18 May 20

The sixteenth of May is CHARTREUSE DAY! It's not specifically about the color, but that's what I'm celebrating (two days later because that was Saturday!). 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 photos do not capture the shocking brightness of this shiny tie!