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Veteran's Day 2013

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First and foremost, a salute from one veteran to another: Happy Veteran's Day! Secondly: a big WELCOME to any new followers!! I am happy to count you among my bloggy friends. Many don't know the history of Veteran's Day, so I am sharing a link with you. I haven't been stitching this week, but plan to round out my holiday weekend with a few stitches. More to follow at a later date. I have some busy weekends ahead of me this month. This weekend is a holiday weekend, but I also attended a birthday party for my little 5 year old 2nd cousin.  Today there was a Turkey Shoot in town, so I participated in that event. It was a fundraiser for Operation Outdoor Freedom, an organization helping wounded veterans get back to enjoying the outdoors. The highlight was of course the parachute jump. The diver was from Skydive City (right here in Zephyrhills) and he had an American Flag as part of his jump. AMAZING!!! While I am not brave enough to jump from a plane, I do lov

Question posed by another blogger

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I was reading through some of the blogs I follow over the weekend and came across one that poses this question: Why have so many of us let our blogs flounder? Well, in her post she states to write a blog post with our response if we are one of those who let our blogs sit idle. Yes, I tend to take long breaks in between posts on here (as I am sure many have noticed). It's not for lack of something to say. I think I just get bored easily and spend way too much time on Facebook. And since I have been without cable since July, my laptop substitutes as a "TV" (I spend a lot of time on Netflix, CBS, and ABC). Yeah, I know, these are excuses but at least I am trying, he he. My blog is devoted to my stitching, photography and writing. Maybe I could spend more time with my nose in the Bible and more time writing on this here blog. I haven't been stitching much most of this year and my photography is lacking. I really would love to spend more time taking photos, but lack