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Art Flags from Across the (East Bay) Land
0Art Flags from Across the (East Bay) Land Twenty-four neighborhoods from across the East Bay are designing 7′ x 10′ flags that represent what makes them “Home Grown”, the theme for this year’s party. Their flags will be showing off their area’s innovations, remarkable people, unique places, cultural treasures, history, and claims to fame. Attendees of the party can view the massive community-wide art project as they stroll down Water …
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Flags flown at half staff in honor of senator
0Flags flown at half staff in honor of senator PIERRE (AP) – Gov. Mike Rounds is asking at the request of the White House that all flags in South Dakota be flown at half staff Friday in memory of Sen. Robert C. Byrd.
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Flags at Half Staff for Byrd
0Flags at Half Staff for Byrd At the request of the White House all flags in South Dakota will be at half staff on Friday. It’s in honor of U.S. Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia.
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American Flags During the Revolution
0The recent HBO mini-series John Adams depicts many historical American flags that were used during the Revolutionary War period.
These flags were early versions of the national flag and some were used by regiments during the war. For instance, in the opening credits one of the flags shown is the Culpepper flag.
This flag represented a group of about one hundred minutemen from Culpepper, Virginia. The group formed part of Colonel Patrick Henry’s First Virginia Regiment of 1775. In October-November 1775 three hundred such minutemen, led by Colonel Stevens, assembled at Culpepper Court More >
Completing Your Garden With Decorative Flags
0Creating a welcoming and comfortable aura about your home may involve flowers and shrubs, a front porch with comfortable lawn furniture, and even a lawn ornament. An easy and low-maintenance addition to your outdoor décor can be one of a number of decorative flags. Flowers will add a splash of color, but not year ’round. A flag depicting a holiday or celebration will add that splash regardless of the weather. Telling a TaleWhile decorative flags cannot tell an entire story, they can give a snapshot, of sorts, to visitors and passers-by of the family who dwells inside. This is a Christian More >
Spring Flags And Summer Flags Herald Fun In The Sun
0As the cold winter months come to a close and the snow and ice melt away, we seek signs that warm weather is around the corner. Crocus bulbs begin to poke through what was only recently frozen ground, and an occasional rabbit hops through the front yard. These signs bring hope and thoughts of long, warm days, basking in the sun, shooting hoops with friends, and picnicking at the park. Even as we await the first flowers of spring, and even as our lawns begin to revive and turn back to the bright green of the warmer seasons, we can add a splash of color to our yards with spring and summer More >
Celebrate the holidays with decorative flags
0Easter and Thanksgiving are both festive family holiday. Customs around these two holidays are often extended family come together for a meal and an afternoon and evening of memories and gets drawn. To the festive holiday and to build the expectation families decorate their homes, inside and out, with the traditional holiday colors and in connection with numbers and letters. A nice addition to your facility would be outside an Easter flag or a Thanksgiving-Flag, shines in the colors of the season. Easter FlagsThe traditional colors of Easter are pastel colors or bright yellow, green, blue and More >
Decorate your Garden with Flags and Banners
0Have you ever wanted to add creative elegance to your porch, garden, deck or wall? Decorative flags may be just the right ingredient for that special finishing touch. A friend of mine has a home with a tall wooden fence next to the garden path. She hung large rainbow flags from the top of the fence. The result was absolutely stunning. The sky is the limit when it comes to decorating with flags. Today designers have created flags that are beautiful works of art. There are colors, themes and sizes that will enhance any area of your home. For those of you who have an entry porch that More >