The answer to that burning question varies depending upon who you ask. According to my research, the earliest record of National Sons and Daughters Day on this date was in 1988.
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Exploring the Great Smoky Mountains
First-time visitors to this most visited National Park can get an amazing cross-section of what the park has to offer simply by driving the 11-mile-one-way Cades Cove Loop. There are ample opportunities to see wild life, enjoy vast meadows and the Smoky Mountains themselves.
Continue reading “Exploring the Great Smoky Mountains”Who Doesn’t Love Panini Day?
Once upon a time department stores included either a lunch counter (Woolworth’s comes to mind) or a slightly upscale café. Whatever it took to get the shopper to come inside.
Continue reading “Who Doesn’t Love Panini Day?”Pigeon Forge and the Gateway to Dollywood
If ever there were a place that is so crazy, over-the-top Tourist Ville, it would be Pigeon Forge Tennessee. For those of you out there familiar with Wisconsin’s Dells, think of the Dells on steroids and you might be getting close.
Continue reading “Pigeon Forge and the Gateway to Dollywood”Do We Need the Spirit of ‘45?
Each year on the Second Sunday in August we salute the Spirit of 45 – the true spirit of the greatest generation ever to come along. These were people born in the early 1900s through the late 1920s.
Continue reading “Do We Need the Spirit of ‘45?”On Day 6 We are Nashville Bound
Kiddo was behind the wheel as we crossed the mighty Mississippi separating Arkansas from Tennessee. Memphis lay before us, a snarling mess of interchanges. I don’t know who was more nervous, the newly licensed Kiddo or his fast aging grandma in the back seat.
Continue reading “On Day 6 We are Nashville Bound”Saddle Up – We’re Heading to Oklahoma
What an amazing adventure these past three weeks have been!
Continue reading “Saddle Up – We’re Heading to Oklahoma”Mustard Day Brings Back Memories
Today is National Mustard Day. Mustard plants were so much a part of my childhood. We lived for a while in a small housing division surrounded by fields of wild mustard.
Continue reading “Mustard Day Brings Back Memories”A Chip Off The Old Block
Before we get into today’s Death By Chocolate Cookie Recipe, first I need to acknowledge that on this very day nearly seven decades ago, my beloved was born.
Continue reading “A Chip Off The Old Block”American Family Day
Hello and welcome to the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Times in Cycle A of the Liturgy. It also happens to be National American Family Day – the first Sunday in August.
Continue reading “American Family Day”National Respect Our Parents Day
Each month throughout the year the Catholic Church dedicates that particular month to a devotion. August is dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Consecration of the faithful to the Mother of God was a part of the Fatima message.
Continue reading “National Respect Our Parents Day”Crème Brûlée Day
The first time Hubby and I went to Tahiti, I lived on Crème Brûlée. Back then I wasn’t the fish-eater that I am today. Eventually I came to truly appreciate fresh fish, but I never gave up my love for Crème Brûlée.
Continue reading “Crème Brûlée Day”Oh Yeah, It’s Tequila Day
When this simple man in a pair of jeans and red t-shirt strolled out to the end of the stage and lifted a margarita high into the air, his fans began to hoop and holler. They knew what was coming next.
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A few years back we took a cruise vacation for 16 days. Yeah, sixteen days on a ship. While amazing, if you aren’t a fan of the open ocean, it’s not recommended. There are a lot of days at sea with little to do but eat.
Continue reading “Vanilla Ice Cream Need Not Be Boring”Honoring Mary Magdalene
While Bologna served up like burgers might seem an odd selection for the Feast of Mary Magdalene. It’s not as odd as it sounds. Barbecued or Slow Roasted Bologna is popular in Oklahoma. And Oklahoma is home to America’s longest running Passion Play.
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