This is a day to remember my own father. He has been gone for many years, but not forgotten.
My parents with their four children. I am the oldest.
It's been a while since I have posted anything and even my reading your posts is falling by the wayside. I am in Florida now. I have a yard where little attention was spent on landscaping for the past years so I am slowly and (somewhat) methodically addressing that. I also volunteer to work at the pollinator garden and the edible garden I helped install at the UU grounds and I took over the volunteer job of cleaning out the overgrown community garden by my neighborhood mailboxes. The neighbor who was doing that got sick and could no longer attend to it. It's a bigger job than I'd thought at first -- not only overgrown with weeds, but the plants that are wanted there are in life and death competition for each others' spaces. And two walks a day, morning and evening, so Levi can keep up with addiction to canine social media and a daily rousing came of stick or ball midday take up another chunk of my time. I have a weekly meditation group that I co-facilitate, and my own ...
Now we understand all the work and expense!!
ReplyDeleteThere are lots of memories of fathers being shared on blogs and Facebook today, It's fun to see your photo.
ReplyDeleteI find it a hard day to manage. My husband has never had kids, and his dad died when he was two. We just carry on rewardless! My dear daughter, however, phoned him and said some kind words. That was lovely!
ReplyDeleteYou were such a cutie. Sunday was the day to remember those men who filled our lives, provided and cared. My daddy was my hero, I also spent a good part of the day in memory.
ReplyDeleteOh I love your family photo. Look how your mom doesn't dare take her eyes off the boys. lol The fact that you are the oldest says a lot about your strength and stability. Is the baby a sister or another brother?
ReplyDeleteBaby sister. Oh, my, my brothers tormented her! I was usually off reading a book. There is good reason my mom kept her eye on those two, believe me.
DeleteMy dad died at age 87. Sad he never saw his great grandkids.
ReplyDeleteGreat photo -- I'm sure it evokes many fond memories!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great picture! Sure wish my Dad were still around.
ReplyDeleteWonderful photo! Just seeing your posture makes me think you were a role model for your siblings.
ReplyDeletePosture, oh my! I wish I had a dollar for every time my mom told me to stand up straight.
DeleteWhat a nice picture. It was nice of you to remember your dad.
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