Time to celebrate George Washington's Birthday!

"Cherry-Time"   by Robert Graves, English poet (1895-1985)

Cherries of the night are riper

Than the cherries pluckt at noon

Gather to your fairy piper

When he pipes his magic tune:

Merry, merry,

Take a cherry;

When I sound the fairy call,

Gather here in silent meeting,

Chin to knee on the orchard wall,

Cooled with dew and cherries eating.

1800 children's fable, "The Cherry Tree," by M.L.Weems, click here.

"And the Pursuit of Happiness," by George, click here.  Really cute story with wonderful artwork by Maira Kalman.

Informative, "Cherries are a celebrated fruit," click here.

You want pie with that?, click here.   Cherry pie recipe for diabetics, here.  Sugar-free cheesecake, video.
Cherry pie   How to make a cherry pie, video.

George Washington color pages, click here.   Interactive online color page, here.
USA Printables, here.    The Teacher's Corner, here.      Teacher Planet, here.

George Washington's Farewell Address, here and here.

Mount Vernon Special Events and Seasonal Activities, click here.

WBCA (Washington’s Birthday Celebration Association) Store, here.  DVDs, posters, souvenirs, program books.

White House, here.
Sermon on George Washington's Birthday, 1863, here. It was given in Connecticut by the pastor of the First Congregational Church, George Richards (1816-1869).

G. W. Birthday celebrations and romantic getaways, here.
Traverse City, Michigan, fireworks for GW Birthday, video.

George Washington day shopping specials from K-Mart, here.   Wal-mart, here.   Fred Meyer, here.
Walgrens 101, from lipstick to crayons, here.

Lord and Taylor, Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman, Barneys New York, Bloomingdales, Saks Fifth Avenue, Brooks Brothers, Versace, Nordstrom, Bloomingdale's

Cherry Foam, a low calorie dessert
Put into a bowl: 4 t low-calorie cherry-flavored gelatin.
Add 3/4 C hot water.
Stir until gelatin is completely dissolved.  Then stir in:
1 1/4 C pale dry ginger ale
1 1/2 T lemon juice
Chill in refrigerator until mixture is slightly thicker than consistency of thick, unbeaten egg white.
When gelatin is of desired consistency, beat until rounded peaks are formed.
Fold 1 egg white with pinch of salt into the thickened gelatin mixture. 
Pour mixture into sherbet glasses (5 servings) and chill until firm.

• QUOTES FROM GEORGE WASHINGTON
• Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples' liberty's teeth.
• Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
• Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.
• I can only say that there is not a man living who wishes more sincerely than I do to see a plan adopted for the abolition of slavery.
• If the freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led like sheep to the slaughter.
• It will be found an unjust and unwise jealousy to deprive a man of his natural liberty upon the supposition he may abuse it.
• Let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle.
• The foolish and wicked practice of profane cursing and swearing is a vice so mean and low that every person of sense and character detests and despises it.
• The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference - they deserve a place of honor with all that's good.
• Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains to bring it to light.