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Holidays:  How do you honor the "Dad's" in your life?  |
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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 Posted - Jun 10 2008 : 06:50:20 AM
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My father passed away 15 years ago, now, but in June I always think of him--his birthday and Father's day fell within the same week usually, so we "doubled" up and got one big gift. I ran across a photo of he and I riding the tractor on my Nanny's Kansas farm yesterday, and did that bring back some wonderful memories!!!
In the years that I've been married to Jus, who sadly, never got to meet my father, we celebrate Father's day by going to the racetrack (Jus's suggestion) to bet a few races and immerse ourselves in the atmosphere that coursed through my father's veins like his own blood. You couldn't separate Daddy from those horses, the people, or the culture of the racing industry.
What will you do for your Fathers, husbands, sons and brothers on this holiday? How do you (or do you?) honor the men in your life who have passed on?
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
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SusieQue
True Blue Farmgirl
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Susie
Greenville
Ga
Georgia
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Posted - Jun 10 2008 : 4:30:56 PM
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| Jonni, I too have lost my daddy (4 yrs ago) and my grandfather (9 yrs ago). I miss them more than words can ever state. I usually go to the grave site and visit and take them both something. I also pick them out cards and write to them. Some may think I am crazy but I feel they know exactly what I am doing and are looking down on me. I also share stories to whoever shows up at my house for dinner. |
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4853 Posts |
Posted - Jun 11 2008 : 08:52:20 AM
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Susie, I don't think that's crazy at all. I still talk to my dad almost everyday!!! Usually when I do something that is "problem solving"...Dad would always say, "Jon, use your head for more than just a hat rack!!!" and I will say out loud, "Daddy, this is one of those times when I should use my head, isn't it!!!"
I love to talk about him, too, Susie. I think, also, I'll reframe a couple of pictures I have of him and put them up.
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
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SusieQue
True Blue Farmgirl
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Susie
Greenville
Ga
Georgia
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Posted - Jun 11 2008 : 5:03:52 PM
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Thanks for writing back Jonni, that was sweet. Yes, I think I will do the same with some of Daddy's pictures. Great idea! I must bring one out of him in his army days and police days as he was so proud of his work. Hope all goes great with you and the family on fathers day. Hugs!!!
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Jun 12 2008 : 05:45:34 AM
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I'd love to see them, Susie--if you can scan them or something before you put them into frames, that would be wonderful. Those old army photos are SOOO great!!! My dad was a jockey and racetracker all his life, later going into the administration of the racing industry. He was also very proud of his work. The photos of him from that time are just tremendous--men were so dashing those days (1930's-1950's)....
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
http://www.buyhandmade.org/ |
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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
3890 Posts
Karin
Ellenwood
GA
USA
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Posted - Jun 12 2008 : 06:17:32 AM
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Jonni and Susie- I love how you honor your dads. My husband's father died in 1985 and we go visit his grave at this time of year too. It is hard to belive that he has been gone for so long. My dad is still here, so we gather at my house (right next door to my parents) cook his and my hubby's favorite foods and give him carte blanche to tell all the silly jokes and family stories he wants to tell. Uninterrupted and without comment. :) I tell ya, my grandmother and her sister were a hoot together, and my dad and his brothers got into some kind of trouble when they were boys. I've learned a lot from listening to him and this year will be no different!
Karin
Farmgirl Sister
# 18 :)
Wherever you go, there you are.
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Jun 13 2008 : 06:14:20 AM
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That's wonderful, Karin!!! I like that your dad gets to tell all his stories and jokes without "comments from the peanut gallery"!! That must give him a tickle, for sure, and it's lovely to hear that you live next door to your mother and father. What a great support system!!
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
http://www.buyhandmade.org/ |
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countrykatgirly
True Blue Farmgirl
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Hallie
Jordan
NY
USA
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Posted - Jun 01 2009 : 07:23:20 AM
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We do celebrate Father's Day here. Our kids are four legged or finned but they still like to give presents. Mom helps them shop, of course. Not sure what else we'll do for it yet.
“It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.”
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Jun 01 2009 : 07:40:30 AM
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This year will be a special Father's Day, Katy, as it's the first for my husband (our little girl was born at the end of February). Prior to that, though, our furkids have always done wonderful things for their Pop. Last year, they made a garden stone with all their paw prints 
Musings from our family in the Bluegrass http://sweetvioletmae.blogspot.com/ |
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