Parents are like shuttles on a loom. They join the threads of the past with threads of the future and leave their own bright patterns as they go. Fred Rogers
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Category Archives: Holidays
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National Ice Cream Day
Azucar Ice Cream Company, LLC, located in the heart of Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood, was founded in July 2011 as an artisanal ice cream and sorbet boutique. Inspired by South Florida’s diverse cultures, our hot subtropical climate and a passion … Continue reading
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Moon Day 2019
“Space Station”, by Constellation Culinary Group, with rock candy, space cookies, “moon cheese” bites and Saturn rings. The food buffet was part of the “Apollo 50 – Next Giant Leap” Member’s Night Moon Day Apollo 11 anniversary celebrations at The … Continue reading
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Glorious Day
“The 4th of July is USA’s day of independence and it is also mine because on that glorious day in the year 1963 my mother and my sister arrived in Miami from Cuba via Mexico. We moved into this small … Continue reading
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United States Post Office & Courthouse
The historic United States Post Office & Courthouse building in downtown Miami was the first major federal facility to be built in Miami. Built between 1912 – 1914, the three-story structure has a neo-classical facade and “classically-inspired architectural details” but … Continue reading
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Remembering Stonewall
Dogwood Week 26 Composition: Geometry
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National Bald Eagle Day
The Falcon Batchelor Raptor Rehabilitation Center at Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science in Downtown Miami “is dedicated to the rehabilitation and release of injured birds, and specializes in native and migratory raptors of Florida.” First opened in 1991, … Continue reading
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Bubbles
You will never regret time spent blowing bubbles.
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Flag Day
She mingled with its gorgeous dyes The milky baldric of the skies, And striped its pure, celestial white With streakings of the morning light. ~Joseph Rodman Drake
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We Remember Pulse
Stanley Almodovar III, 23 years old Amanda L. Alvear, 25 years old Oscar A. Aracena Montero, 26 years old Rodolfo Ayala Ayala, 33 years old Antonio Davon Brown, 29 years old Darryl Roman Burt II, 29 years old Angel Candelario-Padro, … Continue reading
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Mother’s Day
“Having children just puts the whole world into perspective. Everything else just disappears.” Kate Winslet
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Happy Birthday Frost Science Museum
Science is fun. Science is curiosity. We all have natural curiosity. Sally Ride