Blue Monday - Memorial Day

It's Blue Monday! I'm so glad you came.

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Memorial Day is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation's service. We have blue as one of the colors of America's flag.




Memorial Day Trivia:

* Memorial Day is a day of remembrance of those who have died serving our country.
* General John Alexander Logan ordered the Memorial Day holiday to be observed by decorating the war dead.
* On Memorial Day, the flag should be at half-staff until noon only, then raised to the top of the staff.
* Red Poppies are recognized as the Memorial Day flower.
* “Taps” is often played at ceremonies on Memorial Day.
* Memorial Day was first called “Decoration Day” because of the practice of decorating soldier’s graves with flowers.
* New York was the 1st state to officially recognize Memorial Day.
* Flowers and flags are the two most popular items people use to remember soldiers.
*After World War I the meaning of Memorial Day changed from honoring civil war dead to honoring Americans who died fighting in any war.
* Memorial Day was declared a federal holiday in 1971. This began the three-day weekend celebrations.



Happy Blue Monday!

Blue Monday Participants

1. Kathy @ Delightsome Life 2. Rajesh, India 3. Manang Kim~USA 4. mizhelle 5. I smell fish and ice cream 6. Dena E~~~Dream Doolders 7. Riet, Holland 8. Lani-Trucks 9. ellen b - 10. Lana G! 11. Teena @ Rosy Colour 12. Shirleys World 13. Candy@The Little Round Table 14. LaVoice 15. Sarah@BloggingWhileWaiting 16. Mary@OnePerfectBite 17. peggy gatto 18. bj @Sweet Nothings 19. Diann @ The Thrifty Groove 20. Eden, Australia 21. Joysweb 22. Rinkly Rimes

23. Sam@Mom.Undecided. 24. Shannara 25. Benikos,Samos,Greece 26. Benikos, Greece 27. Joyful in Vancouver Canada 28. Jan, Australia 29. Yoli ~ Apron Senorita 30. tatess-Blog and Me 31. MIN FOTODAGBOK SWEDEN 32. Irene, Norway 33. Wira Santosa 34. Becky@Random Musings of a Deco Lady 35. Blessing Reflections 36. shirl 37. Debbie-Dabble 38. Reach Beyond Limits 39. Annelie E, Sweden 40. Jeanne,backyard neighbor 41. The Tablescaper 42. cindy 43. LUNA 44. Beverly@How Sweet The Sound

45. Hyanne- It's Not Just A Blog 46. tin and sparkle 47. Vernz, Philippines 48. Belle 49. Christi at A SOUTHERN LIFE 50. DeniseMarie 51. My Painting Room 52. Terry 53. Kathryn 54. Lynn Lovelies 55. Happy Memorial Day! 56. Pie 57. Small Reflections 58. Tinas Photoblog, Sweden 59. Charlotta, Sweden 60. annies home - 61. HoodPhoto (OR-USA) 62. Chie Wilks 63. Shy@Milestones 64. Homemaking In High Heels 65. hip chick

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Blue Monday - DWTS

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Dancing with the Stars (DWTS) is one of my favorite television programs. I "watch" it every Monday night by telephone with my friend, Belle Jo, who lives in Mississippi. We chat during the commercials!

Tonight is the final episode of DWTS, and it will be something worth watching! The remaining three couples are so talented that anyone of them could win the coveted, giant trophy ball. I have noticed that my favorite color blue shows up in their costumes. For today's Blue Monday, I'm presenting some pretty blue costumes, worn by the three finalists.

Here's Derek Hough and Nicole Scherzinger during week 3. Look at those high leaps! They are the favorites to win. Nicole was a dancer before DWTS, so she has an edge.




One of the judges, Bruno Tonioli, said that Erin Andrews and Maksim Chmerkovskiy were a "symphony in blue." Erin has steadily improved each week.



Anna Trebunskaya and Evan Lysacek show beautiful extensions with their long arms and legs. Isn't her blue gown just lovely? Evan already knows a good bit about the art of movement as he won a gold medal for ice skating.



Do you watch DWTS? Who do you think will win?
Happy Blue Monday!

