Are you ready to chow down a bunch of delicious Peanut Butter cookies!? You’d better be prepared because today is National Peanut Butter Cookie Day, a June 12 holiday. They are one of America’s favorite cookies. Leave a plate of these cookies on the kitchen counter or your desk at work. Then watch them quickly disappear.

Perhaps the biggest promoter of peanuts was George Washington Carver. He wrote about growing them, and importantly,  in 1910 he published a book with 105 recipes using peanuts. And, you guessed it……..  his cookbook included a recipe for peanut butter cookies. Since then all sorts of people have created a wide variety of recipes for peanut butter cookies. 

Celebrate National Peanut Butter Cookie Day to the fullest. Start by baking your own batch of homemade peanut butter cookies. Then, chow down, with a glass of milk on the side.

.Ps You get extra points from the boss if you make a batch and bring them to work today!

Paul Bunyan Day is a giant of a day. Paul Bunyan was a gigantic lumberjack of American Folklore. According to folklore, Paul Bunyan and Babe His Blue Ox lived and traveled around the country. He is best known for his logging feats.

Paul Bunyan is “credited” with many deeds. Among his more legendary feats:

• He created logging in the U.S.
• He scooped out the great lakes to water Babe the ox.
• He cleared the entire states of North and South Dakota for farming.
• He trained ants to do logging work. They were, of course, Carpenter Ants.
• Babe’s large footprints created Minnesota’s 10,000 lakes.

Today’s Theme Song: The Ballad of Balul Bunyan (1973)

National Nursing Assistants Day is today. This June holiday honors Nursing Assistants for their dedicated professional medical service. These highly skilled individuals are vital for the treatment of patients all over the world.

This day is set aside each year to recognize the longevity of service, special contributions to care practices, and accomplishments of the nursing assistants who have made caring their life career including members of the National Twenty-Year Club.

National Nature Photography Day is today, a June 15 holiday. Summer arrives in a few days. Millions of Americans will spend countless leisure hours in the great outdoors, enjoying nature in all of its glorious splendor. Along the way, we will capture millions, if not billions, of pictures of nature scenes, that capture our hearts or makes us breathless.

National Nature Photography Day was created to both promote conservation and to celebrate the enjoyment of nature photography. Your environmental awareness just might be contagious, helping to preserve the natural wonders of the world for many generations to come. While this day is titled “National”, there is worldwide interest in celebrating this very special day.

Happy National Nature Photography Day!

National Turkey Lovers Day is a special day that just had to be created. When you think about eating delicious turkey, you usually think about Thanksgiving and perhaps Christmas. To millions of Americans, turkey is their favorite meal. Why then, don’t we have it more often on any of the other 364 days of the year? Perhaps, the answer is simple. Perhaps, we just don’t think about it. Then, along comes National Turkey Lovers Day, to remind us to have it in the middle of June. 

How do you celebrate National Turkey Lovers Day?

The answer to this question is quite simple. Eat turkey today. The true participant will eat turkey for both lunch and dinner. A turkey sandwich, hot or cold, along with some turkey soup is the perfect lunchtime fare today. For dinner, you have many more options. Chances are the weather will be hot, so you won’t want to heat the kitchen roasting a traditional turkey dinner. We suggest you cook it outdoors: grill it, smoke it, fry it, or try a trash can turkey. Either way, it will be delicious.  There is a huge variety of rubs, oils, and sauces you can put on it.

Once you enjoy National Turkey Lovers Day, we hope you have turkey regularly all year round!

America has a wonderful system of trails. And the good news is that these paths and walkways are getting better and longer. National Trails Day is established to celebrate, improve and enjoy America’s magnificent trail system. It is the nation’s largest celebration of trails, and all that goes with it. In addition to the national trail system, there are countless miles of state, county, and local town trail systems for you enjoy. While today is a celebration of national trails, it is perfectly fine to celebrate all trails in our great nation.

Trail systems are enjoyed for a wide range of activities, including:

• Hiking
• Biking
• Enjoying nature
• Horseback riding
• Bird watching
• Geocaching
• Many other activities.

Happy Trails to you!!!!!

It’s National Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Day. This June 9 holiday is a time to enjoy a slice of a pie you may never have tried before. While Strawberry Rhubarb Pie has a long history, dating back to the 1800s, not too many people have ever tried it. Some people, especially the younger crowd, do not even know what rhubarb is.

