The Bow Belle

My dad's glory days always ran from June 14th to July 4th. Nothing new today.  It's been kinda a difficult week for me; I've slept poorly and my arthritis has been acting up.  I did, however, hear the season's first firecrackers...on the evening of the eleventh.  I didn't think folks were supposed to be messing and gomming with fireworks until today.  But then if that's the case then why on Earth did I see fireworks for sale at Wal-Mart during Memorial Day weekend???  I don't know who's weirder, Wal-Mart or the folks who buy from there (I'm lumping myself into that second category). Happy Flag Day, RagingMoon1987

You're a grand old flag.  LOL, this one was one that Mama gave me, so I have no idea where it came from, but I know it's Etsy.  It came from the same lot as the jellybean bow. A nice big bow!  The bigger they are, the better, though I draw the line at bows that are bigger than my head .  Seriously, I dreamed once that I was wearing one big enuff to catch the wind as I walked. Regarding Flag Day, Flag Day was a day I grew to loathe as a youngster.  My dad had a large number of historical flags, most dating back to the Revolutionary War (the time frame that he and his friends liked to re-enact).  June 14th was the day he'd put them up...and by "he" I mean my sister and I did the bulk of the work.  We'd have to ferry the flagpoles and the plastic pipes that held up the flagpoles from the backyard to the front.  We'd have to cut the strings that held the flags to the poles.  Daddy would tie the flags to the poles, and then Sister and I would have...