16 May 19

The sixteenth of May is CHARTREUSE DAY! It's not specifically about the color, but that's what I'm celebrating. In the year 1605, the Chartreuse monks in Paris received a manuscript of an Elixir, soon to be known as "the Elixir of long Life." This minty liqueur had a distinctive in-your-face-neon-green color, forever named for the monastery. Why celebrate on May 16? Because this date can be written 16/05. My shiny tie was a gift from my mother(-in-law) Wilma Wollenweber, challenging me to find appropriate occasions to wear it!