tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36789084.post4899956137547095611..comments2024-02-15T02:13:25.912-08:00Comments on Michele Bilyeu Creates With Heart and Hands: Memorial Day: In History, Memory, Quilting, and DeedMichele Bilyeuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15979296861999606692noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36789084.post-88776889515375918662012-05-31T17:00:48.665-07:002012-05-31T17:00:48.665-07:00Thank you for a wonderful post! I knew only part ...Thank you for a wonderful post! I knew only part of the history of Memorial Day, so this was great! <br /><br />And what wonderful quilts you show! I didn't know that you offer so many free patterns. Thank you! I'll be sure to take a look.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07498453213057487052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36789084.post-84878033392540565572012-05-28T18:29:38.875-07:002012-05-28T18:29:38.875-07:00Beautiful quilts!Beautiful quilts!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06343720937569321042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36789084.post-38639484989737028132012-05-28T17:40:27.641-07:002012-05-28T17:40:27.641-07:00Here in Canada we honor our veterans in November o...Here in Canada we honor our veterans in November on Remembrance Day. It is a school holiday if falls on a week day. We also make paper poppies and read In Flanders Fields by Dr. John McCrae. He was a Canadian doctor who served in the first world war.. I enjoyed reading your post about how Memorial Day came about and its particular importance. I knew that many Americans would go to tend their family cemeteries on this day. My American cousins often go to visit their loved ones who have passed on and to tidy their resting places. I love the heart wallhangings Michele-<br />Wishing you and yours a wonderful day of reflection and celebration of those who served to keep peace in this world of ours.<br />Regards, Annaquiltmom annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01976120921532056369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36789084.post-54865218661747446522012-05-28T17:07:14.920-07:002012-05-28T17:07:14.920-07:00Very nice post, Michelle. May we never forget.Very nice post, Michelle. May we never forget.Betty Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17940088470996658852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36789084.post-2729763843200642492012-05-28T16:08:26.951-07:002012-05-28T16:08:26.951-07:00I didn't know any of this history. It and your...I didn't know any of this history. It and your quilts and activities are so wonderful. Thank you for all of it and the free pattern links. You are amazing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36789084.post-71658480422572974992012-05-28T16:07:49.009-07:002012-05-28T16:07:49.009-07:00Hi Michele. Thank you so much for your lovely memo...Hi Michele. Thank you so much for your lovely memorial day posting. I wanted to share with you my blog posting of today because it is very relevant. Right now I am visiting my daughter who lives in a sweet little town in England. Her husband is in the United States Air Force and they are here for three years. It was my pleasure, well actually my heartfelt duty, to find a special place here at the Abbey Gardens and honor all those who served their countries. <br /><br />Please take a moment and take a peek. <br />Thank you. <br /><br />www.drivingmissstacey.blogspot.comStaceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03732650625722793875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36789084.post-2768493842124947282012-05-28T07:30:06.237-07:002012-05-28T07:30:06.237-07:00Julie, We even had those in Alaska back in the 50...Julie, We even had those in Alaska back in the 50's and 60's and 70's..and I loved them! We would buy them from the Lions, or Eagles, or Elks..we have a lot of 'wildlife' in Alaska ;) for 10 cents! Oh, I wish I'd saved one of the original ones!!!Michele Bilyeuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15979296861999606692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36789084.post-49716245125668061122012-05-28T07:20:59.420-07:002012-05-28T07:20:59.420-07:00Happy memorial day Michelle! I remember so well t...Happy memorial day Michelle! I remember so well those red poppies twisted into the grim of my dad's hat, he was a ww2 vet...julieQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00509047751868460895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36789084.post-73450850232808225172012-05-28T07:15:43.923-07:002012-05-28T07:15:43.923-07:00What a wonderful post Michelle.
SewCalGal
www.s...What a wonderful post Michelle. <br /><br />SewCalGal<br />www.sewcalgal.blogspot.comSewCalGalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02062059207544865569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36789084.post-44781729292110332032012-05-28T07:13:52.263-07:002012-05-28T07:13:52.263-07:00Wow, Lynne!
What a story about your great great g...Wow, Lynne!<br /><br />What a story about your great great great or whatever uncle! Gosh that is something! We have several shows here that trace ancestry and tell the stories of famous celebrities ancestors and things like this are revealed..and its so interesting and yet so sad at the same time!!!!<br /><br />MicheleMichele Bilyeu@ With Heart and Handshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09970101962661800705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36789084.post-27498627103758534692012-05-28T07:02:05.197-07:002012-05-28T07:02:05.197-07:00Thank you for that post - it was interesting to re...Thank you for that post - it was interesting to read about the history of the day uniquely celebrated in USA. WE, in Australia, remember our "fallen" on 25th April: ANZAC Day (a national holiday). Schools and some other institutions also hold a minutes silence on Remembrance Day (11 Nov) but it is not a national holiday.<br /><br />BTW, one of my ancestors (an uncle a few generations back) emigrated from Ireland to USA and died in the Civil War when he was hit by a musket ball. He was the only one from his family that went to America; all others either stayed in Ireland or emigrated to Australia. So I have links to Memorial Day too.Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07760744006915967397noreply@blogger.com