Honoring Veterans Day

 

This post will be of greater interest to my American viewers, but I will try to include my world viewers at some point.

 

Those of you who may not know, Veterans Day is always celebrated on November 11.  It connects the holiday to the World War I armistice, which took effect on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918.  However, if the date falls on a weekend, a separate observed date may apply.

The holiday began as Armistice Day and was renamed Veterans Day in 1954 by President Eisenhower. 

In the states, Veterans Day is often confused with Memorial Day.  Veterans Day honors those living, retired, and dead who served.  Memorial Day is specifically for remembering U.S. military personnel who died while serving.

In November 1919, President Wilson proclaimed November 11 as the first commemoration of Armistice Day with the following words: “To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nations…” 

 

 

  A celebration of the first Armistice Day. 

 

  Another rare image from 1918 with people celebrating the end of "the war to end all wars." 

 

  And this one, too. 

According to VA.gov:

The United States Congress officially recognized the end of World War I when it passed a concurrent resolution on June 4, 1926, with these words:
Whereas the 11th of November 1918, marked the cessation of the most destructive, sanguinary, and far reaching war in human annals and the resumption by the people of the United States of peaceful relations with other nations, which we hope may never again be severed, and

Whereas it is fitting that the recurring anniversary of this date should be commemorated with thanksgiving and prayer and exercises designed to perpetuate peace through good will and mutual understanding between nations; and

Whereas the legislatures of twenty-seven of our States have already declared November 11 to be a legal holiday: Therefore be it Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), that the President of the United States is requested to issue a proclamation calling upon the officials to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on November 11 and inviting the people of the United States to observe the day in schools and churches, or other suitable places, with appropriate ceremonies of friendly relations with all other peoples.

Further:

An Act (52 Stat. 351; 5 U. S. Code, Sec. 87a) approved May 13, 1938, made the 11th of November in each year a legal holiday—a day to be dedicated to the cause of world peace and to be thereafter celebrated and known as “Armistice Day.” Armistice Day was primarily a day set aside to honor Veterans of World War I. 

Additionally: 

In 1954, after World War II had required the greatest mobilization of soldiers, sailors, Marines and airmen in the Nation’s history; after American forces had fought aggression in Korea, the 83rd Congress, at the urging of the Veterans service organizations, amended the Act of 1938 by striking out the word “Armistice” and inserting in its place the word “Veterans.” With the approval of this legislation (Public Law 380) on June 1, 1954, November 11th became a day to honor American Veterans of all wars.

 

 Later that same year, on October 8th, President Dwight D. Eisenhower issued the first “Veterans Day Proclamation” which stated: “In order to insure proper and widespread observance of this anniversary, all Veterans, all Veterans’ organizations, and the entire citizenry will wish to join hands in the common purpose. Toward this end, I am designating the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs as Chairman of a Veterans Day National Committee, which shall include such other persons as the Chairman may select, and which will coordinate at the national level necessary planning for the observance. I am also requesting the heads of all departments and agencies of the Executive branch of the Government to assist the National Committee in every way possible.”

 Also according to VA.gov:

In 1958, the White House advised VA’s General Counsel that the 1954 designation of the VA Administrator as Chairman of the Veterans Day National Committee applied to all subsequent VA Administrators. Since March 1989 when VA was elevated to a cabinet level department, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs has served as the committee’s chairman. 

As well as: 

The Uniform Holiday Bill (Public Law 90-363 (82 Stat. 250)) was signed on June 28, 1968, and was intended to ensure three-day weekends for Federal employees by celebrating four national holidays on Mondays: Washington’s Birthday, Memorial Day, Veterans Day, and Columbus Day. It was thought that these extended weekends would encourage travel, recreational and cultural activities and stimulate greater industrial and commercial production. Many states did not agree with this decision and continued to celebrate the holidays on their original dates. 

Finally, according to VA.gov:

The first Veterans Day under the new law was observed with much confusion on October 25, 1971. It was quite apparent that the commemoration of this day was a matter of historic and patriotic significance to a great number of our citizens, and so on September 20th, 1975, President Gerald R. Ford signed Public Law 94-97 (89 Stat. 479), which returned the annual observance of Veterans Day to its original date of November 11, beginning in 1978. This action supported the desires of the overwhelming majority of state legislatures, all major veterans service organizations and the American people. 

Be sure to hug a veteran today.  They are everywhere and deserve our respect and gratitude. 

 

T Stands For Subway

  

After voting,

my foodie friend Sally and I went to Subway for hot subs.  Note the drinks fountain on the left.  That's my ticket to T this week.

There really wasn't a lot of which to take photos, but I did get a photo of their logo.

I've shown you mine, now it's your turn to share your T entry this week.  The rules are extremely simple.  Your drink related post may be anything from a photo of a glass, cup, or mug, to an actual drink.  You may choose to share a sketch or a digital, hybrid, or traditional page in your scrapbook, art journal, or altered book.  Maybe you'd prefer to share a tag, or wow us with your photography.  You might choose a postcard or decorated card.  You might even draw an image on a used tea bag.  Or perhaps you prefer to review a place you visited, a movie, or book.  It makes no difference as long as it's drink related.  And don't forget that the more unique and outside the box it is, the better we like it.  Please tie it back here, and please link only to your T post, not your entire blog.  When you link, Bleubeard, the T gang, and I will be by to visit.   Bleubeard would also like to remind you that your photos may be taken any time.   

 

 

 

If it's Sunday, it's Rocking Horses

 

I've kept you in suspense long enough.  I'm finally going to show you these rocking horses on this dressing table.

