It is the VETERAN’s who have honored their country since 1776 with their service.

Today, Veteran’s Day is when we celebrate on this anniversary of the first Armistice day, the end of World War I, whose peace became official on on November 11 at 11am – thus the 11/11/11

They are our grandfathers, our fathers, our brother and uncles, our mothers, our sisters and aunts, and all our family of friends – we have honor this day

May we always

It is the VETERAN, not the preacher,
who has given us freedom of religion.

It is the VETERAN, not the courts
who has given us the right to keep and bear arms

It is the VETERAN, not the reporter,
who has given us freedom of the press.

It is the VETERAN, not the poet,
who has given us freedom of speech.

It is the VETERAN, not the campus organizer,
who has given us freedom to assemble.

It is the VETERAN, not the lawyer,
who has given us the right to a fair trial.

It is the VETERAN, not the politician,
Who has given us the right to vote.

It is the VETERAN, who salutes the Flag,
and serves under the flag.

There are many ways we can honor those who served, but may we never leave our Veteran’s standing alone.

According to This Garden Is Illegal

Wheat is a Sunflower, ah well, A Rose by Any other name…..

I am not sure I want to admit how close to reality this amuzing little article is, but

Just for Giggles, take a moment and see how Pauline Rogers views Quiilters and their relationship to the Zodiac.

Now maybe I should do some delving into a version for YARNandTHREAD people as well.

Abby Tagged Me

So, according to the rules, of this sort of an Internet Version of Truth or Dare:

a) Link to your tagger: Abby Yarns .

b) Post the rules

c) List of eight (8) random things about yourself.

d) At the end of the post, you must tag and link to 8 other people,

e) visit their sites, and leave a comment letting them know they’ve been tagged.

I absolutely HATE chain letters in any form, but because it is Abby, just this once…..

1. I blame Abby’s dad for my love of complex braiding –

2. I love History (read my school textbooks the first week while growing up) but am addicted to “Alternate” history – like Eric Flint’s “Ring of Fire” series that begins with 1632. Lately it had been Jane Lindskold’s Firekeeper series.

3. There was a period of years when the State of New York requested me not to drive and except for one trip to the emergency room, I honored that request. (don’t tell anyone, but I could have resolved it sooner, but there is something nice about always being “chauffered” about. )

4. I get up at ungodly hours of the morning so that I can always start the day with some sort of hand fiber work that has NOTHING to do with any business interest (usually spinning or weaving or Kumihimo, but it can be anything else so long as it involves touching fiber. The first cuppa coffee and quiet.)

5. I can Knit, but prefer not to.

6. I would rather do without than make do with something I don’t really want.

7. One more color to acquire and I get to start my Molly Sweater.

8. I am an information addict. It used to require access to encyclopedia’s now just a high speed Internet connection.

Now off to tag these poor unsuspecting and hopefully equally superstitious souls …

Kim, Darla, Yvette, Alaska Jen, Joan, Deb, Jackie E-S, Beth

So please do let me know if you find anything not quite working correctly