Never Forget

I'm in NH visiting my family, and as always it's wonderful to spend time with them. I rode with my sister in law and niece to R's first ballet lesson of the season. As we rode, I saw so many flags at half mast.
Today all across America people are remembering that awful day 9 years ago. Facebook is full of posts about the sacrifices made, lives and innocence lost, etc. As many have said, we must never forget but we also must NOT let the memory of that day drive us to hatred, uninformed biases agains certain people(s), and the like.
I hope that this year and in all years to come we can focus on how blessed we are to live in a country that is diverse in so many ways; a country stronger because of our differences; a country that was founded on religious tolerance. Let's not dishonor our flag or the many who have sacrificed for our freedom by engendering intolerance and hatred.

Knight Family Reunion 2010

Daisy loves playing with cuzzins.


Sunrise



More sunrise

The World's Most Spoiled Dog loves the farm in KY

Cows on the farm

Sunset

The 22d annual reunion is winding down. Daisy and I are the only guests left, and we're leaving in an hour or so. We had glorious weather--lows near 50 and highs in the 79s; slept with windows open so we could hear cows in the early morning and coyotes at night.

As always we had wonderful meals and a rousing game of dominoes--why does the hostess always win?

David's thinking about a lavendar farm (inside joke) but Daisy and I resue to work it. We've got too much traveling to do!

Off to New Hampshire next!

On the road again

Daisy (The World's Mst Spoiled Dog) and I are at it again. We spent 10 days in Annapolis w/ Cuz D (and Cameron and his mom and Belle [D's black lab]). Got to see some other cuzzins and friends and generally had a blast. The next 2 months are BUSY!
We leave Friday for our annual Knight Family Reunion in Winchester, KY-- can't wait to see friends and family there. Then the next weekend I fly to NH to see brother and his family. Less than 2 weeks after that, Daisy and I will set off for another big adventure in Mississippi, Texas, and who knows where else. Looking forward to seeing lots of family and friends, maybe a Civil War site or two, and just relaxing in South Austin w/ my favorite Unc and his dear wife and the rest of their families.
I'll post some pics along the way. Let's hope the weather stays good for all who travel this fall. NO HURRICANES!