Slow and Rainy Day

There is not much going on here today. It rained most of the morning with a few thunderstorms passing through as well. We have had enough rain lately that I have only had to water my flowers a couple of times. I have a lot of flowers in pots and tubs, like the pink petunias above. I'm sure all of that will change once summer is really here.

Speaking of change, I have been doing some work on my blog, trying to learn some new things. It is an on-going process, so it may be completely different the next time that you visit! Possibly because I'll have no idea to get it back the way that it was before. I would really like to know what I am doing, but I find it to mostly be 'hit and miss'!

Hope all of you are having a great day1

RMary

Tuesday Morning

This was our veteran's board. We included names and pictures, if they were available, of all the veterans related to anyone there, as well as the names of several of those serving today. Several pictures were from WWII as well as one from WWI and one from the Civil War.

Baseball was the favorite game to join in at the gathering!

Good morning, everyone. No matter how much fun we've had when we are away from home for a day or two, it is always good to get back--mostly to recover from all that fun!

There was a gathering of forty-five of us yesterday at my husband's aunt's place. There was plenty to eat and a couple of games of baseball for whoever wanted to join in, as well as horse-shoes, and wagon rides for all the little ones. We enjoyed 'catching-up' with each other's lives and seeing how much all of the children had grown.

Hope you all had a great holiday weekend.

RMary

Memorial Day

On Monday, May 28, the citizens of the United States of America will celebrate Memorial Day. It began as Decoration Day, a day to remember those who had died in our nation's service. After the Civil war many people in the North and South set aside special days to decorate graves of fallen soldiers with flowers.

In 1971, Memorial Day was declared an official national holiday to be held on the last Monday every May.

Today, Memorial Day marks the unofficial beginning of summer in the United States. It is still a time to remember those who have passed on in service to our great country, as well as a time for families to get together for picnics, ball games, and other summer activities.

I will be out of town for a few days, but I hope all of you have a wonderful weekend with your family and remember the purpose of this holiday weekend to honor those who have fallen. And remember to say an extra prayer for all of those who are serving today.

RMary

Egg Coddler/Cup

Yesterday I mentioned that I collect egg coddlers. Today I thought that I would share a picture of a few that I have. Many people I mention them to do not know what an egg coddler/cup is. I did not know either, until I found one in my grandmother's possessions after she had passed on. The coddler/cup with the birds on it (above) was hers. They come in at least three sizes that hold various amounts of eggs. The smallest holds only one and the largest holds up to five. The most common are the sizes that hold one egg or two.

"An egg coddler is a porcelain cup with a lid. These have been manufactured by Royal Worcester in Worcester, UK since at least the 1890s, and were probably invented there. Many companies [1] now make egg coddlers, and some are highly sought after collectors' items.

An egg cup, sometimes called egg server, is a container used for serving boiled eggs within their shell. Egg cups have an upwardly concave portion to hold the egg and often include a base to raise the egg retaining portion and give stability, informally known as "footies". Other types include: no pedestal, just a cup known as "buckets" and egg-sized on one side and bigger on the other end known as "doubles".
They can be made of china, pottery, wood, plastic, glass and various metals. " ~Wikipedia~

RMary

"This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it." Psalm 118:24