tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7542626754689382068.post1768327091157380979..comments2024-02-16T01:14:30.434-08:00Comments on Country Side Poet: Decoration DaySusie Swansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06052734156809316397noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7542626754689382068.post-62285693314088244712013-05-16T12:02:51.461-07:002013-05-16T12:02:51.461-07:00Thank you Brenda. Sounds like you are busy as well...Thank you Brenda. Sounds like you are busy as well.. Those crepe paper flowers were beautiful but didn't last long. Just until it rained on them. Thank you so much.Susie Swansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06052734156809316397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7542626754689382068.post-85873047313060579012013-05-16T12:01:20.590-07:002013-05-16T12:01:20.590-07:00We picked wildflowers to.. They mad a beautiful bo...We picked wildflowers to.. They mad a beautiful bouquet. Thank you for sharing your memories .Susie Swansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06052734156809316397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7542626754689382068.post-77861245348512655672013-05-16T12:00:18.919-07:002013-05-16T12:00:18.919-07:00Congrats on your new book too.. Sounds like you...Congrats on your new book too.. Sounds like you're very busy as well. But like you I enjoy it so much.. I do my best to carry the traditions on..Thanks.Susie Swansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06052734156809316397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7542626754689382068.post-77392450334717955032013-05-16T11:58:55.919-07:002013-05-16T11:58:55.919-07:00Oh yes I remember those boxes Barbara. Can't f...Oh yes I remember those boxes Barbara. Can't find those around here anymore but they sure were beautiful. Thanks for sharing your memories too.Susie Swansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06052734156809316397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7542626754689382068.post-12465582401409875412013-05-16T09:37:10.406-07:002013-05-16T09:37:10.406-07:00Susie,
You posting brought back many wonderful mem...Susie,<br />You posting brought back many wonderful memories of decoration day or homecoming. You've done a great job with this essay. I also recall making roses from crepe paper. I can hardly believe it's decoration time again. The church where my grandparents were bured, Many Forks Baptist Church, will have decoration this Sunday. I've already gotten flowers for their graves. It's a bitter-sweet time of the year.<br />Best wishes on your new book!Brenda Kay Ledfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03077314514118637590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7542626754689382068.post-16215701779687678942013-05-15T19:29:02.779-07:002013-05-15T19:29:02.779-07:00Decoration day was a very special time for us when...Decoration day was a very special time for us when I was a child. There was no new Easter dress, but always had one for decoration. We didn't have flowers from flower beds to put on the graves, so I remember picking wildflowers. We went to graves at two locations, and in the afternoon there was the stop at the little general store for a grape or orange soda taken straight from the cooler filled with big chunks of ice.<br /><br />I'm guilty of not going to my parents graves; my sister usually puts an arrangement on their head stone.lil red henhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15494641068959278096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7542626754689382068.post-107357278066123942013-05-15T17:46:59.605-07:002013-05-15T17:46:59.605-07:00Hi Susie, I remember going with Grandma when I was...Hi Susie, I remember going with Grandma when I was little and decorating the graves. She Picked roses and snowballs from her bushes and made them into bouquets. Mom and Dad always went to all the graves, too. Now I am carrying on the tradition. We put on lots of graves and I enjoy doing it and remembering. I don't ever remember having the dinners though. Good luck with your book. I'm trying to put one together, too.Janet,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17796999156668844943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7542626754689382068.post-81808777902849996822013-05-15T17:31:51.952-07:002013-05-15T17:31:51.952-07:00We celebrate decoration too. I'm from "do...We celebrate decoration too. I'm from "downhome" as well. Since we live two hrs away I'll go down this year just for the day. It wouldn't be Memorial Day if we didnt' decorate graves. WE use artificial flowers. No longer make crepe paper flowers. Remember the little wooden boxes with glass fronts that they used in the 50's to keep flowers from getting wet and blowing away? Just remembered them.<br />Blessings, BarbB. WHITTINGTONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10362600188243508446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7542626754689382068.post-61783741616118956602013-05-15T17:08:34.352-07:002013-05-15T17:08:34.352-07:00Thank you Susie. Here's wishing you the same. ...Thank you Susie. Here's wishing you the same. xoSusie Swansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06052734156809316397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7542626754689382068.post-34632898109836324702013-05-15T17:08:06.219-07:002013-05-15T17:08:06.219-07:00Thank you Daisy. xoThank you Daisy. xoSusie Swansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06052734156809316397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7542626754689382068.post-68034851939340968482013-05-15T16:01:14.918-07:002013-05-15T16:01:14.918-07:00Susie, I love this post. Your family had it's ...Susie, I love this post. Your family had it's loving traditions. I miss all those that my parents had. Wishing you a blessed rest of this week. xoxo,SusieSusiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425051654313691986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7542626754689382068.post-33324532759145242402013-05-15T12:06:34.065-07:002013-05-15T12:06:34.065-07:00I enjoyed reading this about your family's tra...I enjoyed reading this about your family's traditions, Susie. Sounds like this is a great memory for you. Good luck with your book!Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03865193802444007545noreply@blogger.com