St. Francis de Sales
Did you know that Father's Day will be celebrated tomorrow in Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland and Estonia? It is always the second Sunday in November in those countries. Spiderdama, a wonderful mountain-climbing blogger from Norway just had a post about Father's Day. (I have never been to Norway, but is one of those places that I believe I love although I have never seen it.)
There is a movie which will come out shortly. If you live in the USA, you might have seen the trailer on TV. It is called "Delivery Man" and stars Vince Vaughn, who discovers that due to a mix-up at a fertility clinic, he is the father of 533 children! For me, it looks very funny but also has a theme of theology behind it. Apparently, he is not supposed to know who these children are but you can guess what happens. Of course, he looks at the files and goes to find all the children and he cares about each and every one of them, and wants to look out for them and protect them.
I will see my Dad this Sunday. We will attend the Veteran's Day service at his church, which includes a nice dinner that they have for the veterans and their families. Afterwards, we will go back to his house where he has already told me that dessert will be waiting for us...his homemade sweet potato cobbler! It will be heavenly, of that I am certain.
Remembering all the veterans who have served. It is called Remembrance Day in England (the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month.) It can also be called Poppy Day, as they wear poppies in memory of those who have died. The VFW once sold paper poppies here, do they still do that, I wonder? I will also go to a service at the VFW today, I will let you know!
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| Here is my Dad doing his best Grandpa Walton impression! (This is for you, Henry!) |
I had no idea that this was Father's Day in so many countries. The 11th which I called Armistice Day when I was growing up, was my grandfather's birthday. He was very proud that WWI had ended on that day. For me it is a sort of Grandfather's Day!
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of Grandfather's Day! My Dad is also called "Papa" by his grandchildren, but is pronounced "Paw-Paw"!
DeleteI wonder how the various dates for Fathers' Day were chosen in the different countries that celebrate it.
ReplyDeleteI wondered too, and spent quite a bit of time looking at it! (Just looked it up on Wikipedia and a few other sites, quite interesting!)
DeleteDelivery man sounds like a great movie. I'd love to see it. This was such a beautiful post. Please thank your father for his service go our country please.
ReplyDeleteLet me know if you go to see this movie, I will probably wait til it comes on TV!
DeleteAnd I will thank my Dad for you, Kay, thanks for your comment.
That sweet potato cobbler does sound inviting. Hope you have a good day with your dad. I'll be remembering all our vets and am thankful for them too.
ReplyDeleteMy Dad makes the BEST cobblers, hands down!
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Here in Germany, Father's Day is the same as Ascension, and it usually involves groups of (very) drunk men roaming the countryside, dragging trolleys full of beer barrels and schnaps bottles along. I like your version much better!
ReplyDeleteFunny, do you know that Germany is the only country who celebrates Father's Day on Ascension Day? I had no idea of the men pulling the carts behind them with plenty of booze aboard until I read of it just this morning!
DeleteI loved the wording that said "responsible" fathers now just try to spend the day with their families, but I bet there are still those who roam the countryside and drink!
(I started to put this in my post, but I was hoping you would see this, and tell me yourself...so thank you!)
Love that photo of your dad, Kay! I hope you have a great time with him.
ReplyDeleteIt is Remembrance Day on the 11th here in Canada. I think it's a very important holiday.
Thanks, Martha! His photos here are from the same time last year. In the first one, he is dressed up for the service, but he can't wait to get back home into his overalls!
DeleteYes, it makes sense you would also call it Remembrance Day in Canada, I bet they do in Australia and New Zealand, as well. Thanks for your comment! xx
Great words on top! Thanks for your nice link about me;-)
ReplyDeleteFor some reason I think Mother`s day is more important than Father`s day in Norway.
Nice pic of your dad. Wish you a happy Sunday!
Oh, good, I am glad that you saw this post! I knew you would like that quote!
DeleteI think that Mother's Day has been around for much longer, it is called Mothering Sunday in England, and is always the 4th Sunday of Lent.
My Dad is great! I hope you have had a happy Sunday too!
Such nice photos of your Dad! I did not know that Vince Vaughn had a new movie coming out!!!! I love him so thanks for sharing that. I will definitely be going to the theater for that one. Hope you're doing well and that you have a lovely weekend, Kay! XOXO
ReplyDeleteSince I did this post, I have read more about this movie and they say it is a film with heart, sounds like my kind of movie!!
DeleteHope you are well too and enjoying the beautiful autumn leaves. xx
Without a doubt.....in fact, I LOVE your new header photo with the lovely Fall colors!!! Or colours. :-)
DeleteOur veterans deserve our thanks, and so do the fathers who stay and do what fathers should. Both are heroes in their own way.
ReplyDeleteSweet potatoes are so good! My Sweetie, though, doesn't like them much, it's one of the few things he doesn't like to eat much.
I think of a man at my Dad's church who was the same age as my Dad but he told me that due to a heart condition, he was not able to serve in the military. (He told me this at one of these veteran's services.) .I felt so sorry for the guilt (undeserved as it was) that he felt after all these years!
DeleteI told him that he was a hero to me, and I only wish you could have seen the look in his eyes! Thanks for your comment that reminded me of him.
Enjoyed the trailer. Special to spend time with your dad. Have just done a post on a family reunion which has a photo of my dad. Neat photos!
ReplyDeleteWow, I love your photos of your family reunion. It looks like a good time was had by all! :-)
DeleteWe call it Remembrance Day here in Canada too. Poppies are big here as a fundraiser for the Canadian Legion which uses the money to help veterans. Enjoy the special day with your Dad! My Dad (gone now) was a veteran of WW2 too.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Debra. Thanks for reminding me that your Dad was in World War 2, I hope my great respect comes across for the vets from that war in my writings.
DeleteHey! Guess what, I just read that this movie that I told you about is based on a Canadian movie called "Starbuck"! Man, we like to copy from the best, eh?
I have been lucky enough to visit Norway and Iceland. They were very beautiful butVERY expensive. I think Oslo the the most expensive city in Europe right now. My husband (a banker) mixed up the xchange rate and tried to leave a waitress a $1000 tip! Thankfully she was honest and pointed out his mistake. My sweet father is 87 and also a veteran. We are blessed to have them in our lives!
ReplyDeleteHa! I love that the waitress was so honest! As a travel agent, I cannot remember sending anyone to Norway...I checked on the prices a few times, but that was about it!
DeleteGod bless our veterans! Pass along my best wishes to your Dad.
Thanks so much for your comment, I was so happy to see your smiling face!
Thank you Kay. I've been uninspired this summer and then my laptop crashed. It's hard to write posts on my iPad for some reason. I'm getting a new laptop for Christmas so I've got some neat things to share. I'm itching to get started again! Thanks for checking on me earlier.
DeleteOh good! I will look forward to seeing your smiling face again! Have a great week! (Oh, and if you get the chance, go back and see my son's band, THE SEVENS. The sound quality was bad, but his band is really good, honest!)
DeleteYou are right about Mothering Sunday being the older of the celebrations. Originally, apprentices - who might live far from home - went back to their 'mother' church on the middle Sunday in Lent. And, most likely, their real mother would also be there.
ReplyDeleteThat is a spectacular picture at the head of the blog.
Henry
Thanks, Henry! I never knew that about Mothering Sunday but it makes sense. I am glad that you put that info on your comment here.
DeleteRichard took that photo! Our golds have been really beautiful this year, while the reds have been more muted. That photo was really from last year, from Panola Park but it has looked just like that this year, but the leaves didn't last as long as they did last year.