By Erica and Karen

1. Remind yourself about what the holiday all about. We will be thinking about our U.S. service people, and also about those brave Ukranians taking up arms to defend their homeland and everyone’s freedom.

2. Put on something light and flowery. And maybe a hat. Possibly red, white and blue earrings. Then walk around the neighborhood, showing off your warm weather style.

3. Plan a fun picnic dinner outdoors. Start with a holiday cocktail, and end with an American flag cake.

4. Watch a movie. We might watch Top Gun for the umpteenth time. The sequel apparently has some great flight scenes, and we will be interested to see how Tom Cruise does age.

5. If you are anywhere in the south, go find some fireflies. The most magical creatures.

Happy Memorial Day!