Today is Veterans Day in the U.S.  Without their service to our country, from the Revolutionary War forward, we might not be able to enjoy the freedom to conduct our home businesses.
So many thanks to all those, including my husband, who have served and are serving so that we might have our freedom and that others around the world might experience some of what we have.
Some home business owners may be participating in parades today (a lovely warm sunny one in NH), may be watching parades, may have flags flying in the breeze, and may be sharing with their families their military heritage.  …read more

Many of the businesses in our small town, home businesses included, commemorate Memorial Day by flying flags and possibly participating in the annual parade along Main Street.  Some, as my husband discovered, offer special discounts or gifts for veterans. 
At our home, where we also operate our home businesses, we’ll hang “Uncle Al’s Flag” from our deck railing.  This is a large flag given to our family when my Uncle Al died.  He was a World War II veteran who served in the Pacific Theater.  The flag was draped over his casket at his funeral.  Three veterans attended and presented the …read more