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TDK's January 2015 Fun to Start Year!
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Tuesday January 13th 2015
by The Thought Collectors Wife“If we counted our blessings instead of our money,
we would all be rich.”
~ Linda PoindexterJanuary 13: National Peach Melba Day
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Warning!01-16-15
Circa 1930:
Still available 85 years later – Happy Fig Newton Day!Friday January 16th 2015
by the Thought Collector
“The secret of happiness
is to count your blessings
while others are adding
up their troubles.”
~ William PennMonday, January 19, 2015
Dr. Martin Luther King DayTODAY’S FOOD QUOTE
“Cook-books have always intrigued and seduced me. When I was still a dilettante in the kitchen they held my attention, even the dull ones, from cover to cover, the way crime and murder stories did Gertrude Stein.”
The Alice B. Toklas Cook Book (1954)Food Holidays – Today is:
• National Popcorn Day
http://www.cute-calendar.com/event/national-popcorn-day/18137.html
• Tin Can Day
• National Fresh Squeezed Juice Week ? (Jan 18-24)
• Healthy Weight Week (Jan 18-24, 2015Tuesday January 20th 2015
by The Thought Collectors Wife
“Comparison is an act of violence against the self.”
~ Iyanla VanzantIyanla VanzantIyanla Vanzant (born Rhonda Eva Harris; September 13, 1953) is an American inspirational speaker, lawyer, New Thought spiritual teacher, author, life coach and television personality…Source
TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE
“Cookery is not chemistry. It is an art. It requires instinct and taste rather than exact measurements.”
X. Marcel Boulestin, chef, food writer (1878-1943)Food Holidays – Today is:
• National Cheese Lovers Day • National Coffee Break Day (always January 20) Celebrates the founding of the National Coffee Association in 1911, one of the oldest trade associations in the U.S.
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• National Buttercrunch Day
• St. Sebastian, patron of gardeners.Cat Museum of San Francisco
“Since we humans have the better brain, isn’t it our responsibility to protect our fellow creatures from, oddly enough, ourselves?”
Born today in 1910 author, artist and conservationist Joy Adamson.
Feline fact: Adamson is the author of the 1960 book “Born Free” which describes her experiences raising a lion cub in Africa.
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Wednesday January 21st 2015
by The Thought Collectors Wife“The last struggle for our rights,
the battle for our civilization,
is entirely with ourselves.”
~ William Wells BrownWilliam Wells BrownWilliam Wells Brown (circa 1814 – November 6, 1884) was a prominent African-American abolitionist lecturer, novelist, playwright, and historian. Born into slavery in Montgomery County, Kentucky, near the town of Mount Sterling, Brown escaped to the North in 1834, where he worked for abolitionist causes and was a prolific writer
Today’s Quote of the Day:
Thursday January 22nd 2015
by The Thought Collectors Wife
“Results!
Why, man, I have gotten a lot of results.
I know several thousand things that won’t work.”
~ Thomas Edison
Thomas EdisonThomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) American inventor & businessman. He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, & a long-lasting, practical electric light bulb…
😉It’s National Pie Day!
http://www.tuscanychic.com/nonna-nada-cakes-recipes/cream-pie-recipe
Link for more pies/healthier:
http://www.favehealthyrecipes.com/Pies/The-10-Best-Healthy-Easy-Pie-RecipesFriday January 23rd 2015
by The Thought Collectors Wife
“In a gentle way,
you can shake the world.”
~ Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand GandhiMohandas Karamchand Gandhi, (1869-1948) often referred to as Mahatma Gandhi “Great Soul” he was the preeminent political and spiritual leader of India during the Indian independence movement. He pioneered satyagraha resistance to tyranny through mass civil disobedience, a philosophy firmly founded upon ahimsa, or total nonviolence, which helped India to gain independence, and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. Source |We must not forget – bows head in remembrance:
January 27, 2015, marks 70 years since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the notorious Nazi camp where a staggering 1.1 million individuals lost their lives.
🙁Hmm, not sure how I missed this yesterday:
http://www.cute-calendar.com/event/chocolate-cake-day/17993.html
Belated Happy Chocolate Cake Day!
Easy Recipe:
http://www.boutell.com/vegetarian/cake.html
Not only is this recipe easy, it also happens to be vegan (no animal products used). Originally a Grange recipe from the depression era. Eggs in short supply, y’know. 🙂Wednesday January 28th 2015
by The Thought Collectors Wife
“I’m no model lady.
A model’s just an imitation of the real thing.”
~ Mae West
Mae West & Cary Grant! 😉
File:Mae West LAT.jpg From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaMary Jane West (August 17, 1893 – November 22, 1980), known as Mae West, was an American actress, playwright, screenwriter and sex symbol whose entertainment career spanned seven decades. West made a name for herself in vaudeville and on the stage in New York before moving to Hollywood to become a comedienne, actress and writer in the motion picture industry. source•January 29: National Corn Chip Day
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Hey – get this off me now!! 😉Thursday January 29th 2015
by The Thought Collectors WifeDo not be afraid
to take a chance on peace,
to teach peace,
to live peace.
Peace will be the last word of history.”
~ Pope John Paul IIPope John Paul IIPope John Paul II, born Karol Józef Wojty?a was pope of the Catholic Church from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005
Belated Happy Birthday to Colette:
🙂“By associating with the cat one only risks becoming richer.”
Born in 1873 author Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette.
Feline fact: Colette’s 1933 novel “La Chatte” is about a love triangle between a man, a woman and his Chartreux cat “Saha”.
Quote: “There are no ordinary cats.”
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