Monthly Haiku Corner – May

May Flower Moon is a pretty much self-explanatory. It’s high spring and flowers are everywhere.

This month, we celebrate Cemetery Appreciation Month. If you’re looking for reset or just a quiet peaceful day, visit your local cemetery. A day trip to graveyard can provide serenity, clarity, inspiration, education, and entertainment. Read some tombstones. Wonder about the lives of the dead and their loved ones. It helps bring clarity into your own life. You don’t even have to go to one with relatives, in fact, it’s recommended that you pick a different cemetery if possible. The dead can distract us from living our lives.

a life less lived
don’t fall to fear and regret
six feet under

May is Cemetery Appreciation Month

Happy Friday! Did you know that May is Cemetery Appreciation Month? Every Friday, we’re going honor cemeteries on Instagram. Cemeteries can be scary places and most people don’t visit unless they have to, but cemeteries are often very beautiful, calm and peaceful places, filled with art, architecture, flowers and trees, just like a lush garden. If you’re ever just looking for a quiet place to go, check out your local cemetery.🪦🌸💐🌻🌹

Friday Fright Nightcaps-White Wine Peach Sangria

I would like to get back on some type of schedule. It’s easier said than done sometimes, but in effort to do so, I’m reviving Friday Fright Nightcaps to coincide with our monthly theme. This May is Cemetery Appreciation Month and our theme celebrates cemetery life, so I put together a classy, refreshing drink, perfect for springtime and a tribute to the afterlife.

Ingredients:

750 ml. White wine (Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, etc.,)
12 oz. Peach Vodka (New Amsterdam)
Fresh Fruit

First, cut up some fresh fruit. I used peaches, blackberries, red raspberries, apples, and strawberries. Any fruit will do. Next, pour entire contents of wine bottle into a pitcher. Lastly, add 12 oz or about half a bottle of Peach Vodka. I choose to use New Amsterdam brand, but you can use whichever brand you choose. Stir well and refrigerate for about 12-24 hours. Serve chilled.