Blue Monday Participants

1. Kathy 2. Candy @ The Little Round Table 3. Dena E. Dream Doodlers 4. LaVoice 5. ellen b - 6. Riet, Holland 7. Shirleys World 8. Diann @ The Thrifty Groove 9. Jan, Australia 10. Rajesh, India 11. Mary@OnePerfectBite 12. Rinkly Rimes Australia 13. Loui 14. Christine 15. Becky 16. Shannara 17. Lani 18. Milla 19. Race@Wahm's Cozy Corner 20. Eden, Australia 21. The Recycling Loop 22. mizhelle 23. MIN FOTODAGBOK SWEDEN 24. Treasures from the Heart 25. Anne Fannie 26. Joyful in Vancouver Canada 27. Carpe Diem Sweden 28. Sarah@BloggingWhileWaiting 29. Christina @ The Corsames 30. The Tablescaper 31. DANIELA

32. My First Gumball 33. Eileen, Md 34. Anni, Sweden 35. Belle @ Live! Love! Laugh! 36. hip chick 37. Happier Than a Pig in Mud 38. Beverly@How Sweet The Sound 39. Jeanne,backyard neighbor 40. margene 41. Coralie @ A Vintage Cottage Home 42. Auntie E 43. Christi at A SOUTHERN LIFE 44. gengen 45. SWA - Headed to Blue Waters of PCB 46. Kathryn 47. Reach Beyond Limits 48. Manang Kim~USA 49. Dimple 50. shelle @ dancing matilda 51. Teena @ Rosy Colour 52. Myrna @ My Enchanted Home 53. Cindy @ Applestone Cottage 54. Barb~Bella Vista 55. Cindy-Giveaway! 56. Helen 57. Nancy's Daily Dish 58. SWEET NOTHINGS 59. Shelia @ Note Songs -Not One Rooster 60. Opposites Attract 61. Fiesta Apron & Margritas 62. Kat @ Mom's Place

63. BeNikos,Samos,Greece 64. DB , Ranch Dressing 65. Briarside Lane 66. Flowershopgurl 67. BeNikos,Berlin, Germany 68. Hyanne - It's Not Just a Blog! 69. Susie Q 70. Mapeh Homepage 71. Shy@Milestones 72. Grace-Life is Beautiful, USA 73. My Journey to life 74. Heidi - HEART AND HOME 75. Maritz Entry # 3 76. Personalized Umbrella Giveaway 77. DeniseMarie 78. Hannah - zukan 79. hapzydeco 80. ...Molly's Country Memories 81. Kayce's Life and Journey 82. DE-Whiteserenade 83. Irene Photography, Norway 84. Joy- Books and Life 85. Pie 86. annies home - 87. Fifi Flowers 88. peggy gatto 89. Joysweb 90. Charlotta-Sweden 91. veredit

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Blue Monday - Pizza Man Figurine

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My favorite color is Blue. It's also my husband's favorite color. In fact, it's the world's favorite color! True. More people choose Blue than any other color as their favorite.

Bloggers are often surprised to realize that my house is not chock full of beautiful Blues. Oh yes, I have some Blue, but it doesn't dominate my home. Today, I'm sharing a part of my kitchen. You can see from this picture that I collect apples, but they're not certainly not Blue!



I have an amazingly talented granddaughter, Ara, who made this pizza man figurine from salt dough when she was about eleven years old. I was delighted that it made the two moves--first from South Florida to the rental and then to our new home--and stayed in one piece. It's quite fragile, so I've placed it inside a cloche, and it sits beside my stove.



Did you notice the Blue pants? Here's a close-up.




Happy Blue Monday!

Blue Monday Participants

1. Mary@OnePerfectBite 2. Candy@The Little Round Table 3. Jenn - Peek 'a Blue 4. Fifi Flowers 5. Loui 6. Ann-Tin & Sparkle 7. Farmor, Sweden 8. Vivapinay, Philippines 9. Shannara 10. ellen b - 11. ...Molly's Country Memories 12. Rajesh, India 13. Deborah 14. Lani=Blue 15. peggy gatto 16. mizhelle 17. Bogie's Wonderland 18. Dena E.@Dream Doodlers 19. Becky @ random musings of a deco lady 20. MOSAIC BIRD BATH-a little bit of everything 21. Sheila@QuintessentialMagpie 22. Sara Chapman, Seattle USA 23. Christine (xinex) 24. LaVoice 25. gengen 26. Homemaking In High Heels 27. carolynUSA 28. Rinkly Rimes Australia

