{"id":61085,"date":"2017-05-26T10:37:05","date_gmt":"2017-05-26T14:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/?p=61085"},"modified":"2018-01-15T14:13:30","modified_gmt":"2018-01-15T19:13:30","slug":"a-private-celebration-for-memorial-day-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/2017\/05\/26\/a-private-celebration-for-memorial-day-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"A Secret Celebration for Memorial Day Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’ve all got ways of\u00a0remembering, most very personal. Several friends refuse to delete\u00a0the contact info of the friends that have passed away from their contacts or Rolodexes (the classic analog card catalog) even though some think the practice slightly macabre.<\/p>\n

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\nComing across the phone numbers and addresses randomly of people who have informed their lives sparks long-dormant memories.<\/p>\n

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Sally Schneider<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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For some, Memorial Day is a time to remember and honor\u00a0people who perished fighting in America’s wars; for others it simply means “the beginning of summer”.<\/p>\n

Years ago, we renamed Memorial Day Memory Day<\/em> for ourselves. We remember people who have been in our lives and are gone now, the power of all they taught us still resonating. We find it heartening\u00a0to revel in the first days of summer while privately keeping in mind these amazing people, and to celebrate them.<\/p>\n

Our dear late friend Gyo Fujikawa<\/a>‘s wonderful children’s book illustrations seem to say it all.<\/p>\n

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Gyo Fujikawa, Oh What a Busy Day<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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