“Having children just puts the whole world into perspective. Everything else just disappears.” Kate Winslet
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Category Archives: Holidays
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International FireFighters’ Day – 2019
“The role of a firefighter in today’s society – be it urban, rural, natural environment, volunteer, career, industrial, defense force, aviation, motorsport, or other is one of dedication, commitment, and sacrifice–no matter what country we reside and work in. In … Continue reading
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Go Caroling Day
“Life is the season for loving and caring, for laughing and caroling, giving and sharing.” ~~ Richelle E. Goodrich, Slaying Dragons
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Flame Heart
“At noon and evening in the flame-heart’s shade:We were so happy, happy, – I rememberBeneath the poinsettia’s red in warm December.” ~~ Flame-Heart, by Claude McKay
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Joy
“I get great joy from creating the perfect Norman Rockwell holiday. This is why I think I might be Martha Stewart’s brother from another mother.” ~~~~ Jesse Tyler Ferguson December City Daily Photo
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#NationalPetDay
Taking a ride on the Miami MetroMover through the Downtown historic district
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It’s Chocolate Mint Day!
Chocolate mint growing on my balcony in Downtown Miami Chocolate Mint Day Date When Celebrated : Always February 19th Chocolate Mint Day celebrates anything and everything that is chocolate mint flavored. For Chocolate Mint lovers, this is truly a great day.
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Alice Wainwright Park for World Environment Day
Alice Wainwright Park in Brickell, Miami, Florida is a 28-acre waterfront park & nature preserve which includes a tropical hardwood hammock and a small section of the Miami Rock Ridge. The park, named for the first woman elected to serve on the … Continue reading
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Peace Officers Memorial Day
Sculpture at 1895 SW 3rd Ave, Miami, FL 33129, outside of the offices of the City of Miami Fire Fighters and Police Officers Retirement Trust. Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week is an observance in the United States that … Continue reading
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Year of the Rooster
May you smile often.
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Happy New Year Miami!
“And now we welcome the new year. Full of things that have never been.” ~~ Rainer Maria Rilke Downtown Miami’s Bayfront Park New Years Eve party hosted by Pitbull, Snoop Dogg, and Queen Latifah; and performances by Nelly, Coolio, Naughty … Continue reading
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Miami on Ice
Despite record warm temperatures in South Florida, Downtown Miami is getting into the winter mood with ice-skating at the InterContinental Miami hotel.