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Friday, May 27, 2011


Freedom Is Not Free
- Kelly Strong

I watched the flag pass by one day.
It fluttered in the breeze.
A young Marine saluted it,
and then he stood at ease.
I looked at him in uniform
So young, so tall, so proud,
He'd stand out in any crowd.
I thought how many men like him
Had fallen through the years.
How many died on foreign soil?
How many mothers' tears?
How many pilots' planes shot down?
How many died at sea?
How many foxholes were soldiers' graves?
No, freedom isn't free.

I heard the sound of TAPS one night,
When everything was still
I listened to the bugler play
And felt a sudden chill.
I wondered just how many times
That TAPS had meant "Amen,"
When a flag had draped a coffin
Of a brother or a friend.
I thought of all the children,
Of the mothers and the wives,
Of fathers, sons and husbands
With interrupted lives.
I thought about a graveyard
At the bottom of the sea
Of unmarked graves in Arlington.
No, freedom isn't free.

Happy Memorial Day


We remember all of our fallen heroes this weekend. A weekend of fun and remembrance for Americans.

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Our kitchen Cabinet





This is our cabinet in the kitchen that I have had a blast decorating for the seasons. I am not crazy about the wallpaper in the kitchen but we are redoing a little bit at a time.

Our Living room



This lamp was purchased at an auction in Gallatin TN

More redu




This is our mantel which I hope to replace with an antique mantel when we find one. I found the frame at TJ Maxx and the card is from Barnes and Noble

Roses


I have been rearranging the last few days. I just felt the need to lighten up our home so no cabinet has been safe! My poor hubby doesn't know what to expect when he comes in the door at night.

This is the first cabinet - a builtin by our fireplace. I just bought this lamp at A Stone Cottage in White House TN.

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Our first yellow rose


We finally have roses blooming. We had to take a picture in the rain as that is all it does anymore :(