Sandra Cox's Blog, page 166

I'm Back

The funeral is over.
He was a veteran, so he was given a soldier's send off. Have you ever seen the flag folding up close? It's like a choreographed dance.  A soldier is at each end of the flag. They look neither right, left nor at the flag but straight ahead at each other. One soldier folds: One fold. One step forward. Eyes never leaving the other soldier. Another fold. Another step. Gazes still locked. And so it continues until the flag is completely folded.  At that point, one of the soldiers gives it to the remaining spouse with words of appreciation.  It's a very moving ceremony.
It's never easy losing family, but it's a blessing knowing that he had a long life and lived each day to the fullest. Can't you just tell from the picture that he was a happy man?


This is my aunt, the sibs and myself.  My aunt is eighty-nine.  She was married to my uncle for sixty-six years.

Southern Illinois had a lot of flooding, mainly in the fields. We also encountered it on one of the roads we were on, but made it through

And there was a lot of rain on the way home.
My sis-in-law took this at sunset.  I thought it was a very striking photo.
And finally........Home

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A Brief Hiatus

I'm going to be offline for a few days. My uncle has passed. Hope the rest of your week is pleasant and productive.

Flyboarding

This is truly amazing.  Thanks, Willie.

Happy

This little guy found a smorgasbord in the compost pile.And....Happy First Birthday, FrankyA.K.A.Monster Kitty  

The Weekend Starts Now

Wink and A Nod Thursday

This week's Wink and A Nod Recipients are Jessica Haight and Stephanie Robinson. Their blog: The Secret Files of Fairday Morrow.
If you've never been to Jess and Stephanie's blog you're in for a treat. On Mondays they have fun riddles to solve. On Wednesdays the answer. On Fridays they spotlight children's picture books, review middle grade books and have author interviews. Fun stuff.
Wink, wink Stephanie and Jess.

So many blogs. So little time.

Wacky Wednesday

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Epic Safety Video

Thanks, Willie!

Sistas

This is a picture from pixelbay.com not a family photo
In many regards my sister and I are polar opposites.
She's a blonde. I'm brunette.
She has blue eyes. I have brown.
She eats meat. I'm a vegetarian.
She's a conservative. I'm a liberal.
She's a gun advocate. I believe in gun control.
She wears blue toenail polish. I prefer purple.

Yet.....
Unbeknownst to the other, we both slipped gas money into my daughter's purse before she headed home.
On another occasion...
We looked at each other and said simultaneously, "I like your hair," then burst into giggles.
And one memorable birthday, she drove through a blizzard to celebrate with me.
Sistas.

Happy (B)earthday

Happy BearthDay, Elizabeth


Happy Earth Day