Memorial Day 2015

Hi All,

Well its here - Memorial Day 2015.  Its the traditional start of the summer season at beaches, parks and other venues...but there is a more serious, important side of the holiday.  Its Memorial Day. 

What exactly does Memorial Day celebrate?  Click here for to learn more about Memorial Day.  Suffice to say that Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States for remembering the people who died while serving in the country's armed forces.

Click on the next 6 links to learn more about Memorial Day:
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
History of Memorial Day
Guidelines for Display of the Flag - pdf document 
Correct Method of Folding the United States Flag
National Memorial Day Museum 
Presidential Proclamation - Prayer For Peace, Memorial Day 2015 

This next link is for the kids...its a list of Memorial Day Weekend Events for Long Island Kids - it has parades, fairs and air shows from May 23-May 25th.!!! Don't miss the events.  Link comes from MommyPoppins.com - a family/kid friendly website for events for children. 

And, of course, click on this next link from Newsday.com which links to Long Island events for this Memorial Day for you and your whole family!

Finally, Long Island.com has also gotten into the swing of things...this next article also has Memorial Day events for the whole family.  Title is 'Memorial Day Weekend 2015: Celebrate with Fireworks, Parades, BBQ's & Lots of Family Fun!'  The article talks about all the fun events that are happening this Memorial day.  Fireworks, festivals and the Air Show are mentioned!

Enjoy the links, have a great Memorial Day and drive safe!

Regards,
Stu

New Year's Eve 2015

Hi All,

The end of the year is coming!  And that means New Year's Eve celebrations are everywhere - so start celebrating!  This blog post will be a veritable, 'all things New Years' Eve' post...

Hosting a New Years' Eve party is a time-honored way to celebrate the new year...click on these three links to learn more on how to host that party!  And have fun - and stay sane - doing it.

Ehow has an interesting article titled 'Hosting a New Years Eve Party.'  AOL - yes, AOL - has an article called, 'Host Handbook: New Year's Eve Party'.

Well, very few New Year's Eve parties have no Champagne....yum.  Click on these few links to learn a bit about picking the right Champagne for NYE (New Year's Eve).

IntoWine is a fun website that discusses wine and accompanying drinks...the linked article talks about New Year's Eve Champagne Recommendations and Ideas.  Click on this link for some videos on how to choose sparkling wines....

Click on this link to learn even more about how to choose the best Champagne for your NYE party.

Readers can click on this link to learn about how to pair food with various types of Champagne - link from Food and Wine.com.  And readers can click on this link - from Delish - to learn about Champagne cocktails.

If you aren't having a party at your house, click on these links to find out where the great NYE parties are on Long Island. About.com has an article titled, 'New Year's Eve on Long Island'.  Short, sweet and to the point!  Go About.com/Travel!  Not to be outdone, Newsday has an entry as well for things to do on Long Island on NYE.  Click this link to read the article.

Finally, the Long Island Press has an entry as well - click here for the article 'Long Island New Year's Eve 2014'.

Okay...one last link...click here to go to Balldrop - which celebrates New Years Eve 2015 in New York/Times Square!  

Enjoy the links - and here's to a happy and healthy new year!  Happy 2015!

Regards,
Stu