Anniversary!

January 21 was my blogiversary! Black Kat's Design is one year old. Thanks for hanging out with me and helping me have a fantastic time!

Happy Independence Day!

Happy Independence Day! We commemorate the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain.

We are afforded many freedoms in our country some not lawful in other countries. During this time of celebration I like to reflect on my political, religious  and  personal freedoms - to choose what I believe and how I want to live.

Mostly I choose to celebrate my freedom to be equal, believe, not believe, abstain, practice, voice, protest, write, create, express, worship, vote, join, and many, many others. I realize these freedoms are upheld in the Constitution and subsequent laws and are all not necessarily spelled out in the Declaration of Independence, but it seems right to think of them on the day that we stood united and declared our freedom from tyranny and started the process of building our great nation.

I hope you enjoy your 4th of July and take a minute to reflect on its significance in addition to enjoying your  B-B-Q's, parades, family, and fireworks.

Belief

If you have a religious belief

A bunny belief

Or it's just a Sunday belief

May you have a glorious day.

Happy Washington's Birthday

In the United States today is the federal holiday officially known as George Washington's Birthday. President Washington's birthday is actually February 22 but the celebration was shifted to the third Monday of February by the 1971 Uniform Monday Holiday Act.  In the mid-1980's advertisers started calling the day President's Day, also recognizing President Lincoln's birthday (which some states already did although it was never a federal holiday) on February 12, and the name seems to have stuck. As such about a dozen states have officially renamed their holiday Presidents Day to honor both Washington and Lincoln. 

Just a little history lesson with your coffee this morning.