Happy 4th of July and a Winner
Happy 4th of July from Chiot’s Run. Hope you enjoy a beautiful holiday weekend filled with cookouts, fireworks, gardening, family parties and other fun things.
For the 4th of July I decided to pick the winner of Stay by Allie Larkin. The radom number generator picked Sta. Congrats.
Hope you all have a wonderful day whether you live here in the US or abroad.
Filed under Holidays | Comments (2)Happy Memorial Day
Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May. Formerly known as Decoration Day, it commemorates U.S. men and women who died while in the military service. First enacted to honor Union soldiers of the American Civil War (it is celebrated near the day of reunification after the civil war), it was expanded after World War I to include American casualties of any war or military action.
We celebrated Memorial as most Americans do, gardening, eating and hanging out with friends. On Saturday, my mom and I planted sweet potatoes and peppers in her garden. We enjoyed a cookout with friends on Saturday evening, completes with hamburgers, hotdogs, baked beans. We played corn hole, or bean bag toss, or whatever it’s called in your area. And of course we finished out the evening sitting around a fire.
Whatever your celebrations are this weekend, make sure you take some time to think about the real meaning of this holiday and give thanks to those that have lost their lives in service for our freedoms.
How do you celebrate this weekend if you’re an American? If you live in another country do you have a day to commemorate those that died in military service?
Filed under Holidays | Comments (8)Happy Easter From Chiot’s Run
No need to spend hours coloring eggs when you have ones this lovely from the local farm. Here’s to a free-range pastured local holiday!
Happy Easter from Chiot’s Run!
Happy Valetine’s Day
Hope you have a happy Valentine’s Day filled with whatever brings you happiness.
This Zapotec Pleated tomato grew in my garden this past summer, what a lovely tomato it is!
Sending out Some Love
Valentine’s is a funny holiday. Mr Chiots thinks it’s all a setup by card companies to get business after Christmas. We don’t celebrate, no cards, flowers, candy or jewelry is exchanged here at Chiot’s Run. I may make a batch of chocolate covered cherries for us to enjoy. Even though we don’t celebrate, I love Valentine’s day stuff. I don’t know what it is about all the hearts and cards and cheesy stuff that I love, it’s just so FUN! I’ve always wanted to send out Valentine’s to friends, but have never really gotten around to it. This year however, I decided it was time.
I decided to make cards for a few friends that live far away and I don’t get to see often enough. I love the cheesiness of the Valentine’s we used to pass out as kids, so I decided to make mine as cheesy as possible. I had a few popcorn boxes sitting around leftover from a project for our business. I printed out a few things on my computer, then I got out my scissors and tape. I spent an evening being crafty, something I haven’t done in a long time. It was fun. I’m sure they’ll bring a smile to the faces of those that receive them.
I even found a piece of popcorn clip art for the envelopes, which I printed up. At the post office I found these vintage TV show stamps that fit the theme perfectly. I sealed them with a heart sticker to bring the cheese factor up even more. Can’t wait for my friends to find these in their mailboxes! There’s still time to send out a few Valentine’s of your own!
Do you celebrate Valentine’s Day?
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