National Days for May - Today is Pick Strawberries Day

• 1st May - May Day
• 2nd May - Truffle Day
• 3rd May - Paranormal Day
• 4th May - Star Wars Day
• 5th May - Astronaut Day
• 6th May - No Diet Day
• 7th May - Tourism Day

• 8th May - Have a Coke Day
• 9th May - Sleepover Day
• 10th May - Clean up Your Room Day
• 11th May - Eat What You Want Day
• 12th May - Nutty Fudge Day
• 13th May - Hummus Day
• 14th May - Dance Like a Chicken Day

• 15th May - Chocolate Chip Day
• 16th May - Love a Tree Day
• 17th May - Walnut Day
• 18th May - No Dirty Dishes Day
• 19th May - Endangered Species Day
• 20th May - Pick Strawberries Day
• 21st May - Strawberries and Cream Day

• 22nd May - World Goth Day
• 23rd May - Turtle Day
• 24th May - Scavenger Hunt Day
• 25th May - Wine Day
• 26th May - Paper Airplane Day
• 27th May - Sunscreen Day
• 28th May - World Hunger Day

• 29th May - Paperclip Day
• 30th May - World MS Day
• 31st May - No Tobacco Day

Things to do in May

• Get walking (its National Walking Month) 
• Appreciate the scenery - tulips are flowering this month
• Tidy up the garden ready for the warm weather
• Get some exercise to get those pins in shape for summer
• Turn the heating down
• Get those windows open
• Have a garage clearout
• Take some cuttings
• Get the hot tub out
• Have the first BBQ of the year
• Eat breakfast outdoors
• Eat some salads
• Plant some tomatoes
• Clean up your lavender plant - trim and tidy
• Celebrate 2 bank holidays
• Wash your bedding and dry it outdoors
• Deadhead your daffodils
• Go to a food festival
• Enjoy an outdoors gig
• Go away for the weekend
• Visit an outdoor market
• Go for a picnic
• Try a new outdoors sport
• Start jogging
• Clean the car
• Go to a flower show
• Celebrate the Royal Wedding - Harry and Meghan
• Try a bare foot walk
• Share a story
• Walk along the canal
• Go birdwatching

My Top 10 Jams

• Strawberry
• Raspberry
• Apricot
• Blackcurrant
• Blueberry
• Plum
• Black Cherry
• Pineapple
• Apple and Blackcurrant
• Rhubarb and ginger

My Top 10 Chocolate Cakes

Triple Chocolate sponge cake

Hot chocolate fudge cake

Chocolate cheesecake

Chocolate brownies

Chocolate buttermilk cake

Death by Chocolate

Salted Caramel Chocolate Fudge Cake

Malteser Chocolate Cake

Chocolate Mud Cake

Black Magic Chocolate Cake

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My Top 10 Cheese Dishes

• Cheese and onion quiches
• Broccoli and Stilton soup
• Fried Brie with cranberry sauce
• Cheese board
• Cheese Muffins
• Three cheese ravioli
• Cheese and tomato pasta bake
• Cheese omelette
• Cheese feast pizza
• Cheesy nachos

My Top 10 Italian food

• Crespelle ai Funghi e Ricotta - pancakes with cheese and mushrooms
• Bruschetta
• Gnocchi
• Spaghetti Bolognese
• Lasagne
• Risotto
• Pizza Quattro Formaggi
• Antipasto
• Ravioli
• Garlic dough balls