The sixteenth of May is CHARTREUSE DAY! It's not specifically about the color, but that's what I'm celebrating today! 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! (I am fully aware that I have repeated this narrative on this date for several years. I just like the tie and the story of how the color got its name!)
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