In the meantime, the world keeps turning and June keeps busting out all over. Our friend Donna D. came over the other day and planted a blue hydrangea under our dining room window. The gardenia bush next to our patio has outdone itself this year, exploding with dozens and dozens of blooms that flood the patio with their unmistakeable fragrance.
Today is Flag Day in the United States. On June 14, 1777, eleven months after the Declaration of Independence was signed by 56 men meeting in Philadelphia, upholsterer Betsy Ross of that city presented the first American flag to General George Washington. Because the new nation had been formed by 13 British colonies uniting, the flag had 13 stripes of red and white and 13 white stars arranged in a circle on a field of Navy blue.
Sunday is Father's Day in the United States and it is also our dog Abby's eighth birthday. It is growing late and the arms of Morpheus are calling. I don't have time to tell you more right now, so I'll save it for later.
Perhaps this is not a last gasp after all. Here's hoping it is a second wind.
I hope it is not your last gasp. I would sincerely miss you. At the same time if you decide to call it quits I hope you will say goodbye. Happy Fathers Day.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I would ever "call it quits" but your hoping that I will say goodbye reminded me of the children in Sound Of Music singing, "Goodbye, farewell, auf wiedersehen, adieu. Goodbye, farewell, auf wiedersehen, adieu. Adieu, adieu, to yieu and yieu and yieu" and I chuckled at the absurdity of such a prospect1 Of course, I would have to go out with a flair, but I don't think I'm going anywhere for a while yet. Thank you for commenting and for the Happy Father's Day wish, Emma.
DeleteAh, now Blogger is allowing comments . . . keep on keeping on is all I can say. You'd miss it and we'd miss you!
ReplyDeleteJenny the Pirate said Blogger was acting up earlier and left her comment about this post on the preceding post. Blogger is weird sometimes, and that's a fact. Thank you, Janice, for commenting and for urging me to keep on keeping on. See my comment to Emma above for additional thoughts on the subject.
DeleteI hope it is not your last gasp but rather, a second wind. Sometimes topics do not occur to me, thus I post only maybe 3 times a month. Keep on posting, I would miss you.
ReplyDeleteIn some blog circles, 3 times a month is practically never. I have slowed down significantly, but I'm hanging in there, and I think that breeze I feel is a second wind. Thank you, Terra.
DeleteI think I will keep on blogging, just not as frequently as in days of yore. Guys like Yorkshire Pudding are still going at it seven days a week. I am reminded of the old joke, tri-weekly, try weekly, try weakly, bu that wasn't about blogging.
ReplyDeleteDo not lose heart. What you say you say very well indeed. We are always our own worst critic. I will continue to read you if you continue to read me. It's sort of like a pact. I haven't read your new post yet but I will do so today. Your last one about the Civil War was excellent. Thank you, Snow.