The rhubarb plant has a long, thick, edible stem with good flavor, but a tart taste. Rhubarb recipes use sugar to sweeten it. The leaves are not eaten, as they are poisonous. Through the years, the debate has raged as to whether Rhubarb is a vegetable or a fruit. It is commonly thought of as a fruit, as this is the way it is used. In actuality, Rhubarb is actually a vegetable.

Are you ready to be adventuresome?  Dig into a piece of Strawberry Rhubarb Pie. You will not be disappointed. 

Today is National Selfie Day. It’s a cinch to participate in this June 21 holiday. And, it’s fun! Simply take your smartphone out of your pocket or purse and take a selfie. Better yet, get a couple of friends, and take a selfie with them. Use a selfie stick if it is a large group. Make sure to put on a big smile. And, don’t forget to post it on social media so others know how much fun you’re having.

Selfies are extremely popular. Millions of them are taken each and every day. It kind of makes you wonder why we need a special day to encourage us to take a selfie.  The term “selfie” is a slight misnomer. While “Selfie” means a picture you take of yourself, it can also be a picture of you with others.

Most people believe selfies originated when smartphones came on the scene. Smartphones have built-in, hi pixel cameras, with a lens on both sides of the camera, making it easy to take a selfie. In actuality, selfies were around for a long, long time, they just weren’t called “selfies”. Back in the day of film-based cameras, some of them had a delay feature on the camera. You could set the camera up on a table or tripod, aim it, and press the delay button (usually ten seconds). Then, you’d run to where the camera was aimed and pose. They were not called selfies. Although, some people referred to them as “self-portraits”.

We recommend you carry a Selfie Stick. This lets you take in more of the image you are capturing.

Today is the first day of summer. It’s time to hit the beach, soak up some rays, and search for seashells. It makes perfect sense that today is also National Sea Shell Day. On this June 21 holiday, feel the warm sand and saltwater on your toes, as you collect gifts from the sea.

Sea shells are found on beaches around the world. As they crumble and break down, seashells help to form the very beach where you love to sunbathe and swim. Beachgoers young and old, love to collect seashells of all shapes and sizes. We take them home and put them on display, as a reminder of those warm, sunny, and fun days on the beach.

What’s your favorite seashell? A conch, a clam, a sand dollar, or a seahorse (not actually a seashell), perhaps? Chances are, you collect them all. As you pick them off the beach, make sure the shell is empty and not alive. When in doubt, gently, place them back in the ocean. With a little luck, the tide will take the little fella safely into the sea, and not back onto the beach.

The best time to search for seashells is from an hour before to an hour after low tide. Most can be found along the high tide mark. During the peak summer season, thousands of people are on the beach, looking to beat you to the treasure trove of unbroken seashells. The most successful sea shell hunt occurs at first light when seashells from the night before are most plentiful.

Did You Know? The Guinness World Book of Records has a category for the largest human image of a seashell. It included 1.093 people.

There’s a holiday for just about anything and everything. So, why not have a special day to celebrate and enjoy prunes? The easy answer is “because we can”. While we didn’t create this wrinkly day, we’d like to join you in celebrating National Prune Day. This June 15 holiday is bound to be a day to get you going!

So, why would anyone eat prunes? They certainly aren’t attractive. In case you didn’t know, prunes are a fruit. They are dried-up, wrinkly old plums. This fruit is tasty, with a brown sugar or molasses-like flavor. For those who like prunes, they are usually eaten as a dried fruit. Many people also enjoy prune juice, especially when the digestive system is backed up. They are high in fiber and Vitamin A. They are also loaded with cancer-fighting antioxidants.  If you don’t like prunes, you can still celebrate this holiday. We won’t tell anyone that you didn’t eat any. 

Did You Know? Prunes beat out blueberries for #1 having the highest level of antioxidants.

For all that ails you……  Prunes can do a lot for you.  They are best known for aiding and regulating the digestive system, helping you to stay “on the go”. Prunes provide many other health benefits.  As previously mentioned, high levels of antioxidants help to fight cancer. They are good for your vision, helping to avoid macular degeneration and night blindness. Prunes are good for your cardiovascular system, promote healthy bones, and also fights anemia.  If you’ve never eaten prunes, we are not surprised. Why don’t you use National Prune Day, to try them!? You just mightlike them.