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National Themes For June 12: National Red Rose Day, National Jerky Day, National Peanut Butter Cookie Day, and National Loving Day.

🌹National Red Rose Day honors the flower that is a symbol of love and romance, the red rose. The June birth flower is the rose. Red roses were used in many early cultures as decorations in wedding ceremonies and wedding attire. It was through this practice that, over the years, the red rose became known as a symbol of love and romance. The tradition of giving red roses as the strongest message of love is still practiced today. In June, red roses are in bloom in flower gardens across the United States, and their beauty and sweet scent fill the air with happiness.

🍁National Jerky Day was created to celebrate the rich history, immense popularity and nutritional benefits of dried meat snacks. This nutrient-dense meat has been made lightweight by drying. A pound of meat or poultry will weigh only about four ounces once it is made into jerky, and it can be stored for months without refrigeration because most of the moisture has been removed. Salt is added to the meat before it is dried, to prevent bacteria from developing. Jerky is a word derived from the Spanish word charqui, which came from the Quechua (a Native South American language) word ch’arki, which means to burn (meat). Traditional jerky is readily available in nearly every convenience store, gas station, supermarket, and variety shop in the United States. Due to its light weight and high level of nutrition, since 1996, jerky has been selected by astronauts as space food several times for space flights. National Jerky Day was created by Jack Link’s Beef Jerky in 2012.

🥜🍪National Peanut Butter Cookie Day! Alabama’s American agricultural extension educator, George Washington Carver, was the most well-known promoter of the peanut. Carver compiled 105 peanut recipes from various cookbooks, agricultural bulletins, and other sources. In 1916, he put together a Research Bulletin called How to Grow the Peanut and 105 Ways of Preparing it for Human Consumption. Included in this Research Bulletin were three recipes for peanut cookies calling for crushed or chopped peanuts as one of its ingredients. It was in the early 1920s that peanut butter was found listed as an ingredient in cookies. Homemade peanut butter cookies would just not be right without the traditional forked crisscrosses on them!

❤️National Loving Day commemorates the anniversary of the 1967 United States Supreme Court decision Loving vs. Virginia. This decision struck down all anti-miscegenation laws remaining in sixteen U.S. states citing “There can be no doubt that restricting the freedom to marry solely because of racial classifications violates the central meaning of the equal protection clause.” Anti-miscegenation laws in the United States were U.S. state laws banning interracial marriage. Childhood friends, Mildred and Richard, met when she was 11, and he was 17. Over the years they began courting and in 1958 when she turned 18, they married in Washington. They returned to their hometown north of Richmond and two weeks later, not realizing that interracial marriage was illegal, they were arrested. Mildred and Richard Loving pleaded guilty and to avoid jail time; they agreed to leave Virginia. The Loving’s moved to Washington D.C. and started legal action writing to Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. Kennedy referred the case on to the American Civil Liberties Union. The Warren Court unanimously ruled in their favor, and the Loving’s returned to their Virginia home where they resided with their three children. National Loving Day is not yet an officially recognized holiday by the U.S. government. However, there is a movement to persuade the government to do so. This day was inspired by Juneteenth and seeks both to commemorate and celebrate the Supreme Courts 1967 ruling, keeping its importance fresh in the minds of a generation which has grown up with interracial relationships being legal as well as explore issues facing couples currently in interracial relationships.

Oh, red roses smell so good. My hubby gives me one every Valentine's Day. I love Jack Link’s Beef Jerky teriyaki style. I'll pass on the peanut butter cookies. It shouldn't matter if someone is blue, purple or green, if you love someone, you love someone. Don't they say love conquers all.

Today we had sunshine and 78°.

Well I'm off to gift friends. I know it's early for me, but the last two nights I haven't been able to gift due to my wi-fi being cranky...again.

Warm hugs!💕🐶🐶🌤🌹