Tied Up Today

In 1792, in post-revolutionary France, the new government wanted a calendar that avoided all connections to religion. The result, called the...

Today's tie was chosen by Peggy Brewer. Her husband Virgil (a business professor at EKU) died last Friday (10 January), and his funeral...

The French Republican Calendar set 19 Vendémiaire (our 10 October, this coming Tuesday) to honor the sunflower (Tournesol)! EKU is on Fall B...

 I'm wearing my wonderful Van Gogh sunflowers tie because 10 October on our calendars corresponds with Sunflower Day, "Tournesol...

 For the second time in s few days I get to celebrate a day from the French Republican Calendar! Today, 10 October, corresponds with 19 Vend...

 Happy Birthday, Liz Lavigne! Liz is married to Beth's brother Mark Wollenweber, so I count her as one of my three sisters! She and Mark...

It's Sunflower Day, on the French Republican Calendar! Vincent Van Gogh painted them beautifully. Today is also National Handbag Day, so...

I'll take any excuse to wear one of my Van Gogh ties! Today is Sunflower Day on the old French Republican Calendar .

Today is Sunflower Day (19 Vendémiaire, "Tournesol") on the French Republican Calendar . I like Van Gogh's sunflowers. ...

Tomorrow (10 October) is Sunflower Day on the old French Republican Calendar. I'm celebrating it today!

Today marks the birthday of Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890). Sunflowers are not usually blooming in March in Kentucky, but this bright renditio...

Today's sunny tie was selected by our daughter Amanda Wheeler, to help celebrate her happy birthday yesterday (28 March). I also had a c...

Today is Sunflower Day! The creators of the French Republican Calendar selected 19 Vendémiaire (corresponding to our October 10) to honor s...

Today is Sunflower Day, on the French Republican Calendar. I'm working today from Ben and Amanda's house, being "Mozzie's...

Just back from a trip to Costa Rica with Amanda Wheeler, our traveling bears Mocha and Tiny Bear have joined me at my office today. I'm ...

Two occasions tie into today's tie: (1) Sum-flowers (for Summer) and (2) Son-flowers (for Jonathan's birthday tomorrow, with celebra...

Yay! Today is birthday #25 for my daughter (-in-law) Amanda Wheeler. She chose my "Sunflowers" tie for her special day. We celebra...

Sunflowers!

I could find no great occasion for this day, having used up my father's birthday last year. Beth suggested making it a day for wearing a...

Today is Working Naked Day, but we're not celebrating that. (Too bad it's not quite what you'd hope for: it's a celebration ...