Monthly Archives: May 2014

Home-town Memorial Day—once more

By PJF | Published: May 26, 2014
I still can’t get used to Memorial Day (originally ‘Decoration Day’) being observed on the 4th Monday of May—just to give Americans a 3-day weekend. I ignore the red, white and blue advertising supplements in the Sunday newspaper encouraging readers to go out and shop. But I do observe some traditions. In my New England [Read more...]
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Happy May Day

By PJF | Published: May 1, 2014
May Day can be a such a special day in a family and at school.  My first recollection of celebrating May Day was in a local preschool where we 4-year-olds went around a simple May Pole each holding a ribbon.  I was dressed in a handmade costume—a robin. I still remember the feelings of awkwardness [Read more...]
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