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NATIONAL AMBROSIA DAY

Right in the middle of the holiday season, National Ambrosia Day brings a refreshing salad to the celebration table. On December 12th, bring ambrosia to your holiday dinner or celebration and go home with an empty bowl.

Ambrosia, according to Greek mythology, is the nectar of the gods, endowing strength and immortality to those who eat it. The term itself can mean something especially delectable to taste or smell.

The earliest recipes for ambrosia salad appeared around the 1800s. The recipes called for citrus fruit, coconut, and sugar. However, those who find coconut disagreeable leave it out of the recipe. We must note that if you omit coconut, a forceful objection could be heard from a true southerner.

A genuine ambrosia salad is served the same day it is prepared. However, more modern recipes suggest overnight refrigeration of the dish. Other ingredients often added to the salad include pineapple, nuts, cherries, apples, bananas, whipped cream, or yogurt.

NATIONAL DING-A-LING DAY

National Ding-a-Ling Day on December 12th encourages us to reconnect with people we once talked to often.

Ding-a-Lings on this day call the people they haven’t heard from in a while. It may be an old classmate, co-worker, or neighbor from years ago. Or perhaps a call will go out to the child who used to mow the grass during the summer. How about that couple who carpooled for soccer? What was their name? Many people slip out of our lives who would love to hear the ding-a-ling of a call from you. Why don’t you join the Ding-a-ling club and call someone this year?

NATIONAL POINSETTIA DAY

Each year on the 12th of December, people across the United States celebrate one of the most recognizable plants of the holidays on National Poinsettia Day.

In 16th-century Mexico, the connection between the poinsettia plant and the Christmas season begins. According to legend, a girl wanted desperately to celebrate Jesus’s birthday. Worried, the girl feared she would have no gift to offer because she was so poor. An angel tells her to give any gift with love. After gathering weeds from alongside the road, the young girl placed them in the manger. Miraculously the weeds bloomed into beautiful red stars.

The poinsettia initially came to the United States with Joel Roberts Poinsett, an American botanist and the first U.S. Minister to Mexico. In 1825, he sent cuttings home to Charleston, South Carolina.

GINGERBREAD HOUSE DAY

Gingerbread House Day on December 12th recognizes a family tradition for many around the country.

A favorite food of an Armenian monk, Gregory of Nicopolis, brought gingerbread to Europe around 992 AD and taught French Christians to bake it. Since gingerbread was often used in religious ceremonies, monks baked to be sturdy to molded into images of saints.

@oodiebom,

Good evening you were right one of the cats I think she is female came to me.
I think she is visiting I don’t know but she sure was hungry.

I have fed all four cats and we are in the 20’s. Enough of the cold.

I am going to watch Maria the story of Maria Callas the Opera Singer love her. 💕😎

I hope everything gets settled soon as far as paperwork goes.

Come morning I will have needles in my arm so I am drinking lots of water. I want those
veins nice and juicy. 💕

Have a nice evening Oodie.

@shoelady60,

Good evening and thank you for your prayers I am anxious to get this over with.
I still have more appointments with the team after tomorrow but this is one of the
most important ones. 😎

Lady those outfits are mine I have worn those before. I know MT is a former model and she
looks good in almost anything. TS is my Muse. 😎

Everything I post is what I have worn or would wear. 💕

We will be bone cold tomorrow so I am wearing jeans and a sweat top with good shoes.
Those shoes are to run out of the hospital when everything is done no worries I will ring
the bell. 😘😎

I know your Hockey Team will come back stronger at least they beat the Champs.

I am going to watch Maria one of my favorite Opera Singers this is about Maria Callas
very classy lady. 💕

@sheba2011

Good afternoon in Oz. It looks like a winter wonderland here, a couple hours of snow falling and covering all the tree limbs and grass.❄❄ Very cold tomorrow, wind chills in the single digits.🥶

The outfits you posted at the beginning of each day this week reminds me so much of Melania Trump. I can see her in every one, very classy.

I will be thinking of you all day tomorrow and saying a prayer.🙏🤞 I’m sure all will be perfect.🙌

As you probably figured, I didn’t last the whole game yesterday. Started off okay then it became a waste of time. Yes, sometimes I’m a fickle fan!😏

Hubs picked up chicken sandwiches for dinner so I will make a side and be done. Stay warm and sending hugs to you, Poppy and the kitties.🤗💖

@kittengirl,

Good morning in California Kitten wishing you and all a very Happy Holiday Season. 🎈😘

@shoelady60,

Good afternoon in the beautiful ‘burgh. I hope this day finds you doing well. 😎🎈😘

Very busy time for all of us.

This is just to make you smile. 😘🎈😎

Sending warm hugs to you and Jake. I know your friend is going through some pain with
the loss of her husband I am praying she finds peace and comfort.

@taci,

Good Morning in S. California. Taci are you safe from the fire in S. California?
Kudos for your volunteer work that is a good thing. 💕😎

Taci I see the Oncologist tomorrow and hopefully all is where it should be.

The Cats are doing fine we have some sun but still cold.

Enjoy the Trails. 🎈😎😘