happy mid-week, we have snow and it's pretty cold out...the wild turkeys were visiting this morning when i was filling up the bird feeders. they don't even run from me anymore...hope your day is sunny and happy...mk
Good day & hope the week is doing fine even if you have snow & cold. Really got cold here but going to warm up a little. The wind was cold & blowing hard when I was at the school crossing yesterday but I was bundled up good which helped. Planning on putting up Christmas decorations this weekend as the wife is going in Tuesday for right knee replacement & will be laid up for a time. Enjoy the rest of the week my friend & take care.........George
World War I In 1918, at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, the 'war to end all wars' finally ended. Germany and the Allies signed a temporary ceasefire, or armistice. This anniversary was known as Armistice Day until 1954, when the federal holiday was renamed Veterans Day. World War II veteran Raymond Weeks organized the first 'National Veterans Day' in 1947 in his hometown of Birmingham, Alabama. He also wrote a letter and personally delivered his petition for a renamed national holiday to then-Army Chief of Staff, General Dwight Eisenhower. But the holiday remained known as Armistice Day until the early 1950s, when Alvin King, a shoe salesman from Emporia, Kansas, sought to change the name of his local celebration to Veterans Day. King, who had lost his nephew in World War II, wanted to expand the scope of the observance to honor all war veterans, not just those of World War I. His US congressman took the idea to Washington, DC, and quickly got the support of Eisenhower, who in the intervening years had been elected president. On June 1, 1954, it became official: November 11 would be known as Veterans Day. Veterans make up 11.9 percent of Alaska residents, the highest percentage of any US state, according to data from 2017. In terms of raw numbers, California tops the list, with more than 1.8 million veterans living there. Nationwide, 7 percent of US adults were veterans in 2017, down from 18 percent in 1980, according to the Census Bureau.
Hello my friend--Hello woke up to snow. Still snowing. Not ready for winter. Tomorrow (Tues) we will be back staying with my daughter who has cancer so won't be here on the hill much. But all of you will be in my thoughts and hope everything is well with u. Hugs Helen
Nice evening to you. Busy days these days of doing this and that and might get afew snowflakes coming down tomorrow for a treat. Cooler temps so need to take out the warmer winter clothing. My how I like all the 4 seasons and all if its little suprises. I do believe I need another spot of tea before I call it quits tonight. Pleasant night to all.
Hello my friend--Hello woke up to snow. Still snowing. Not ready for winter. Tomorrow (Tues) we will be back staying with my daughter who has cancer so won't be here on the hill much. But all of you will be in my thoughts and hope everything is well with u. Hugs Helen
