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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[Billie]

Good morning - how 'bout a little mocha-flavored ice cream this morning? :)

[The Mayor]

LOL!!

[iceskater]

How did you know that ice cream was my most favorite thing - especially on a hot summer day? Yum!

[Billie]

Hi, NautiNurse - thanks for coming to the ice cream party. :) I saw your cute ice cream truck in My Comments, but now

[Billie]

Good morning, Rus. Thanks for the coffee and the words to think about every day.

[Billie]

Oh, gosh! This ice cream recipe sounds delicious! Thank you for posting it. Copying and saving it right now! Really love the fruity ice cream - Baskin Robbins used to have one called "Baseball Nuts" in the summer (haven't checked in a while - it may be there now!), and it was soooooo good - fruity AND nutty!

[The Mayor]

My pleasure, have to go do some work.

see ya later on..

[Billie]

Hi, Meekie - that Kerry/Edwards 'movie' is hilarious! Julie sent it in an email last week, and I couldn't stop laughing!

[SpookBrat]

Tim was pigging out on the ice cream. I told him to slow down or he'll have a heart attack. It's not low in fat, but it was heavenly...my favorite so far. It tasted like cheese cake with the blueberries on it.

We got an ice cream maker as a wedding gift 10 years ago, so I've been collecting ice cream recipes all these years. I have a bunch of good ones. If I have time, I'll post Allyson's favorite....a lemon recipe.

Oh, and Aqua, the new Marine to be is my baby brother, born in 1985 when I was a senior in High School. My how time flies. I can't believe it.

((((returning Pippin's hug))))

[Billie]

Hi, Gail! Strawberry's good! :)

[Billie]

Hiya, Pip! Triple dip, huh? I haven't figured out how to keep the top dip from falling off!

[Aquamarine]

I just remembered you saying that your sister told you, and thought it was her son. Should have went back and looked before posting, just looked again and saw this cute gif. :)

[Aquamarine]

Nice post on ice cream today Billie...but it's probably going to cost me some calories. :)
We made some homemade vanilla ice cream on the 4th and it was so good.

Wish I could find my animated ice cream gif.

[Billie]

LOL! There's my 'header' pic! I searched through pages and pages of google for cute ice cream stuff, and there were very few 'cute' ones - latched on to that one right away!

[lonestar]

How about some Frosty Paws??? I love Frosty Paws!!!

lonestar loves Blue Bell.

Weinie

[Billie]

How did you know that ice cream was my most favorite thing - especially on a hot summer day? Yum!

Me, too. I LOVE ice cream! Hot summer day or not! My sister-in-law makes "grape" ice cream (not sherbert - ice cream!) - it's really refreshing!

[Billie]

LOL! Morning, Dubya - thanks for the joke!

[Billie]

Hi, Sistah. Thank you. Seems I left the topper off today's post.....but if T Man says anything, I did it on purpose. :)

[Billie]

Morning, lonestar. Morning, Weinie! Ice-cream, you scream, we all scream........:)

[NautiNurse]

Would never miss an ice cream party!

Can see the truck on the thread now. It's an old one, so it breaks down occasionally. ;o)