29. Hedwig - Sweden 30. Riet, Holland 31. Race@Wahm's Cozy Corner 32. Yoli ~ Apron Senorita 33. Carpe Diem Sweden 34. Anni, Sweden 35. Anne Fannie 36. Cindy @ Applestone Cottage 37. Eden, Australia 38. Jan, Australia 39. Irene Photography 40. LUNA 41. Dave Q, UK 42. Eileen, MD 43. hip chick 44. CailinMarie 45. MIN FOTODAGBOK SWEDEN 46. Reach Beyond Limits 47. cindy 48. Debbie-Dabble 49. Black Eyed Susans Kitchen 50. RockCandy 51. The Tablescaper 52. My Painting Room 53. Linderhof 54. A Vintage Cottage Home 55. Jeanne,backyard neighbor 56. Myrna @ My Enchanted Home

57. hapzydeco 58. Becky K 59. Writing Abode 60. ilovepink 61. Shelia @ Note Songs - Little Bitties 62. Blue Mosaic 63. Shirleys World 64. salmagundi 65. Baba's Special Babies 66. Kathryn 67. DE~whiteserenade 68. Zsoka Racz 69. Sherrie@A Conversation at Goodwill 70. tatess-Blog and Me 71. Him, Me, and our Three 72. Barbara Jean 73. Pie 74. DB at the Ranch 75. Dhemz, CA. USA 76. Briarside Lane 77. foto CHIP - Birgitta 78. J&J Milestones 79. Joy- Books and Life 80. Joyful in Vancouver Canada 81. Kvasthilda, Sweden 82. annies home 83. Stephanie@Angelic Accents 84. Teresa C.

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Blue Monday - Blue Book

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Kelley's Blue Book is famous as a source for finding out the value of used cars. It's often used when pricing cars to sell or to buy. I watch Judge Judy on television, and I have seen her refer to it several times.

It's a beautiful royal blue color.





Have you ever used Kelley's Blue Book?
I'm providing the link so that you can go online here and find out the value of your car. It's a handy link to keep for future reference.


Happy Blue Monday!
Blue Monday Participants

1. Jill, Northern CA, USA 2. Ann@The Tattered Tassel 3. Karen@Elsie Eleanor Designs 4. Candy@The Little Round Table 5. Ceekay 6. lightbluelife,taiwan 7. color inspiration 8. Jenn-Crackled Teapot 9. Christine 10. tatess-Blog and Me 11. LaVoice 12. Rajesh, India 13. Mary@OnePerfectBite 14. ...Molly's Country Memories 15. mizhelle 16. Dena E. 17. Eden, Australia 18. Shannara 19. Riet, Holland 20. Ivory Spring 21. Milla 22. Rinkly Rimes 23. Barbara Jean 24. Mar, Spain 25. Roger's Gardens 26. Yoli ~ Apron Senorita 27. sylvia extra from villa extra 28. Carpe Diem Sweden

29. Hagemor Norway 30. MIN FOTODAGBOK SWEDEN 31. Komali Nunna-Strawberry-green salad with ginger-cumin dressing 32. Loui 33. Anne-Marie with a dash 34. Gena @ thinking aloud 35. LUNA 36. Inspired Living Spaces 37. Siromade Australia 38. DANIELA 39. Happier Than a Pig in Mud 40. Mary @ Home is Where the Boat is 41. hip chick 42. AnnA, Sweden 43. Jeanne,backyard neighbor 44. Beverly@How Sweet The Sound 45. Becky K 46. Pining for Colorado 47. cindy 48. The Tablescaper 49. Jan, Australia 50. Reach Beyond Limits 51. Robin@DecoratingTennisGirl 52. Beeutiful by Design 53. gengen 54. They Smell Like Heaven 55. Hagemor Fotosafari 56. Helen

