Happy July 4th, 2014!

Happy 4th of July to all of us!

Memorial Day

Many of us wrote these checks at one time in our lives. Some  have had to cash them. It is for those that we remember this  Memorial Day of remembrance  and honor them especially for giving their all for this country. ~ Butch

Patriot's Day

September 11th

a day we will always remember.

Happy Labor Day!

Happy Labor Day!

Memorial Day

Let us pause this weekend to remember our fallen Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and National Guardsmen and women who have given the ultimate sacrifice for our country during times of war. Let us also remember all Veterans who have put their lives in harm's way in order to keep us free as well. 

The base word of Memorial is memory and that is the least we can do for these honorable men and women who have given so much to our country. Some gave their all. Let us not ever forget them.

A Flast From The Past Revisited

A Flash From the Past Revisited

Edgewater Amusement Park

Top Hat 

   

The Little Rascals'

Romper Room

 Soupy Sales

Milky's Party Time

Duck n' Cover

 Diners

 50s Fads

 Michigan and how Michiganders describe it with their hands. ;-)

In 2009 I did a Blog about a Flash from the past and showed photographs from the area where I grew up in the Detroit area of Michigan. Many of those sites are now gone. This latest entry is a collage of pictures of events, celebrities from the area and also the nation that were popular that we may all remember.  Hopefully you will have fun with these.

Samhain - Celtic New Year

Samhain

The Celtic New Year starts this evening. It is celebrated as Hallow'een or Hallowed evening. All Hallowed eve, the night before All Souls Day in the Church Calendar. The Christian religion placed its holy days near most Pagan holidays to draw people to their religion and to incorporate many of the old traditions into the new. Halloween celebrations come from many of the Irish traditional folklore and old religion and beliefs where the line between the afterlife was the weakest during this time and the dead could walk the earth during this night and pay a visit and collect on old debts. ;-) This is where "trick or treats" may have originated and it was wise to always have food and and extra plate out for an unexpected "visitor." This was the night where pranks could happen and one could run into the faeries and other supernatural beings besides the dead. It was always wise to stay home and lock your doors.

Happy Hallow'een

Happy Celtic New Year!

Happy Samhain!