In Flanders Fields In Flanders fields the poppies blowBetween the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, flyScarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days agoWe lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie, In Flanders fields. Take up
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Be sure to read to the end, in case you’ve forgotten about this disgusting and un-American episode from the distant past of 2019. ~~~ I posted the following on October 2, 2013. Reposting it in its entirety (though reformatted) for the Memorial Day weekend, 2019. Ernie Pyle was an American journalist and war correspondent. A quick
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Over the many long years here I have written several decent posts .for Memorial Day. Today I’ll be picking and choosing from among them and reposting. For context, this is from last year when we were doing our Daily Readings. If you’re not familiar with The Man Without a Country, please do take the time
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Over the many long years here I have written several decent posts .for Memorial Day. Today I’ll be picking and choosing from among them and reposting. Here’s the first. In Flanders Fields Published on May 25, 2020 by Marica In Flanders fields the poppies blowBetween the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks,
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More so than any other anniversary or holiday, Memorial Day puts me in a pensive mood. I know I’m not alone. Friend and faithful commenter, SueK, replied to the Flanders Fields post with one word: Good. The Man Without a Country did nothing to change my mood. Wildflowers at the Summit of the North Pasture.
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Memorial Day Reading Hales’ The Man Without A Country (1863) My first thought was that this was an odd choice for Memorial Day, even in 1917, 1922, and 1925 (when Pocket University Guide to Daily Reading was published). That infallible source has a decent plot summary. But what really gripped me– is that the right
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In Flanders fields the poppies blowBetween the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, flyScarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days agoWe lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie, In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with
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Mr. Big Food’s Dad got an email from Mr. Big Food’s Uncle in Texas who shared this video. [Mr. Big Food’s Mom and Mr. Big Food’s Aunt are Tex-Czechs] Mr. Big Food’s Dad asked if we could watch this YouTube Video on the big television screan. You betcha. It’s gone viral. I’m doing my small
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Born this day in 1799, Thomas Hood. An English social protest poet, though one mention I came across yesterday (when I began this) said he wasn’t political. Can’t remember which one. Daily Readings May 23 “Flowers“ “I Remember, I remember“ “The Song of the Shirt“ “The Bridge of Sighs“ “The Dream of Eugene Aram“ “The
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Drove out to the Peninsula this afternoon to do a little fishing and give Mr. Big Food’s Mom a change of scene. It was warm in the sunshine but the breeze was nice. I caught two little brim on a jig. Mr. Big Food was working with a top-water and didn’t have too much any
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It is the most beautiful and sacred of our national holidays, and its observance is of a dignified, reverent nature. Mary Emogene Hazeltine. Anniversaries and Holidays: A Calendar of Days and How to Observe Them. American Library Association, Chicago. 1928. From the 1965 edition: It is a day of heroes, a day to remember their sacrifices
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Originally posted May 23, 2015 and not too subtly addressed to my children. “In Flanders Fields” is a poem written by physician and poet John McCrae on May 3, 1915 (thanks, wikipedia!) after the death of a friend and fellow soldier in WWI. Flanders, of course, refers to Belgium, specifically the western parts where during
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6:29pm. In any case, Mr. Big Food asked a few minutes ago if we wanted to go outside and listen to some music. I said no. We really did not. I then reported these statistics to him and he responded that he would be watching a Reds baseball game on the TV set.
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See the smoker smoking here. Mr. Big Food smoked it for about 4 1/2 hours. Then brought it in to cool. Then I sliced it as thin as I could get it with the electric slicer.
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Mr. Big Food just hollered at me from the kitchen, “Hey, Marica! Look out the window!” “Is it picture worthy?” “Oh, yeah!” I just looked again and trust me– this was just getting started. The sirloin tip that will smoke over apple wood for four hours is destined to become Zesty Smoke Beef Roast.
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I posted the following on October 2, 2013. Reposting it in its entirety (though reformatted) for the Memorial Day weekend, 2019. Ernie Pyle was an American journalist and war correspondent. A quick perusal of Brave Men confirms that he wrote from the perspective of the common soldier. A few snippets from Chapter 35, “A Last Word”: This final
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I don’t think it proper to say, “Happy Memorial Day,” so I will not. I do hope you have a peaceful, relaxing (or productive, as is your wish), day, and that you take a moment to … . Well, you know. It is Remembrance Day. Remember. https://www.bigfoodetc.com/category/anniversaries-holidays/memorial-day/
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As the secular Memorial Day weekend draws to a close, I’d say it was a productive start to summer and a relaxing– in a bone tired sort of way– long weekend. Last afternoon’s storms continued into morning. No farm work in the rain so no reason to wake with the chickens. We enjoyed morning coffee talking
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