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February 27: National Kahlua Day, National Strawberry Day, National Polar Bear Day, and National Retro Day.

🍾National Kahlúa Day. This day was created as a day for those, over the age of 21, to enjoy this creamy, rich alcoholic liqueur. To celebrate, you may want to use Kahlua, a coffee-flavored rum-based liquor, to flavor your ice cream or another dessert such as cheesecake or cake. It also tastes great in coffee, hot chocolate, creamy cocktails, as a shot or on the rocks. Pedro Domecq began producing Kahlúa in 1936. In 1994, the company merged with Allied Lyons forming Allied Domecq. In 2005, Allied Domecq was partially acquired by Pernod Ricard which merged with the Swedish Vin & Sprit (V & S Group) in March of 2008. Kahlúa is made from coffee and rum, so it does contain caffeine. Kahlúa is found to be used in a few notable cocktails, including the following: B-52, 🍁Baby Guinness, 🍁Black Russian, Mudslide, 🍁White Russian, 🍁Espresso Martini, 🍁Caribbean Mudslide.

🍓National Strawberry Day! There are a few different stories behind the origin of the name. The more widely accepted version is that the berries would drop off the leaves and become “strewn” about the plant. Overtime “strewn-berries” became “strawberries”. There was a time (and some gardeners still do this today) when strawberry beds were mulched with straw, insulating the plants over the winter, keeping weeds at bay during the growing season and making them easier to harvest. Another sweet story tells of English children stringing the berries on grass straws and selling the “straw berries” in their neighborhoods. Strawberries are a little unusual as far as fruits go; they wear their seeds on the outside. Not only are they delicious, but they are also fragrant. One of the more aromatic fruits, they belong to the rose family. Strawberries are grown in nearly every corner of the Earth, except for her most frozen southern and northern reaches. Along with all these possible locations, there are over 600 varieties of strawberries. An excellent source of Vitamin C, strawberries are also a good source of folic acid, potassium and fiber. There are 55 calories and zero fat in 1 cup of strawberries. They make a great snack. Berry Picking Tips: 🍁Pick fully ripe berries. Strawberries don’t continue to ripen if picked too early like bananas or pears. 🍁Don’t overfill your container. Berries are tender and can bruise easily. 🍁Don’t wash the fruit until you are ready to eat. Strawberries are susceptible to mold and washing will speed up spoilage. 🍁The best time to pick strawberries is on cool, cloudy days, but if they will be eaten right away, any time is perfect! 🍁If you pick more than you can eat before they spoil, strawberries freeze very well. Pluck off the green caps and toss into a freezer bag. Use for smoothies, ice cream or cake toppings. You may want to have a fresh bowl of strawberries now, or maybe give one of the following recipes a try: 🍁Strawberry Pretzel Salad, 🍁Strawberry Spinach Salad, 🍁Easy Strawberry Banana Smoothies, 🍁Easy Fresh Strawberry Pie, and 🍁Strawberries and Cream Bread Pudding.

☎️National Retro Day takes us back to a time before smartphones and the internet. Every generation looks back and asks, “Remember when?” National Retro Day indulges our love for the good ol’ days while remaining in the present. No matter the decade, pick a point in time where people talked more face to face than text to text, had dinner at home around the table and the kids played games that didn’t require internet. With no smartphones, internet, and social media, we spent more time focused on each other when we were together. Each moment recorded in memory for us to look back retrospectively and not for the whole world to see. Hermelinda A. Aguilar and Robert and Tina Duran founded National Retro Day to take a look back at how life was before social media, the internet and smartphones became a necessity of our daily lives.

❄️🐻National Polar Bear Day, also known as International Polar Bear Day! It is a day to learn more about the polar bear and conservation efforts where the polar bear is concerned. Polar bears can reach a height of 9 ft tall and a weight of 1400 pounds. They have large front paws, which are slightly webbed, that are used to paddle as they swim. As they are powerful swimmers, some polar bears have been seen swimming hundreds of miles from land. However, some of the distance may have been covered by floating on sheets of ice. The polar bears have a warming layer of fat which is covered by their thick coat of insulating fur which helps them live in the colder environments. Some organizations use this day to raise awareness of the declining number of polar bears worldwide. It is believed by many that these beautiful creatures are threatened due to global warming and the consequential loss of their natural habitat. Groups around the world gather together to find ways to make a difference and spread information to others. Polar Bear Day has been recognized since at least 2011, and founding credit has been given to Polar Bears International which sponsors educational challenges annually.

Here's three more facts about Polar Bears: 🍁Polar bear fur consists of a layer of dense underfur and an outer layer of guard hairs, which appear white to tan but are actually transparent. 🍁The 42 teeth of a polar bear reflect its highly carnivorous diet. 🍁Polar bears can swim 6 mph (10 km/h). At their lumbering walking gait their average speed is around 3.5 mph (5.6 km/h). When sprinting, they can reach up to 25 mph (40 km/h).

I'll take my strawberries with a heaping spoon full of cool whip. I'm always interesting in old things. Or turning old things into new things. Oh, polar bears, I love Polar Bears.

OMGosh, please no throwing the puppies.😀 They have two Momma's that are protective. I watch a video of the puppies and when one of them let out a little yip, their Momma was right there checking on them.😀 Besides their so cute all you want to do is cuddle them.

Sending warm hugs.🐶🐶💕❄️☃️💕