may 28, 2023

It's a quiet Sunday.  I am giving myself permission to relax, no gym, no biking or household chores.  I'm sitting on my porch watching life happening around me, reading, listening to my wind chimes.  

It's Memorial weekend, the unofficial official start to summer.  Friday evening my siblings and I did our annual cemetery plot sprucing up.  Unfortunately the wind played havoc on our night and we cut our outdoor time short in favor of going to the local bar and grill for good food, cold beer, memories and laughter.  I've written about this before...I've gone to the cemetery every year since I was old enough to remember with my mother.  Later with my brother Terry (after parents passed) and now with my siblings in the last 12-15 years.   My sister Judy was unable to make it but we gained my great nephew Hayden.  Will he be the one to carry on the tradition when I'm no longer able to do so (as I'm the youngest of 6 in my family).  I worry about that, you know?  Who will carry on the traditions and keep our memories alive?

I planted all of my flowers Friday and yes, I ended up going back for more.  Lol.  I swear it's an addiction with me.  This one brings me peace and calm though...and I justify it with the fact that I don't smoke, I'm not a gambler (other than an occasional lottery ticket), I don't sit in the bar every night and the ND winters dictate that I will be outside to enjoy the beauty every day!  That's my story and I'm sticking to it! 
#smalltownlife #mypretties
#familylove #memories

Comments

Rob said…
So Sherry I see where you are way ahead of me in getting all your annual flower setup activities completed. This weekend has been nice and warm and so, after doing all my yard work chores, I was able to get all our outdoor summer furniture, lawn ornaments, etc all set up. We still now have to visit the nursery this week and pick out our (ie., my wife's) flower selections.

That's a nice custom that you folks have each year in tidying up your cemetery plots. Unfortunately we here aren't easily able to do likewise since our family cemetery plots, which have been in our family for over 200 years, are located hundreds of miles away from us in another province. That said, though, I am not worried because I know that they are well looked after by the people who run the huge cemetery where our plots are located.

I assume that the pics that you have posted are of your siblings. Correct? Nice friendly looking folks.

Take care now and enjoy your weekend.

May 28, 2023 at 3:45 PM
Sherry said…
Those are my siblings, minus my sister Judy,. None of us are getting any younger so whenever we are together we take a picture. This year my oldest brother's grandson Hayden joined us.

Ron (79), Pat (81), Peggy (74), Hayden (14), Terry (67), me (60). Judy, Missing from picture (76)
May 29, 2023 at 11:22 AM
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