Memorials

Memorials

 Welcome to Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4.

Hosted by Annie!

We celebrated Memorial Day on Monday... let's talk about 

memorials and memories.

1. Do you find memories comforting or troubling?I do. 

I have wonderful memories and I chose not to linger on 

 anything that was bad ...  although I can hardly think of

 any.  We had a large  and loving family.  But when the

 grandparents were gone every  smaller unit.. the aunts 

and uncles and their kids  sort of evaporated into their only 

family units and it was hard on  us single child  kids who

  missed then larger family get- togethers.  But   you learn

 to make do.  Another aunt had one daughter so we joined

 up  at Christmas and I have wonderful memories  going 

to mom's and having  Aunt Virginia and Jenny there as well!

2.  Have you set up a memorial for a loved one or friend? I 

never felt the need to do so.  I have so many treasures around 

my house taht reminds me of mom and dad and the grand

parents. Mom and dad were crafters who did the craft show 

circuit. I have many of her  beautiful  paint wood treasures 

around the house and the table I wrote about last week that

 grandpa made about 100 years ago.  So  when I am around 

 these things sweet memories flood my soul!

3.  What songs bring back good memories for you?

It would have to be the great hits of the 60's and 70's that  

Lynn and I love to  sing along with from our dating years.

4.  Have you visited Civil War or Revolutionary War sites?  

Being a Fourth grade teacher who taught history and lives in 

Virginia  I would have to say yes. I love history and even if it

was  a time of strife, trouble, or  dissension, as ugly as slavery, 

we need to understand  that history, as well,  that we might to 

repeat  such  things.