May thru June 6th

Sadly, most of those who fought

so valiantly in this war have

passed on.

We honor those who gave their life

for our freedom on those beaches that day.

My dad was not there. He was in Italy,

France and North Africa with the 5th Army.

He was one of approximately

16 million Americans who served.

He was lucky to make it back home.

I noticed in today's newspaper an article

about a celebration of

"Rosie The Riveters" at the 

WWII Museum.

The article talked about the large

number of women involved in

the war effort.

Over 6 million women filled jobs

on the homefront that were

historically reserved for men.

My mother was a "Rosie" and 

I'd like to honor her too.

When my dad left for Europe,

she took a job as a clerk/bookkeeper

at the Port of Embarkation.

It was a massive military logistical

hub operated by the U.S.Army.

It was located at 4400 Dauphine St.

in New Orleans,

and deployed tens of thousands of

service members across the globe 

and millions of tons of cargo 

from 1941 to 1945.

Situated right next door to that 

massive port was the

Higgins boat complex, where

the finished boats were shipped

overseas. 

Both of my parents were

actively participating in

the war.

I'm forever proud of them.

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The veggie garden is doing great!

We've had a lot of rain

and the plants love it.

May 2nd

Eggplant, Peppers, Asparagus,

Cherry Tomatoes and

Blue Berries.

Cucumbers

May 24th

Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Eggplant

and Blackberries.

The tomatoes went into my homemade

tomato sauce. 

May24th

Heirloom Tomatoes, Roma and Cherry Tomatoes.

May31st

Tomatoes and Peppers

The tomatoes are Romas and the assorted

peppers are sweet not hot.

Most of these went into my tomato sauce

that gets frozen for later use.

Tomatoes!

Eggplants

Banana Peppers

Garlic and onions

Asparagus

A dragonfly resting on my Basil

Thai basil, parsley, thyme, oregano, basil and

some assorted flowers to entice the bees.

More of the herb garden

Mint

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Gladiolas

Magnolia flower

Mary's Garden

The Cymbidium orchid

May 2nd

By May 4th the blooms had fallen off.

But, as of June 3rd, both orchids

are sending out flower shoots!

Yay!!

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This is what makes me happy:

We live on a planet where

whales sing songs that travel

for miles.

Where trees can recognize 

their own offspring and

protect them underground.

Where dolphins give each other

name sounds and lightening

can create glass sculptures

in the sand.

Where horses can read human emotions,

rain has a smell, oceans

can glow in the dark

and the stars that we see at 

night might not even 

exist anymore.

And to think of the abundance

of food we get with such 

little effort.

We are so privileged to 

call this our home!

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