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on this Memorial Day…

May 24, 2015 By Talya Tate Boerner 6 Comments

On this Memorial Day weekend while you enjoy time off work having fun with family and chowing on delicious barbecue, be sure to make time to remember those patriots who sacrificed all for our country, our freedom, our tomorrows.

Upper Cemetery, Brinkley, Arkansas

Upper Cemetery, Brinkley, Arkansas

 

Unknown Soldier, Berryville, Ar

Unknown Soldier, Berryville, Arkansas

 

Fly your flag. Say a prayer. Meditate on how lucky we are to live in a democratic society. Do something patriotic today and everyday.

We don’t have a flag yet for our new (old) house, but after searching and searching, I finally found the bunting which we brought from our Dallas house. It was hiding in a drawer. I love the look of bunting, especially draped on old porch railings.

Our house is dressed up for Memorial Day

Our porch dressed for Memorial Day.

 

I decorated our Little Free Library for Memorial Day too! If you live in the neighborhood, be sure to check out our book selection for every age reader. Books change daily! And there are seeds in the bottom drawer. Zinnias were recently added (although I can’t promise they are still there).

Our Little Free Library is ready for Memorial Day!

Our Little Free Library decorated for Memorial Day! (Fayetteville, Ar)

 

Oh, and eat some barbecue! John will be grilling ribs—he’s a master at it. If it’s raining where you are, and it seems to be raining everywhere, try these oven roasted barbecued chicken thighs I made last week. Trust me, this is simple. I made this dish using only my right hand. Why? Because my left index finger was wrapped in a paper towel held above my heart/head to keep myself from bleeding out. #DullKnifeProblems #Distracted #NoTimeForStitches

oven roasted barbecued chicken for Memorial Day!

  • Rinse and pat dry chicken. Place skin side down on an oiled cookie sheet. Roast at 425 for 30 minutes.
  • Coat with your favorite sauce (see mine below). Turn and coat the other side. Roast 10 minutes skin side up.
  • Slather on more sauce. Roast another 10 minutes. (Do not turn again.)
  • Repeat one more time turning the oven up to 475.
  • Let rest 10 minutes before eating.

I made the sauce using one cup of Bentley’s Batch 5 Reserve (my favorite!) mixed with two heaping tablespoons of apricot preserves and 3-4 chopped garlic cloves. (Recipe inspired by the one and only Pioneer Woman.) If you are a vegetarian, try this sauce with roasted veggies.

Happy Memorial Day folks!

Grace Grits and Gardening

Farm. Food. Garden. Life.

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America, The Beautiful – Cedarmont Kids

dull knife troubles

I’ve since bought real Band-aids specifically for fingertips.

Filed Under: Food & Recipes, Holiday, Memories Tagged With: barbecue sauce, Bentley's Batch 5, flag, freedom, Little Free Library, patriotism, soldiers

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  1. Colene says

    May 24, 2015 at 11:13 am

    Great advise Talya! We all need to be reminded, on occasion, as to what it is all about. Thanks to all veterans past, present, and future. Beautiful musical pairing.
    I can’t believe I didn’t take time for a visit to your Little Free Library last week. Be more careful, please. We can’t have your fingers out of commission for writing/typing.

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  2. Dorothy Johnson says

    May 24, 2015 at 12:16 pm

    Love the thoughts and bunting. We’re have ribs today! Love you.

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  3. Margaret Rutherford says

    May 25, 2015 at 6:24 am

    We are also excited about the Little Free Libraries going up all over town! Such a neat idea…

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    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      May 25, 2015 at 8:31 am

      Don’t you just love them?

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  4. Debbie says

    May 25, 2015 at 7:12 am

    Thanks for the reminder. This Memorial Day has dawned sunshiny and beautiful at the lake, such a contrast from the floods of yesterday and so appropriate as we remember those who have served and are serving.

    On another note, I just bought a new electric knife sharpener in hopes of 1) having knives that work well and 2) not slicing off any more of my digits than I absolutely must! Bring your knives over and we’ll have a sharpening party.

    Happy Memorial Day friend.

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    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      May 25, 2015 at 8:31 am

      Sunny in Fayetteville this morning, too. I was quite shocked!

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