 

I have several exceptional rocking horses today.

 

 Here's a closer look.

 

I'm not sure where to begin, since these are scattered in several directions.  On the far left is a cast metal rocker.  A tiny wooden rocker sits against my jewelry box.  The rocking horse with the rocker that is blue and the one directly to its right are both cast metal.  Next to it is a wooden rocking horse with what looks like a barrel for a body.  Behind it is another wooden rocking horse that has a very unique mane.

 

There is actually only one rocking horse in this photo.  It has a brother I showed before.

 

 

 

 

Here I proudly show rockers can be other animals besides horses.  Here I have a sheep, a rabbit, and a deer.

 

This rocking horse houses a music box, one of four I own.  They all play different music.

 

I know we aren't supposed to treat our children differently or show favoritism, but I can't help myself.

 

I really love this candle, although I have other rocking horse candles I will show at a later date.

 

I have at least seven rocking horses that are this style.  It's very popular.  The sizes and colors of the horses 

 

and the decorations on the rocker locations make each of these different and unique.

 

Thanks for joining Bleubeard and me today.  We are also joining Nicole at  

 

 

 

Old friends, new vehicles

 

Because it's Friday, I'm joining Nicole for Friday Face-Off and Gillena for Art For Fun Friday.  

My good friend Joseph

met with my good friend Scott

and they decided to stop by to visit me.

They both had

new to them

vehicles.  This is Scott's and wow is it big.

The one in the driveway was given to Joseph by his father, who no longer drives.  Since Joseph takes him to all his appointments, his dad thought it would be a nice gift.

Joseph got a personalized vanity plate.  He took a photo to show me.

Here it is up close.  I'm sure several of you know that Joseph plays steel drums, also known as pans.  Many of his pans were made specifically by Ellie Mannette, the father of the modern steel drum.  They are signature series pans.  Mannette is widely credited with developing and refining the steel pan and its tuning.

 

    Please visit Bleubeard and me today at these two great art blogs.  

 

 

T Stands For Bagatelle

 

   I've wanted to share this post for nearly a year.

It will soon become obvious why I haven't

I got this meal to go.  It consisted of a cheese, mushroom, and onion empanada. It came with a roll and butter, and a side of tabouli (also called tabouleh) salad.  Why have I waited so long to share this?  I failed to include a drink with the meal.  Today I'm going to correct that by sharing several of my favorites.

 

 

 I know a few people who would agree.

I'm loving all the jokes on this mug.  It even extends to the handle which you can see in the previous photo.

 

And because I can't show favoritism, I have to honor those who have dogs.

 

I've shown you mine, now it's your turn to share your T entry this week.  The rules are extremely simple.  Your drink related post may be anything from a photo of a glass, cup, or mug, to an actual drink.  You may choose to share a sketch or a digital, hybrid, or traditional page in your scrapbook, art journal, or altered book.  Maybe you'd prefer to share a tag, or wow us with your photography.  You might choose a postcard or decorated card.  You might even draw an image on a used tea bag.  Or perhaps you prefer to review a place you visited, a movie, or book.  It makes no difference as long as it's drink related.  And don't forget that the more unique and outside the box it is, the better we like it.  Please tie it back here, and please link only to your T post, not your entire blog.  When you link, Bleubeard, the T gang, and I will be by to visit.   Bleubeard would also like to remind you that your photos may be taken any time.    

 

 

 

Second on the 2nd: a tag

 

This was part of a post I created on September 30, 2019.  The part I will share is a tag I made.  It was for three challenges.  I have removed all the references, but if you are interested, you can find the full post at the date mentioned above.

 This is an autumn inspired tag.

A hole reinforcer I stamped with a rubber stamp that has ancient words on it.  The camera was not my friend for this tag.

Unlike my American friends, I am NOT a fan of the word "Fall" replacing autumn.   However, I will gladly use it in this instance.

It's time for us to Fall into Autumn.  

 

Falling leaves help reinforce that.

However, the real focus should have been on the tree

now completely devoid of leaves

and heat embossed, too!

I finally got a decent photo of my stamped hole reinforcer,

so took an extra photo just in case!

For this tag, I began with a piece of used file folder that I painted using two colors of fluid acrylics: Quinacridone/Nickel Azo Gold and Red Iron Oxide.  Once the paint was dry, which was overnight, I sewed the black construction paper to the file folder using variegated thread.  To give a bit of additional color to the construction paper, I used the (only) decorative stitch on my sewing machine and sewed around the outside, again using the same variegated thread.  I printed the computer generated words using my laser printer, then attached them to heavy cardboard using PVA glue.  While those were drying, I used my handmade baby powder filled pouncer, then stamped the tree (very old wood mounted Stampington red rubber) using VersaMark.  I then added black embossing powder, but failed to remove all the excess bits as I should have.  Next, I added the words and the leaves using red liner tape.  I then stamped a hole reinforcer, punched a hole, and added it to the tag.  Finally, I added fancy fibers from my stash.
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Now it's time to share your own Second on the 2nd.  The rules are quite simple and everyone is welcome to join the fun look back.  All you have to do is bring back a post that you are especially proud of, or perhaps one you shared before anyone knew your blog existed.  It could even be one that holds special meaning.  Any post, any genre, any artistic endeavor is acceptable, as long as it's been published sometime in the past.  Then link below (direct links only, please) and Bleubeard and I, along with other Second on the 2nd friends, will be by to visit. 

 

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