Monday, May 25, 2020

MEMORIAL DAY 2020 AND 1980 MAY MEMORIES

Happy Memorial Day 2020, I hope you take some time during this day to reflect on what it takes to preserve our freedom in this country.  I am very grateful to all the veterans who gave their all to preserve that right for us.
I got chores done on anther muggy, cloudy morning. 
I met with the market manager at 10:30 to get the money straightened out and ready to deposit. We thought it would take about an hour. It ended up being in such a mess that it took us almost 3 hours and we still don't know where $60 went that was missing !!
Sue the manager doesn't feel it is safe right now to come back and the board members who voted to keep market open are tired of managing market.
There are very few vendors coming to sell right now so my suggestion was to either do without a manager and let everyone have their own change and then no items from absent vendors could be sold or just close market until Sue feels confident in coming back. She said she would be more comfortable if everyone was required to wear a mask and I thought this was a good idea also with the number of older vendors and customers we have.
I don't know what the final decision will be.
Hubbie and I came home and had a late lunch of left overs.
I got laundry started for the week and hubbie sprayed the tomatoes with a fungicide hopefully to help them survive all the rain.
While the laundry was washing I went to my sewing shop and cut out a quilt for Caroline. I have made all 3 of the other grand kids quilts but didn't have time to get one made for her last year before she was born. This is the material I choose to make hers from.There are 9 other colored hearts that will go on her quilt.
My back was screaming when I finished this so I came inside and watched the news with a heating pad between my shoulders. I can certainly tell it has been a long time since I did any sewing projects.
We got chores done and then I gathered some more Kale leaves to have for supper and for lunch tomorrow as well as another bag for the freezer. At least there is something in the garden that seems to love all this rain.
These potato vines seem to love the rain also and we are wondering if there will be any potatoes under these very tall vines. This rabbit guard fencing is 2 feet tall and the vines are towering over it.
Daughter and her family came over to have smores with us as hubbie wanted campfire hotdogs again for his supper.
Our fire time was cut short when a rain shower popped up and ran us inside.
As we sat in the living room visiting we could hear little soft peeps coming from the eggs in the incubator as today is the last day for incubation time . Several guinea and chicken eggs have little pips starting to form in them.
Hopefully there will be a good percent hatch for my first time trying an incubator.
Back in May of 1980 we had a very busy and fun month. We went camping at lake Keowee in SC with hubbie's brother's family.

Holly his niece was excited to get to ride in our boat.

Hubbie and I both loved to water ski.


Marty, hubbie's brother also skied.

We also went to Cherokee on a weekend tent camping trip . All I remember about that weekend was the rain that flooded out tent overnight.


We also attended my youngest brother's future wife's high school graduation that month.

My dad tying my older brothers tie before we left.
Hubbie and I also attended the nascar race in Charlotte, NC on Memorial day.


We had new kittens and of course this is my old poodle named Jaque.

 In back of me in this picture is the old climbing rose that is now planted below the house beside the basement door.
Good memories of a special time in our lives, our first year of marriage.
Today has been a cloudy muggy day with only the short shower  of rain that came around this evening that measured about 1/10th inch.
Thankful for the blessings of this day, thankful for all the brave souls willing to give the ultimate sacrifice to preserve our freedom in this country and to the one who gave the most highest ultimate sacrifice of all, Jesus Christ who gave His life for all of mankind.
God Bless, Good Night and Thank You




1 comment:

linda m said...

I love the material you chose, can't wait to see the finished product. I also am very grateful for all the men and women who served and gave their life for our Country.