Tradition

Welcome friends,

 Welcome to Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4.  

Tradition is an important part of any family or community and so important that people will fight to be sure they are not neglected or done away with.

From the first day of Autumn, to Halloween, All Saints Day, and Thanksgiving autumn brings many different traditions from all around the world.

School kids cut out paper leaves, pumpkins,etc. Homemakers change decor to reflect the new season.

Sweaters come out of storage... the weather is changing.

1. Why is tradition important to you?

Tradition adds consistency to life . Traditions are something to look forward to and create a connection with family, friends and community.  I liake that.

2. Have family traditions helped to shape who you are?

Yes. Those traditions made wonderful memories, warmth in the heart and a love of people.

3. Do you believe that tradition helps a community or shapes the unity of family and community?

Tradition and love of your fellowman are the core of  unity.  Love can unify the whole world as one . Traditions bring people closer together.

 

4. Are there any traditions you would like to bring back and why?

Yes.   Big football Mums for Thanksgiving.   Orchid corsages for Mothers Day.   Birthday corsages for girls.... A pretty homemade corsage with the following things woven in or dangling from the main corsage. 

Age 10: Lollipops

Age 11: Gumdrops

Age 12: Tootsie Rolls

Age 13: Bubble Gum (such as Bazooka)

Age 14: Dog biscuits (sometimes shifted to age 15 )

Age 15: Life Savers

Age 16: Sugar cubes (for the classic "Sweet Sixteen")

Age 17: Lemon drops

 Bring back the summer strawberry festivals, the town 4th of July celebrations, the community pot luck dinners, spaghetti dinners and dances by local clubs, churches etc.

The Thanksgiving eve bon fires and the big rivalry games on Thanksgiving.  Pancake breakfasts by local fraternal organization which everyone would attend.

Town fish fries, dances for teens by the CYOs and the MYF... all of these are so important.

Bring back Christmas caroling.

 Annie

Survey Time

Hello friends,

August is winding up and this Sunday morning it is 58°F.  Chilly!

Tuesday 4 is available now . I hope you will sign up and take part.

Welcome to Sunday Stealing. Here we will steal all types of questions from every corner of the blogosphere. Our promise to you is that we will work hard to find the most interesting and intelligent questions. Cheers to all of us thieves!

This week's meme was inspired by F, Yeah Surveys. She admits she does too many of these, but we get it. We do, too.

SURVEY TIME!

1. What will you remember from August 2026?  The lovely cool evenings and breezy sunny days. The lovely thunderstorms that gave us needed rain too.

2. When will you start your holiday shopping?  I already have some things. 

3. Where did you meet the person you fell the hardest for?   Honestly, I never fell hard for anyone. I am a very laid back person and extremes are not my thing.  I met my late husband when I was about 16 at a popular ice cream parlor in his hometown which was the town right next to mine.

4. Where did you meet your best friend?  It was on a  sabbath over 40 years ago.  We had common things to talk about. 

5. Share a fact about the last person who texted you.  It was the Famous Anonymous. She is talented and smart!

6. EXTRA! EXTRA! Since June's DIY meme was such fun, let's do it again. Please close out this post with a question for your fellow Sunday thieves. Hopefully we'll have enough responses for a September DIY.  

a. can you name 2 songs that make you happy, 2 that can bring you down and 2 you find romantic? Ph and maybe 2 that rev you up?