Memorial Day

I am thankful to live in this great nation.

And I'm grateful for all the brave men and women 

who have given so much that I might enjoy freedom.

patriotic themed

I wanted to share these patriotic tidbits from Memorial Day.

I made these cupcakes using the idea from Jennifer,
but instead of rainbow - I only used red, white, and blue.
Then sprinkled with blue and red sprinkles on top.
I thought they turned out cute.
And they tasted good too.
I stuck these flags down in my container plants
on our side porch entrance.
I'm pleased with my color choice
of purple, white, and red flowers.

When I was printing quotes to put in picture frames
for Memorial Day decorations, the printer was low on color ink,
but I was hoping to be able to print
these quotes before completely running out.
I wanted to use navy font color.
(red frame, white paper, and blue ink).
And to my surprise, the low ink problem,
produced a real neat effect to my font color.
See. It 'shaded' from blue to red. Isn't it amazing how
sometimes we think something is such a bad thing
and it can actually turn out to be a good thing?

Happy Birthday, America

I feel so blessed to live in this great nation.
Often when I gaze at the American flag,
hear a patriotic song,
or say the Pledge of Allegiance,
I am moved to tears.
I do love America.
I'm so thankful for this land.
Happy Birthday, America!