April - Tea of the Month, Important Dates, &c.
Salutations!
I hope that in spite of everything you've had a beautiful month of April so far, and that you've been able to get outside and see the poetry of spring in everything. I've been spending considerable time in various secret gardens on my family's property, and have been attempting to celebrate National Poetry Month as best I can. Right now I think we could all use something to celebrate, not in a huge way, but something to keep us inspired.
On that note, here are some fun things to celebrate for the rest of the month:
April 15th {today} - World Art Day
April 16th - National Librarian Day
April 17th - International Haiku Poetry Day
April 18th - Newspaper Columnists Day
April 22nd - Earth Day
April 23rd - Shakespeare's Birth Day
April 24th - Arbor Day
April 26th - Shakespeare's Death Day & Baptism {possible birth date}
April 27th - Tell A Story Day
April 28th - Great Poetry Reading Day
April 30th - Poem in Your Pocket Day & International Jazz Day
For this month's tea I chose something poetical, of course, but also an old song reference - if you know what I'm talking about we're well met. ;)
Animal Farm, by George Orwell
I listed a lot of children's books - I feel somewhat nostalgic in April - but you're never too old to read some of them anyway.
I hope that in spite of everything you've had a beautiful month of April so far, and that you've been able to get outside and see the poetry of spring in everything. I've been spending considerable time in various secret gardens on my family's property, and have been attempting to celebrate National Poetry Month as best I can. Right now I think we could all use something to celebrate, not in a huge way, but something to keep us inspired.
On that note, here are some fun things to celebrate for the rest of the month:
April 15th {today} - World Art Day
April 16th - National Librarian Day
April 17th - International Haiku Poetry Day
April 18th - Newspaper Columnists Day
April 22nd - Earth Day
April 23rd - Shakespeare's Birth Day
April 24th - Arbor Day
April 26th - Shakespeare's Death Day & Baptism {possible birth date}
April 27th - Tell A Story Day
April 28th - Great Poetry Reading Day
April 30th - Poem in Your Pocket Day & International Jazz Day
&
Tea of the Month:
April in Paris
Harney & Sons Paris Tea
I like this with milk and a little sugar.
For this month's tea I chose something poetical, of course, but also an old song reference - if you know what I'm talking about we're well met. ;)
&
Reading List: April Books
Animal Farm, by George Orwell
Anne of Green Gables {and other books in The Avonlea Chronicles}, by L. M. Montgomery
Daisy Miller, by Henry James
Flora and Ulysses {the illuminated adventures}, by Kate DiCamillo
Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen
Mary Poppins, by P. L. Travers
The Secret Garden, by Frances Hodgeson Burnett
Sonnets From the Portuguese, by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
The Trumpet of the Swan, by E. B. White
I listed a lot of children's books - I feel somewhat nostalgic in April - but you're never too old to read some of them anyway.
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