Gary, Are you talking about those paper mache type things? I saw some with artificial flower arrangements in them at Dollar General Store last week. They were the first I had seen since the 1950s. Anna Bertram abertram@heartoftn.net phone 615-765-5357 ----- Original Message ----- From: Gary Norris : Does anyone remember the boxes live flowers use to be placed in during those old decoration days? Those boxes kept them fresh longer and the colors brighter. I saw one of those boxes the other day at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Wayne County. That was the first one I have seen in many, many years. That brought back old memories for sure.

Anna, Yes, those were the first artificial flowers as I remember. Some put real flowers in them and the glass usually fogged up. Those glass cases are something that I haven't thought about or missed until I saw that one in the cemetery recently. Also, I remember the men getting together on the Saturday before decoration Sunday. The men cleaned the community cemeteries and the women served the noon day meal. Did you ever experience those events in that order? Gary > From: "Anna Bertram" <abertram@heartoftn.net> > Reply-To: TNFENTRE-L@rootsweb.com > Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 20:16:33 -0500 > To: TNFENTRE-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [TNFENTRE-L] Decoration Day > Resent-From: TNFENTRE-L@rootsweb.com > Resent-Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 19:16:39 -0600 > > Gary, > > Are you talking about those paper mache type things? I saw some with > artificial flower arrangements in them at Dollar General Store last week. They > were the first I had seen since the 1950s. > > Anna Bertram > abertram@heartoftn.net > phone 615-765-5357 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Gary Norris : > > Does anyone remember the boxes live flowers use to be placed in during those > old decoration days? Those boxes kept them fresh longer and the colors > brighter. I saw one of those boxes the other day at the Pleasant Hill > Cemetery in Wayne County. That was the first one I have seen in many, many > years. That brought back old memories for sure. > > > > > ==== TNFENTRE Mailing List ==== > Post your questions and inquiry about your Ancestor regularly...Someone may > find a relative. > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/tnfentre >