Monday, May 31, 2010

Memorial Day Week-end

Saturday was cruise-in day at the place Lory works.  The parking lot was completely full of antique cars.  I had to park far away from the restaurant.  That way I got to walk by a lot of the cars on the way.

She got the privilege of doing the outside cooking.  The picture below is her working before she noticed I was there.

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She then turned around for me to get a full shot of her costume.  Under that apron there is a poodle.  The shoes started out black but became saddle shoes when white duct tape was added.  Several of  her co-workers heard she could make poodle skirts so she was kept busy making more of them.

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Then on Sunday Lory and her gang came over in the afternoon to watch the parade. 

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The Memorial Day Parade is a quiet parade , no sirens or horns.  Just a lot of respect for this solemn holiday.  

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The parade is never very long.  At the end of it the people gather at the cemetery and have a ceremony which involves a prayer, a few speeches and a 21 gun salute.   The flag was at half staff.  The honored person in this parade was a 90 year old WWII veteran.

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Seven guns were fired three times to get the twenty-one gun salute required.

By the way, I found a store that sells Little Kings Ale, my favorite.  I’m celebrating that.

Later….

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