Good Morning from the Celebrity Suite of the Wyndemere Condominiums on Turtle Creek. Today is Thursday, November 4.
No birthdays on my calendar today.
Holiday Countdown:
21 Days until Thanksgiving
24 Days until Hanukkah
47 Days Until Winter Solstice
51 Days until Christmas
52 Days until Kwanzaa
58 Days until 2022
On November 4th, we celebrate the sweet holiday, National Candy Day. Candies have a long history of attracting us with their bright colors and delightful flavors. They also come in a variety of fun sizes and shapes.
People use the term candy as a broad category. We treat candy bars, chocolates, licorice, sour candies, salty candies, tart candies, hard candies, taffies, gumdrops, marshmallows and much more as candy.
However, sugar was not always readily available. So instead, people made the first candies from honey. Candy makers coated nuts, fruits and flowers with honey. This method preserved the flowers and nuts or created forms of candy. Today, we still create these confections, but we typically use them as a garnish.
Originally a form of medicine, candy calmed the digestive system or cooled a sore throat. At that time, combined with spices and sugar, candy only appeared in the purses and the dishes of the wealthy.
Happy National Candy Day!
It’s going to be partly cloudy and cool day in Big D today and I have got a morning full of meetings. Work has been so stressful this week that I long for my warm blanket and tubes running in and out of my chest exchanging my plasma tomorrow morning just to get a break from it all. I am off work tomorrow and Monday as well. Monday morning is when I go in for my Botox treatment (in my legs, people, in my legs) to help with my walking.
So today is my Friday - no big plans for the weekend. I need to order food for the food pantry (using the money we (the Dallas Titans) raised at our Ladies of the Eighties fundraiser). I know that does not sound all that exciting, but I like doing it.
What is on your schedule today?
Anyhoozle, I hope you all have a wonderful day and whatever you do today and every day, do it with kindness in your heart. The world is full of kind people. If you can’t find one, be one! And as always:
...wear a mask
...be kind and compassionate to one another
...dance/sing/laugh it out. It might not help but it sure as hell couldn't hurt.
Peace, Love and Blessings to you all. -AJ
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