Treasure the day, treasure our country, treasure freedom and hold on to it tightly.
Here are a few patriotic tattoos
This one was a real commitment.
I think this one is lovely.
Posts Tagged ‘holidays’
What do we observe today?
May 30, 2022
We should guard their graves with sacred vigilance . . . Let pleasant paths invite the comings and goings of reverent visitors and fond mourners. Let no neglect, no ravages of time, testify to the present or to the coming generation that we have forgotten as a people the cost of a free and undivided country.
Maj. Gen. John A. Logan – 1868
Have a nice slice of . . .
March 14, 2020
Coconut cream (my favorite) but, whipped cream or meringue?
What am I noting today?
March 5, 2020St Piran’s Day (or Gool Peran in Cornish) is the national day of Cornwall. The name derives from one of the patron saints of Cornwall, Saint Piran, who was also the patron saint of tin miners.
The History of St Piran’s Day
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Legend tells that Piran was a 5th Century Cornish Abbot originally from Ireland. The Irish King was suspicious of his powers and cast him off a cliff and into the sea tied to a millstone. Piran survived the stormy seas and washed up in Perranporth, Cornwall, where he built an oratory to promote Christianity and adopted disciples who were said to be a badger, a fox.
Cornish tin miners
What am I sappy dog blogging?
February 14, 2020
Charlie the Dalmatian has wonderful heart-shaped spots over both eyes. When he was a puppy these spots, or really all of his spots, were not very apparent. As he matured, however, the hearts over his eyes became more defined making him the perfect pin-up dog for Valentine’s Day.
What am I celebrating today?
January 28, 2020
Today is Up Helly Aa – a (sort of) Viking Festival marking the end of the Yule season – and also giving folks something to do during the bleak winter days. There is fire – and drinking – what could possibly go wrong?
Tattoo Tuesday . . .
Gunsmoke and Knitting 