57. Ann@Tin and sparkle 58. Erica-Blue and White Collection. 59. Debbie-Dabble -FIRST GIVEAWAY!! 60. DenieMarie 61. Debra Kaye 62. Indigo Bunting 63. Nashville Strong 64. Sherry@MyHomeSanctuary 65. hapzydeco 66. Picking Narcissus | SS 67. Briarside Lane 68. Black Eyed Susans Kitchen 69. SailingSimply 70. Joyful in Vancouver Canada 71. Race@Wahm's Cozy Corner 72. Tea Duchess 73. Susan @ Between Naps on the Porch 74. Pie 75. DE~whiteserenade 76. Myrna @ My Enchanted Home 77. Fifi Flowers 78. annies home - 79. Lorie @ The Shewbridges of Celebration, FL 80. Gunsside, Norway 81. Shy@Milestones 82. Teresa C. 83. Christina @ The Corsames

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Mirror, Mirror, in My Hand

Shelia from Note Songs is having her first-ever Daring Darling Bathroom Beauty Snapping Divas Party! This new grandmother has once again thrown down the gauntlet!

It all began on August 3, 2008, when I became a Charter Member of the BBSers by publishing my snap here. Before that long-ago date, I had never THOUGHT about taking a picture of myself while looking into a mirror. Shelia dared Blogland to snap, snap away whenever we go into restaurant restrooms! I had no choice but to enter several restaurants and snap, snap away. (Did I mention that I was DARED?)

So here I am--stepping up to this new challenge; Shelia said that now we can use any mirror. So this time I've snapped a close-up. To show how brave I am, this was taken without any make-up!





Hey, at my age, you don't want to see anymore than this without extensive make-up.

See you on Blue Monday!

Blue Monday - Pencils

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This was sent to me in an email, and I simply had to share with you. Can you believe it? These are just pencils!






Don't you agree that the blue sets it off?

Blue Monday Participants

1. Jill, Northern CA, USA 2. Debbiedoos 3. Tracy F. @ Honeysuckle and Hissy Fits 4. ellen b - 5. Jenn Raley - Grandma & Little Stinkers 6. Candy@The Little Round Table 7. Ann@The Tattered Tassel 8. Dena E. 9. mizhelle 10. LaVoice 11. ilovepink 12. Eden, Australia 13. AnnA, Sweden 14. Rinkly Rimes Australia 15. DB @ the ranch 16. carolynUSA 17. Briarside Lane 18. Riet, Holland 19. New Beach Sign And A Giveaway! 20. Vernz, Philippines 21. Mary@One Perfect Bite 22. Diann @ The Thrifty Groove 23. Baba's Special babies 24. Hedwig - SE 25. Christine (xinex) 26. Yoli ~ Apron Senorita

27. MIN FOTODAGBOK SWEDEN 28. Anne Fannie 29. Rajesh, India 30. Lacy @ The Inspired Nest 31. Irene Photography, Norway 32. Milla 33. Siromade Australia 34. hip chick 35. LUNA 36. Cacai M. 37. Debbie-Dabble 38. Liz - BLAST OF VINTAGE BLUE 39. Black Eyed Susans Kitchen 40. Jeanne,backyard neighbor 41. Shannara 42. Shelia @ Notesongs - New Chairs! 43. Reach Beyond Limits 44. DANIELA 45. sylvia extra from villa extra 46. Daddy Gets to Play! 47. Kathryn 48. RockCandy 49. cindy 50. Erica 51. Auntie E's Garden 52. Becky K

53. Homemaking In High Heels 54. Kim @ SavvySouthernStyle 55. Laura@White Spray Paint 56. Kathy (KBeau) 57. Susan (Between Naps on the Porch) 58. Manang Kim,USA 59. Ms. Sharlotte's 60. Coralie @ A Vintage Cottage Home 61. m @ tales from an oc cottage 62. hapzydeco 63. My Outdoor Sanctuary 64. Ann @ Tin and Sparkle 65. charmine 66. Joy- Books and Life 67. Transferware GIVEAWAY 68. Mary @ Vintage Comfort 69. Maria's Space 70. Singing the Blues 71. Pie 72. Loui 73. Myrna @ My Enchanted Home 74. THE STYLISH HOUSE 75. ...Molly's Country Memories 76. Joyful in Vancouver Canada

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