What do you think of for "tradition"?  The first thing I think of is Fiddler on the Roof  and the song "Tradition!"  The importance of "tradition" in the song and in some of the things we do....  Do you have a particular tradition you follow?  We actually have some interesting traditions we have kept going.

The first tradition we have actually worked on is the needlework.  I was asked, just this weekend, about what I was knitting.  I was working on baby booties (the skein and needles fit in my purse so can go anywhere) that the pattern has been handed down in the family - from my great grandmother.  We also talked about the embroidery handed down.......

Another "tradition" is keeping things.  I don't THINK I would be called a "hoarder" but I have a feeling many family members, probably for generations, have also "saved" things for future use.  I admit I have gotten rid of a lot but I also know I looked at fabric scraps, just today, for if the scrap was "big enough to use" (in the future) or could be thrown away.

So...... what tradition do you think of?  Do you share it with other family members?  Can we celebrate it - like patterns handed down?  Can we laugh about it - as we decide if a scrap is big enough to use?  Definitely something to think about..... Maybe even laugh about......

"Three steps forward and two back......."  Isn't that the saying?  Or at least what it feels like - especially as we are learning something new?  What about when we are starting something new?  Like trying to exercise to regain strength.  I can tell you, from personal experience, what it feels like!  I can also tell you we are making progress s-l-o-w-l-y.

I was reminded, recently, about people warning me of "steps" when walking.  There are times when I really need someone to point out a "step."  But this reminder was from our trip  to Great Britain two years ago.  We started with "just" my sisters saying "step."  By the time we got to England my sisters and our two friends were all saying "step."  By the second day of the tour everyone on the bus, all 28 of them(!), were saying "step" every time there was any kind of change in the sidewalk or walking area.

​So...... even memories can help us laugh instead of start screaming! 

How did you watch the fireworks last night?  Were you at one of the places to watch "in person"?  Could you see them from your yard?  Could you watch out your windows?  Were you even paying attention?  Did they have to cancel them do to the weather?  We were inside, sitting in our chairs, watching the PBS and Macy's fireworks - with the volume way down.  We could also see SOME out of the windows "in the neighborhood."

Dad and I usually watched on TV also.  When I was little we went to the park near his parents house to watch with all our friends and neighbors.  I have a real problem with loud noise now so I rarely watch "in person" - unless I have ear plugs in.  The memories of the park, friends and family are fun though!

So..... the three sisters took care of the three sisters and watched TV while two were sewing and one was reading.  Then we watched the fireworks......   A nice QUIET day, with a beautiful ending......  Something to remember, enjoy and think about...........