Memorial Day in the Northland.

It's May 30th...and I've got a pot of chili simmering on the stove.  It's a cold, rainy Memorial Day here in the northland and I'm glad to have the chili ready to eat.

There is a classic chili recipe that I follow with modifications. It may not be a five alarm fire,maybe 3.5 - 4.0.  ~L~   A little salsa, V-8 (spicy) juice, jalepeno peppers,stewed tomatoes, a dash of Tobasco, green peppers, onions, red peppers, chili beans (in hot sauce, of course!).  Add some garlic, black pepper, salt and a dash of shredded cheese thrown in to blend it all together and we're good to go!

I'm not one for add ones to my chili - like extra sour cream, taco chips, but I do like to eat it with corn bread.  Yum!!!   I'm hungry already!

Today is Memorial Day...and I'd be remise if I didn't share my thoughts on this day.
  •  I  miss my parents terribly.  Not a day goes by that I don't think of them...but their memories live on in my heart.  
  •  To my good friends Jerry Z and Sniper Bob, your memories live on in my heart and I still cherish and remember the good times we used to have. 
  • To Earl...my brother-in-law.  Every time I see your girls, I see you.  You'd be proud of them.  You live on in them!
  • To the men and women that have given their lives for our great Nation...I thank you for all that you've given in order for me to continue to have the freedoms I have in life today.
Namaste'

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