T Stands For Presidents Day

 

I'll be late visiting today.  I now have two cats that aren't well.  As soon as I'm sure they are comfortable and warm, I'll be by.  However, it will more than likely be very late tonight before I visit you.

Today I have something slightly different for T Stands For Tuesday.  As you probably know by now, Bleubeard and I are hosting Art Journal Journey this month with our theme What's your style?  

Today, February 21 is Presidents Day in the States.  It is also known as Washington's birthday. 

 

This federal holiday is held on the third Monday of February. 

 

The day honors presidents of the United States, including George Washington, the USA's first president.

Although many believe it is a celebration of Washington's and Lincoln's birthdays (February 22 and February 12 respectively),

 for others, it is a celebration of the birthdays and lives of all U.S. presidents.

There's a debate as to how to use/spell the day correctly.  Because the holiday celebrates more than one president, the plural possessive spelling of Presidents' Day is the one most often considered standard. Presidents' (plural) implies the day belongs to more than one president. This is the spelling you are most likely to see used on calendars and by some major newspapers.  The Associated Press Stylebook prefers "Presidents Day," while Chicago Style uses "Presidents' Day."  Even Wikipedia weighed in with:

When used with the intention of celebrating more than one individual, the form "Presidents' Day" was usual in the past. In recent years, as the use of attributive nouns (nouns acting as modifiers) has become more widespread, the form "Presidents Day" has become more common; the Associated Press Stylebook, most newspapers and some magazines use this form.

"President's Day" as an alternate rendering of "Washington's Birthday", or for the purpose of commemorating the presidency as an institution, is a proper use of a possessive and is the legal rendering in eight states.

The bottom line is there's no rhyme or reason to any of it. Go with what feels right.

I created this spread to fit in my Stress Free altered book. You might be able to see the creased line down the middle of the page, which will fit nicely as a tip-in.  I went to my pocket dictionary for the images.  Unfortunately, I had already used Lincoln, so had to go with two other lesser known presidents.  

I began by laying down two shades of brown watercolors.  When dry, I adhered the computer generated letters and the "stuffed" tea bags.  I sandwiched the cut images inside the tea bags, which are my T Tuesday qualifiers.  I added bits of gold to the tops of the used tea bags, the individual letters, and randomly on the page.  Finally, I added the date stamp (thanks Valerie) in four places.  If you live in the states, you are more than likely enjoying a three day weekend.  And if you live in the states, have a great President's, Presidents', Presidents Day.

Bleubeard and I are delighted you joined us and hope to see you at Art Journal Journey with your own interpretation of What's your style? which for us today is all about the very popular tea bag art.  Perfect for T Tuesday, too!

It's now your turn to share your own drink inspired post this week.  It can be gifts you received, photos, a place you visited, movies, postcards, mail art, junk mail, catalogs, books, sketches, mixed media, drawings, paintings, handmade cards, tags, scrapbooking, tea bag art, or other art that is digital, hybrid, or traditional, a favorite mug, cup and saucer, teapot, coffee pot, or even a wine glass. Regardless, please share below and Bleubeard and I, along with the rest of the T gang will be by to visit.   Please link only your T post and not your blog in general.  Bleubeard would like to remind you that old photos are acceptable because they may be taken any time, not just on Tuesday and not just this year.

To give everyone a heads up, I want to remind you to be hunting up your Second on the 2nd.  I didn't want to be late for March, so hopefully I've given everyone enough time to find an old post.  The rules are quite simple.  Any post, any genre, any style is acceptable as long as it has been published sometime in the past.  Just to also let you know, I will be using Mr. Linky because of the debacle some had trying to publish their second look this month on Inlinkz.  That means, you must link your T Tuesday post before the 2nd of the month in March.