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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Tom Clarke who wrote (80137)5/29/2000 9:50:00 AM
From: Edwarda  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 108807
 
Well, remember, Charley, it started in memory of the Civil War dead, to decorate their graves. It is for civilian consumption because dead people don't really derive any benefit from flowers. It's also a time to pause and remember that the backyard barbeque might not be possible in the same way without these people who have died.