September

Remember summer days filled with outdoor play?   Trampling through ponds to catch frogs, cooking mud pies, tug-of-war battles across backyard puddles – mud was a very welcomed playmate.   There was something liberating in the ooze of wet earth squishing between your fingers and toes and spattering your face, arms and legs. You’re all […]

Few people can resist the tug of innocent cuteness from one of the animal kingdom’s softest critters. They sport long ears, powder puff tails and can twitch their noses better than the character Samantha on the television series, “Bewitched”. Every Easter, children eagerly await its arrival which precedes the hunt for colorful eggs. And from […]

Whether city, country or suburbs, we all share a commonality. We are all neighbors.   Most lifestyles, limit our efforts to get acquainted, to an occasional wave.   National Good Neighbor Day, observed annually on September 28, reinstates the good neighbor policy. School has commenced, the best days of autumn are upon us. It’s the […]

They say, “be careful what you wish for”.   By the way, who are they? Is that a stupid question? If so, it qualifies for entry in the day teachers now dread.   In response to educators wanting students to ask more questions, the 1980s saw the emergence of Ask a Stupid Question Day, observed […]

You don’t often get to commemorate something beautiful, soul-soothing and profoundly important. In fact, there probably isn’t another designated date quite like the fourth Sunday of September. Mark it on your calendar, and join in on the global celebration of World Rivers Day. Recognition of our vital waterways began as an offshoot of the UN’s […]

On the last Sunday in September, we observe Gold Star Mothers’ Day as a quiet and somber occasion. American families display their service flags with a blue star representing each member deployed in war. Those lost to combat are honored with a gold star on the flag. We remember that those lives lost in war […]

We are all familiar with the proper protocol for downing a shot of tequila. Lick the salt, slam back the tequila and suck a juicy wedge of lime.   There is also a proper protocol for guzzling soda and swilling beer. Pop it, slurp it, and crush it.   Today is Crush A Can Day, […]

Your family tree is filled with intrigue, secrets and stories waiting to be revealed.   September 27 is the perfect day to announce to the world, “I’m going to climb my family tree!”   Today is Ancestor Appreciation Day. Most of us are well versed in who our parents and grandparents are, no sleuthing skills […]

The name could be snazzier, but our state and local governments, nonprofits, and other federal agencies rarely master catchy phrases. And though they do not always play well together either, National Public Lands Day celebrates a remarkable alliance between all the powers that be and the rest of us. Every year, it happens on the […]

If you imagine him dressed in ragged clothes complemented by a tin pot hat, historic drawings support that impression. Stories about his dedication to the ordinary act of planting and nurturing trees are also well-documented. The Johnny Appleseed of legend was a simple, religious man who introduced his beloved fruit throughout northeast America during the […]