Fireworks!

Did you attend a fireworks display July 4th?

Hope everyone had a wonderful day!

Reminder:  Potpourri Friday link up begins Thursday afternoon! 

 Hope to see you there!

Until next time,  Honey

Sweet Land of Liberty

Happy 4th of July,  the Birthday of the Signing of the 

Declaration of Independence!

I am so grateful to live in a Nation whose Forefathers and original 

Patriots had the courage and foresight to envision our  great 

Republic.

As we enjoy our celebrations, parades, flags, patriotic songs  and 

fireworks, we should never forget what these Wise Patriots 

created for us.

And we should also remember the advise and warnings they have 

given us about our nation.

“The liberties of our country, the freedom of our civil 


Constitution, are worth defending at all hazards; and it is our 


duty to defend them against all attacks. We have received them 


as a fair inheritance from our worthy ancestors: they purchased 


them for us with toil and danger and expense of treasure and 


blood, and transmitted them to us with care and diligence. It 


will bring an everlasting mark of  infamy on the present 


generation, enlightened as it is,  if we should suffer them to be 


wrested from us by violence without a struggle, or to be cheated 

        out of them by the artifices of false and designing men.”                               

- Samuel Adams 1722-1803

God Bless  the  U.S.A.




Have a Happy 4th of July!!

Until next time, Honey

A Little Red, White and Blue

It’s a bit quirky, not at all elaborate, and doesn’t scream the 4th of July,  but the sofa table behind my  patriotic sofa  is 

trying to blend some of the elements throughout the room 

to tie it all together.

Since the coffee table is having a

shell convention,  I  used a couple of shells

and starfish.

There are always books stacked around, so I used these beauties purchased from Angie at 

Knick of Time.  Love them!

What is this twisty thing?   At one time  this item  was in the Wisteria catalog and was also featured  on  a mantel in Veranda, though I cannot find the issue.  ( It was about $500).   Mine was purchased at the Warrington-Round Top show for a small percentage of the original price.

It is made from a type of seaweed  harvested in the Philippines.  

It is dried, twisted into shapes and baked.  

This one is mounted on a stand.

The vintage grain sack is a beauty!  It  is in   perfect condition and seems to be a type of vintage woven linen.  The tag that came with it says  “found in Hungary circa 1920".   A little patriotic flag banner was added .

A large blue transferware pitcher ,  a vintage crock  with blue print that I’ve owned for years, and a tall candlestick  complete the vignette.

  

The large fern in a  pedestal urn  sitting on the floor gives it balance.

I shopped the house for everything.

Wishing everyone a wonderful July and a festive

Independence Day.


Reminder:  Hope to see you at Potpourri Friday! 
 Link up begins on Thursday afternoon!

Until next time,

Honey


Linking to:
Savvy Southern Style
Between Naps on the Porch
Mod Vintage Life
A Stroll Thru Life
DIY by Design
At The Picket Fence

   Common Ground

   French Country Cottage

    Knick of Time Interiors

Patriotic Touch to the Living Room

My  living room/great room has taken on a Patriotic touch.  I was inspired by some of the pictures in various magazines, so the starting point was putting an antique quilt, made by my Grandmother, over the back of the sofa.

Then started layering on pillow, some of which came with the sofa, some of which I already had and added  a couple from World Market.

I left the seashell convention  in place, but made some changes to the sofa table.   Here is a hint.

Until next time, Honey

Linking to:


Savvy Southern Style
No Minimalist Here
The Charm of Home
French Country Cottage
At the Picket Fence
Common Ground
Stuff and Nonsense
How Sweet the Sound
Funky Junk Interiors
Between Naps On the Porch
DIY By Design

Arlington National Cemetery Wreath Laying

Twenty years ago Morrill Worcester , the owner of Worcester Wreath Co. in Portland Maine, delivered 5,000 wreaths to Arlington National Cemetery.  He, along with a dozen other volunteers,  laid the wreaths on the  5,000 headstones.  It was his way of giving thanks to the nation's veterans.  The program continued with little fanfare until this picture was 

published in 2005.

      Arlington National Cemetery

 Rest easy, sleep well my brothers.

Know the line has held, your job is done.
Rest easy, sleep well.
Others have taken up where you fell, the line has held.
Peace, peace, and farewell..

                                             …Hugh Wyles

Mr. Morrell expanded his project and founded

Wreaths Across  America.   
 On December 10,  2011, 
15,000 volunteers  laid wreaths, 
trucked in by 87 big rigs from across 
America,  on  90,000  graves.

A gallery of photograhs of the 2011 wreath laying 
ceremony can be viewed at the
Washington Post web site.

What a  beautiful  tribute, put together by an amazing and thoughtful  man, to honor our Nation’s fallen.

Until next time,  Honey

Flag Survives Firestorm

This is an interesting story!

Last Monday,  September 5,  I blogged about my niece’s home in Bastrop which burned down in the firestorm. Pictures and story here.   They received early notification about their home’s loss due to a neighbor  who lived across the street from them who is a law-enforcement officer and was present assisting the fire-fighters.

The above mention law-enforcement officer took these pictures of their home and emailed it to them.

The flag that hangs in front of their home

was virtually untouched.  

The flag was not  placed there after the fire,

nor was it photo shopped.

Tracy and her husband have not yet been allowed back into  their neighborhood to see  the destruction firsthand.   Bastrop fire officials are letting small groups of residents  return by appointment.  They will be allowed in for a short time on Thursday.

 A  television station in Austin has carried the story and the picture was in the Austin newspaper.  My hubby, Mr. 2805,  saw the story on a local  Dallas television station, and   it may have run on national television. 

The fire in Bastrop county has consumed 1500 homes,  34,000 acres, a pine forest, and is 70% contained.

The flag surviving the fire is a beacon of hope, and  this young family are people of faith. 

Until next time, Honey 

Never Forget

In Remembrance - Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Sweet Land of Liberty

Happy 4th of July,  the Birthday of the Signing of the Declaration of Independence!

I am so grateful to live in a Nation whose Forefathers and original Patriots had the courage and foresight to envision our  great Republic.

As we enjoy our celebrations, parades, flags, patriotic songs  and fireworks, we should never forget what these Wise Patriots created for us.

And we should also remember the advise and warnings they have given us about our nation.

“The liberties of our country, the freedom of our civil Constitution, are worth defending at all hazards; and it is our duty to defend them against all attacks. We have received them as a fair inheritance from our worthy ancestors: they purchased them for us with toil and danger and expense of treasure and blood, and transmitted them to us with care and diligence. It will bring an everlasting mark of infamy on the present generation, enlightened as it is, if we should suffer them to be wrested from us by violence without a struggle, or to be cheated out of them by the artifices of false and designing men.”                               - Samuel Adams 1722-1803

Have a Happy 4th of July!!
God Bless the U.S.A.

Until next time, Honey

Remembering

While we all love a Holiday,  especially one that falls with an extended weekend, giving us extra time to spend with family and friends, enjoying good food and  participating in fun activities, many have forgotten the meaning and traditions of Memorial Day.

Remember,  Memorial Day is more than just another Holiday. 

It is a day of  Remembrance for all men and women   who have  perished in Military Service to our Country.

~American Cemetary, Omaha Beach, Normandy France

A famous poem, written during World War I, 

by a Canadian doctor describing the scene before him, is one of my favorite, and is a touching reminder  for this Holiday.

In Flanders Fields

In Flanders Fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

                          ~Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD

 Until next time, Honey