Veteran's Day 2025

 

I found this book several years ago. It is so powerful. I encourage you to read it. 
It is a children's book, it is so well done to bring the meaning of each veteran's gift of freedom to us. 
Thank you, Hero's!

A little - known tradition to the outside civilian world, "the white table" originated during the time of the Vietnam War as a symbol for and remembrance to service members held prisoner of war or missing in action. Solitary and solemn, it is the table where no one will ever sit.

Thank you to all men and women in uniform who dedicated their lives to freedom's cause.

 ♥
Carla
 
Honoring our Veteran's today.

 

 

 Below is one of my favorite photos of the welcome home ceremony for our son and the rest of the 157th.

That daddy holding his two little ones. 

Edmund Fitzgerald

 Lake Superior is a favorite place for our family. We love to spend time on her shores. We enjoy exploring the areas around the lake. And we enjoyed many adventures around and on the mighty lake. 

Our family enjoys learning history about Lake Superior.  

50 years ago today.. November 10th.. 

Leaving port from Superior, Wisconsin, on a sunny November day, the crew of the Edmund Fitzgerald is looking forward to a routine crossing of deep Lake Superior.

 

 

Heading for Zug Island, Detroit, Michigan, the giant transport ship is loaded with ore that will be used to build cars. But disaster is building in the wind as a storm begins to track after the great ship. 

 

 

The bell rings forever where heroes are found, for the soul of the sailor is held in its sounds.

 

 

There wasn't a sound except for the bell - Some say it rang out when the mighty ship fell.

 

 

The Edmund Fitzgerald was found later, lying broken and twisted on the bottom of Lake Superior, only 17 miles from the shelter of Whitefish Point.

November 10th, 1975

29 men aboard

Hello November Hodgepodge

 

 

We are starting to get cold here in Wisconsin. The smell of wood smoke is in the air.

It is the first Wednesday of  November and it is time for the Hodgepodge. 

Joyce asks the questions.

We answer the questions.

Click here to join the fun! 

1. Besides Thanksgiving, something on your November calendar you're looking forward to?  

We have a house project that needs doing, I am not looking forward to the mess. But I am looking forward to our son's coming to help. 

 

 

2. Dictionary.com's word of the year is '6-7'. Huh? 

Is it even a word??? I had to consult the internet to find out it's meaning because apparently I'm old and this particular slang is not part of my vocabulary. Is it part of yours? According to the article I read, it's a viral term, more of an inside joke with an unclear meaning driven by social media.

What do you think? 

Dictionary. com says it's selection each year is a 'linguistic time capsule reflecting social trends and events, but they also admitted to being confused by '6-7'. Some say it means so-so and is sometimes accompanied by the up and down hand motion we associate with the phrase so-so.

What word do you think would have made a better choice? 

Ha Ha ... well I have no idea just like you Joyce. I apparently am old too or old fashioned, when we lived in a world when words were words.  I will stay in that old fashioned world.

Call me a fuddy - duddy I do not care.  

Ha Ha!

What would I pick for the word of the year?

Turmoil

Our world continues to be in a state of turmoil. 

 3. What's a food, trend, activity, or thing people love but you think is just so-so? 

 I tried a bubble tea for the first time, I was not impressed.

 4. Are you a tea drinker? Hot or cold? How do you like yours and at what time of day? Do you like flavored teas or teas billed as calming, energizing, healing, etc? 

I love tea. I like both hot or cold. I drink a hot tea daily, in the afternoon, usually around 1:30 pm. I enjoy a black tea with honey. Lady Grey tea is a favorite of mine.

I also have a cup of hot tea at night. I enjoy peppermint or a ginger tea at night.

5. The November Hodgepodge has always included a weekly gratitude question. Here's the question for today-what are three things that make your heart sing?   

♥ my family

♥ my friends

♥ my faith 

 6. Insert your own random thought here. 

We are just about done buttoning up for winter. 

My checklist..

Washed the greenhouse.  √

Put a layer of mulch on the raised beds and other gardens.  √

Planted garlic, tulips and daffodils.  √

Water hoses drained and put up. √

Emptied and cleaned pots.  √