As we set aside this day to remember those who have served our country in military endeavors,wars, and combat from our country's founding, and given the ultimate sacrifice of their lives, words can't express the gratitude and respect for these men and women, and their families. We owe our freedom and the ability to celebrate and worship, work and live in comfort and ease, move around and prosper and believe what we want freely, communicate, travel, study, learn, read and protest, vote and live in a free land....so much that we can't imagine living without, and the price has been dear.
Here is a link at Lines and Colors showing some artwork created by Combat artists of WWII.
Good Morning:
I've just spent the morning listing and marketing on Ebay and Etsy. Not my favorite way to spend my glorious morning time, but it's a chore that must be done....so, it is done!!
With spring rolling smoothly along, and summer quickly coming upon us, I find myself looking forward to long days and bar-b-ques. With Memorial Day right around the corner, we have already planned the yearly grill with our neighbors across the street. Ava is working on the menu today and all will be well planned long before the charcoal is lit.
The menu is yummy, but somewhat predictible. Hamburgers and Hot Dogs, Chili, homemade Guacamole, lots of Salsa, dips and chips. I always try to include a few healthy items, corn on the cob and raw vegetables, although I am most likely the only person that grabs for these items first!! A big bar-b-que is never a healthy, meal, but it sure is good for the soul!! We look forward to our Memorial Day bar-b-que each year, although we never do anything outstandingly superb. We just hang out together and eat and gab.
You see, although the kids and teens that attend this traditional dinner don't consciously realize it, they are making memories. Through the act of having this celebration each and every year, we are concocting images that the kids will pull from as they grow older. Just as I remember my dad mowing the lawn, and my mom canning plum jelly on hot summer days, the kids who attend our annual bar-b-que will look back to these yearly and somewhat predictible dinners shared with friends.
As I have grown older, I have the luxury of wisdom!! I know that what my children and my neighbor's children are looking at as "just another Memorial Day bar-b-que", will, in their future, become breathable and almost touchable memories that will tug on their heart and bring joy and comfort to their lives.
I'm not really sure why I'm blogging about Memorial Day already. It doesn't seem appropriate yet, does it? I should have waited until next week, but for whatever reason, it's fresh on my mind today. Most likely because we are planning the menu and it is at the forefront of my mind.
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Here's the latest collage print I've listed in My Etsy Shop. It's called "Prince Roger's Garden"
The gorgeous little baby portraying Prince Roger is a vintage photo of my cousin Roger. His pictures fascinated me when I was a little girl browsing through the family "box of pictures". He's quite a lot older than I am, so I saw him as a baby, only in photos. His eyes are a spooky-ish light blue and his hair, jet black. I was so happy to come across this picture a couple of years ago in my mom's old photos. I just knew I had to use it. (It's a scanned image, of course. I never cut photos). So, I crowned him "Prince Roger" and put him in my garden.
Until Tomorrow:
Kim
Garden Painter Art
gnarly-dolls
Kim's Kandid Kamera
It's never too early to talk about Memorial Day AND making memories. Perhaps in doing so you sparked an idea for someone to begin a tradition!
I will dive into the fresh veggies with you :) Our grill will hold grilled artichoke hearts, pineapple, portobello mushrooms, Italian squash, red onions....shall I go on? LOL. Oh and perhaps Boca burgers! As you know we are veg-heads here ;-)
It's not too early, less than a week away already! Actually, I was thinking about the week end, too-mostly wondering if I'm working or not-lol!
Ohh, love your prince in the garden. I just adore old pictures. I am planning on scanning a few of my mom's when I go home in a few weeks time! (can't believe I am saying that still!!) I love barbeques! You just have to have one on Memorial Day! It is the day that kicks off the whole summer season! Will it rain? Won't it rain? Hmm....it probably will over here! I think it's victoria day here but alas...I have to work. Never mind, I'll get two days off in lieu of once my boss leaves for the summer! Your menu sounds wonderful!