyX]

Hah!
You're leavin' 'cause you're afraid to get between Sistah Nan and me... |:>))

Night, Rus - - God bless you and yours.

[WVNan]

You know I'm not fond of chocolate either, but the mint overpowers the chocolate. But Bryers vanilla is good and not too sweet. I don't like the sticky sweet either. As for fruit, I'm beginning to get the same results that you have from fruit. Must be genetic eh?

[WVNan]

Does not. Proves she loved you best cause she knew I loved turning the ice cream bettern anything.

[Kitty Mittens]

Oh, sweet Nan, I'm sorry! For some reason, my brain still mostly associates you with the Dose of Dubya, from my LONG lurkin' days!

I love you, my dear sister in the Lord!

[dixie sass]

THAT is way cool!

[WVNan]

Where's Dave? He's not afraid to referee.

[dixie sass]

I'll take one of each, please...

[WVNan]

That's better. Back at ya.

[LadyX]

I actually don't like Breyers, any flavor.
Seems 'gritty' rather than smooth and creamy to me.

I remember when I was 9 and we had a cow named Bessie -
no ice cream flavor today is as good as that fresh cream homemade kind....

(even if Mama always let you lick the paddle and spoon)

[LadyX]

You have to yell clear across the continent to summon Dave, Sistah.
(Like when you used to call the hogs - -
lol)

[WVNan]

Not the way I recall it. She made me share with you always. BTW, did we share our "Meeting" thread with Kitty Mittens?

[WVNan]

Oh fer cryin' out loud........D A V E!!!! (I don't know how to make a big noise)

[Billie]

Time for me to say goodnight, Finest FRiends. Thanks for joining us for our Ice Cream Social. :)

[Kitty Mittens]

What an adorable graphic!! Thank you, dear sister! ((((Nan))))

[WVNan]

Good night Billie. Thanks for a lovely thread today. You are still the hostess with the mostest.

[LadyX]

Kitty Mittens, this was back when Sistah Nan and I were little girls. Mama and Aunt Minerva were hard working wimmin...

[Texagirl4W]

Good night, everyone. Sweet dreams to all of you.

[LadyX]

Yes - I made had Kitty Mittens read it...:))

[Kitty Mittens]

Nite, nite, sleep tight, dear Billie!

[WVNan]

Kitty, you said you associate me with the Daily Dose thread, but I rarely post there. I just happened to be there the night you posted for the first time. Divine plan I guess. This is the only daily thread I have time to post on and that pretty rarely these days. I skim through the titles and check out what's happening, and that's about all I have time for. Once in a great while Sistah and I will have sparing time here late at night. Dave has been known to referee.