I took the holiday at its word. I had lots of labor to do today. Started out in the cool of the morning with a nice walk. Shower, then breakfast, then washing windows. I guess I am back on track now, because it is tradition for me to wash windows Memorial Day and Labor Day, and then whenever they need it in between. I can see clearly now… I think that’s a song!
I ate a bite of lunch – leftovers from last night’s dinner at the church – then weed whacked and mowed. I could have probably pulled some weeds and cut off some dying stalks, but that just didn’t appeal to me today. I wanted to include a picture of the little bouquet I brought home from the spray that was on the casket. The flowers look so nice and brighten up the room.
My step-niece Pam likes antiques, and I told her about the little tiny desk I had that was John’s. He was going to toss it, and I rescued it from disaster several years ago. I believe she is going to be a grandma soon, so I told her I would give her the desk. She kept insisting NO, and I kept saying yes. I finally convinced her, so I dragged a small shelf up from my shed today, painted it gray to match the trim in the family room, and emptied out the tiny desk. I’ll take it up to the farm and leave it for her on Thursday. I’m happy it can stay in their family. I have a desk upstairs from the school mom attended as a little girl, so I am content with that!
In the mail today I received a package from Karen, Beth, Holly and Dan – three of the Skunk Hollow girls and their brother Dan. Beth told me that since Mom and I shared the love of gardening she wanted to send a blanket that would remind me of that. The inscription at the bottom says: When someone you love becomes a memory, your memory becomes a treasure. Such a beautiful way to remember, and it IS a treasure. Thank you all – love you much!
On this day in 1620 the Mayflower set sail from Plymouth England with 102 Pilgrims and 30 crew; in 1901 William McKinley (25th President) was shot. In 1916 the first true supermarket, Piggly Wiggly, opened in TN. In 1969 H R Pufnstuff debuted, and in 1997 the funeral was held for Diana, Princess of Wales, at Westminster Abbey. The Marquis de Lafayette was born in 1757, and Joseph P Kennedy, diplomat, was born in 1888. Burt Reynolds died in 2018 at age 82.
TOMORROW September 7 is:
- National Beer Lover’s Day
- National Neither Snow Nor Rain Day
- National Grandma Moses Day
- National Acorn Squash Day
- National Salami Day
- National Grateful Patient Day
- National New Hampshire Day
- National Another Look Unlimited Day
Sure are a lot of things to celebrate tomorrow! I am going to just celebrate going to work, being happy, and knowing my sweet Mom is at peace and rejoicing! God bless…
A memory from the book: February 27th – Tell about the best pet you ever had. “We had a big farm cat we named Tibby. She went to visit a neighbor and Elsie left her in her kitchen and fed her. We would wonder where she was. We were down to visit Elsie (Dad’s cousin) and there was Tibby in the kitchen. We shared her as long as she lived. She was always having kittens so we had kittens in the barn to play with all the time.” (And they almost always had cats and kittens at the farm in Albion, too, as long as we all can remember!)
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