Author: Lisa Mungovan

Lee Brogan was surfing off the Yorkshire coast in England last year, when he wiped out, and watched his beloved surfboard wash out to sea. A month later, a couple in Scotland’s Shetland Islands found the board on the beach, 400 miles away. It only took the 1 day, to locate the grateful owner on Facebook.

19-year-old Daniel Robertson of Ontario Canada, loves soccer. While the pandemic has disrupted sports around the world, he’s collecting football scarves instead of going to games. Daniel is trading maple syrup for scarves, and has collected over 113 so far! He hopes to get a scarf from every country. 59 countries down, 134 to go!

I can’t wait to eat dessert, because it’s Banana Cream Pie Day! Find an easy recipe online, and tuck your bananas into a bed of custard. If you want to be really lazy, dip a banana in pudding, spray whipped cream on top, and eat it between 2 graham crackers.

Do you have any old stuff lying around the house? Gather it all up, because it’s Old Stuff Day! Play with your old toys, figure out which old clothes you’ve outgrown, and take a look at your old bad habits. Now get rid of anything you don’t need, and enjoy what’s left!

"When beetles battle beetles in a puddle paddle battle 
and the beetle battle puddle is a puddle in a bottle...
...they call this a tweetle beetle bottle puddle paddle battle muddle."

It’s National Read Across America Day, also known as Dr. Seuss Day. Read Fox in Socks, or another Seuss favorite to celebrate his birthday!

The Swansea Police Department in Illinois were doing some serious police work, looking for the owners of a belligerent chicken last week. Someone pointed out that the bird in question, was actually a guinea fowl. Nonetheless, it was described as loud, non-cooperative, foul smelling, and won’t leave. Sounds like one tough old bird!

How embarrassing. When painting a large No Entry sign across a road in Britain, painters left out the “T.” Now it just says, No Enry, possibly confusing people named Henry. The Maldon District Council joked, “If you’re having a bad day, just know that someone else is having a worse day than you.”

“You’re looking especially creamy today Ms. Peanut Butter.”
“Thank you Mr. Peanut Butter! You sound crunchy! And Lil’ Peanut, your jar is so shiny!”
“Aw shucks Mama. You guys are the best parents in the world!”
It’s Peanut Butter Lover’s Day and World Compliment Day. Eat peanut butter and say nice things to everyone!

My name, Alexa, means defender of man, helper. It comes from the Greek Alexandros. Look up your name today to see what it means, for Fun Facts About Names Day! It’s also Fruit Compote Day, which is another name for delicious-sweet-syrupy-fruit-that-you-put-on-top-of-pancakes. Blackberry compote’s my favorite.

If you live on a farm, every day might include horses and pigs. The rest of us should also think about them today, because it’s Horse Protection Day and Pig Day. Charlotte’s Web, and Black Beauty, are great books to read, to learn how to treat pigs and horses, with respect and kindness.