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]

"I've gained 15 pounds reading this thread today. You ladies are killing me."

No sympathy here, Texagirl - -
playin' my violin for ya, I am - - - - Ha !!

I'm a brittle diabetic and can't have but a couple of bites of ice cream, and if it is very sweet and/or contains chocolate, my body says a very firm "NO WAY!!" and speedily "rejects" it..:(

(darned protective elements of my system ..:((

[Kitty Mittens]

Ice cream would be good here in Texas right now! It's HOT; I don't have my air conditioner on yet this summer, so I can listen to a sparrow sing by my kitchen window all day long! I really need some ice cream!!

((((Billie))))

[LadyX]

"Oh, Miss Dixie - would ya gimme a dish of homemade
peach ice cream when you find some??
Will ya, please-with-sugar-on-it, huh, ??"

Some like this:

[Kitty Mittens]

LOL! You're cute! ((((LadyX))))

[Billie]

Hot fudge sundae - you betcha! Hey, even Dairy Queen has this delicious ice cream treat with chocolate and peanuts - I like that pretty much, too!

[Billie]

grape ice cream?

I know - it sounds odd - I really *would* call it sherbert, but she insists it's ice cream. It's smooth and velvety and purple and tastes like grape. LOL!

[LadyX]

Thanks KM - aren't graphics fun?

"What tha - - DUCK, Kitty Mittens - DUCK !!"

[Billie]

It's time to bring this back......

LOL! I've missed you, T Man! Don't you know that the kitties would love that *treat*!!

[Billie]

Ah, yes! Banana Split. One dip chocolate, one vanilla, one strawberry, a few chopped nuts, sliced banana....and heavy on the chocolate syrup! (I can do without the cherries and the fruity glaze stuff) :)

[Billie]

LOL! Show me a mouse who would complain about chocolate ice cream. :)

[Billie]

It's so sad, Lady. Billie's now forcing defenseless mice to eat her homemade ice cream since no one else would dare to. :-)

I know - let's feed the defenseless mice *your* homemade fish ice cream - yummmmm, tastes like chicken. :)

[Kitty Mittens]

(giggle) You are sweet, Lady Maggie! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for teaching me how to post graphics, and put them in my e-mail!

GOD BLESS YOU, DEAR LADY!

[Billie]

Hi, Meg! Nice seeing you here - you know, I really *am* thinking about going to the fridge and dishing up a bowl of vanilla ice cream, sprinkled with roasted nuts, and chocolate syrup. I be back. :)

[Billie]

Oh, look how PRETTY Barbara has gotten! Thanks loads for posting that sweet picture. Wouldn't we love to sit down and have ice cream with them? :)

[Pippin]

((((JW)))!

Thanks for the ice cream sundae! :O)

[Pippin]

((((DANSY))))!

[Billie]

Hi, you! (Do foxes like ice cream?) :)

Gosh, that picture is yummy! It's 'plate-licking' good!

[Pippin]

YUMMY!

[Billie]

Oohhh, that's an even BETTER picture! She has grown up into such a beautiful young woman - haven't seen a close-up of her in a while. :)

[Kitty Mittens]

Pippin! I'm never here when you're here, but I am today! So I want to say "Hi!" :)