rantings & ramblings
Since 2019, September 23rd is Za’atar Day. Za’atar is a blend used in Middle East cuisine containing herbs like thyme, oregano, & marjoram along with other spices including sesame, sumac, & cumin or coriander. Za’atar also happens to be the name of my Paladin’s camel mount in our legacy D&D game!
First Day of Autumn, Autumnal Equinox, Mabon, or even Hobbit Day – whatever you call it, today marks the first day of the best season of the year. May it be a blessed one for everyone! I’m planning to make some baked apples and enjoy some spiced cider to get into the spirit – how about you?
Today is Gratitude Day. What are you grateful for? I’ll start with three Ps:
Pizza
Pusheen
Pratchett, Terry
It’s bakery day and I’m fondly thinking of Day’s Bakery, the local bakery in my hometown: the donuts and the sugar cookies with thick, colored frosting and candy eyes and the autumn smells of gingerbread and Lebkuchen – oh the Lebkuchen, how I miss it. Time now means the bakery is but a memory . . .
Image: exterior of Day’s Bakery in Honesdale, PA. A white-sided building with a bay window displaying baked goods. An American flag, and a neon “open” sign. An overhang from which hangs a blue-and-white store sign reading “DAY’S BAKERY” and several lights are visible over the concrete steps and white door, which is in turn surrounded by a bluish decorative woodwork. A chalkboard-like sign displaying the store hours is the the left of the door.
Arrr, it be Butterscotch Puddin’ Day, ye scallywags! Smooth as the sea after a storm and sweet as buried treasure; grab yer spoon, hoist the bowl, and dive into golden, creamy goodness deep as Davy Jones’ Locker. Even a pirate knows nothin’ hits the spot like a rich puddin’ o’ butterscotch!
(it’s also talk like a pirate day!)
Bamboo Day: the fastest-growing plant (growing up to 3 ft per day) is stronger than steel, eco-friendly, and used for food, furniture, and clothes. Absorbing more carbon dioxide & releasing more oxygen than trees, it grows in a variety of climates & regenerates quickly after being cut! If you venture into the bamboo forests, beware of pandas, who eats shoots and leaves . . .
Image: bamboo shoot wearing a ghost mask as if for Halloween labeled “BamBOOOOO”. The cartoon is from KickingCones.com
