I took this picture last month in MacGuire Park, a nice little place with BBQ stands and a shaded playground. Near the middle of the park there are several picnic tables. Bob and the dogs were enjoying the shade as we waited while the chicken breast cooked over the charcoal fire.
The Mama put this Santa hat on me today. We’re going to have a family Christmas picture and she wanted me to look festive. The Daddy took our picture. Click to make us big.
I can’t believe I ate the whole thing . . .
Turkey breast with all the trimmings: mashed potatoes, turkey gravy, cranberry jelly, Verna’s killer dressing, candied yams, steamed broccoli and a buttermilk dinner roll. Thanksgiving dinner plus 3 NFL football games today equals thankfulness in our household.
We hope you enjoyed your day as much as we have. Click on the image to enlarge.
The Daddy was fixing breakfast in the kitchen, so Cabela and I laid down in a little patch of sunlight in the dining room while we waited to see if we would get something to eat. We kept each other warm and we were very cozy.
After a while, the Daddy took us upstairs to get the Mama so she could have the breakfast that the Daddy made. When they were done, Cabela and I got our breakfasts too. It was good.
Click on the picture of us to make us big. OK time for a nap. ‘Bye.
This Veterans Day, I would like to remember our two very special veterans. My Dad, Jack and Verna’s Dad, Bill. Both of them are gone now, but we remember and thank them for their service and for their devotion to their families.
The photos of Jack (left) and Bill were taken in 1944 and 2004, respectively.
Jack was aboard the USS Brooklyn, CL-40, from Casablanca for the east coast 17 November 1942. Between January and July 1943 The Brooklyn made three convoy escort voyages between the east coast and Casablanca and then steamed to the Mediterranean where she carried out screening and fire support duties during the invasion of Sicily.
On 15 August 1944 the USS Brooklyn furnished part of the heavy naval gunfire which preceded the landing of Allied troops on the coast of southern France. She remained on duty in the Mediterranean until 21 November 1944 when she departed Sicily for New York, arriving 30 November.
Bill, served in U.S. Naval Aviation. He was stationed at Gibraltar in 1948 where Navy Patrol Squadron 26 had a detachment in those days.
The Cold War was fully in progress, and Bill’s Squadron was right in the thick of it all. Bill was a flight crew member and flew missions on the Navy version of the old B24 – the PB4Y-2 ‘Privateer.’ He flew missions all over the Mediterranean, Europe, the North Atlantic Ocean and back to the US for logistics and repairs.
We’re proud of all of our veterans and salute them on this day. And we’re especially proud of our Dads.
It’s about six weeks overdue, but last weekend at the gun show, I bought Verna her anniversary present. It’s a hand carved native American style necklace. Other than the kachina figurine, the stones are all carved into the shapes of animals. She has been looking for something like this for a while. We’re both glad we found the necklace. Click on the image to enlarge.
