My west coast brother has told me that today is "National Lemon Cupcake Day" and "International Tea Day." I am sipping lemon ginger tea as I write this which is as close as I've gotten to anything lemon today. i really do love tea and one of the pleasures I enjoy when traveling in the British Isles is the abundant availability of good hot tea. Tea for breakfast, lunch, supper and evening snack is common in the nice hotels. Thinking of the British Isles reminds me of a really excellent demonstration of sheep herding I saw once in Scotland. Those super well trained sheep dogs, including one who was blind, followed their master's whistles to gather the sheep and get them moving in the desired directions. It was an amazing demonstration but I wonder what would have happened if the dogs had been herding cats instead of sheep. Today also happens to be "Cat Herders Day" in case you're wondering what brought this question to mind. I've heard the phrase "like herding cats" used to refer to trying to control kindergartners or a group of tourists let loose in an Italian shopping area, but I've never ever seen a demonstration of herding cats. I suspect there's a reason for that.
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