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4th of July

Patriotic Grandmother Cleans Over 600 Unkempt Military Headstones

May 31, 2021 by Good Living Guide. This post may contain affiliate links. Leave a Comment

Our country has many cemeteries that honor our fallen veterans. Although we all pay respect to them, one Washington grandmother has made that respect a way of life.

Cleaning the Headstones

Since last year, Kelly Mulvaney has been cleaning the headstones and beautifying the graves at Grand Mound Cemetery in Rochester County. As of this month, she has cleaned more than 600 veterans’ headstones.

“The people aren’t forgotten, but sometimes the headstones get old and covered with dirt, and people can’t get here,” she explained.

Daily Ritual

Every day, she pulls up in her car with buckets, a shovel, gloves and other materials. She starts by sweeping pine needles and debris from the headstone. She then cleans stains and mold from the headstone. She finishes by clearing weeds from the edges to make the border stand out.

Each headstone looks like new when she’s finished.

Mulvaney has been dubbed the “Rochester Cemetery Cleaning Angel” by locals. What’s even more amazing is none of her family members are buried in that cemetery.

Inspired To Act

She said she was inspired to act when she and her granddaughter were taking a walk through the cemetery.

“I saw all the military headstones covered in mold and mildew and I thought, those aren’t supposed to look like that,” she told a local paper.

Taking Time

Crystal Hitchcock, whose mother is buried in the cemetery, said she can’t believe someone would “take so much time out of their day and their week and year and do that for somebody they don’t even know.”

Restoring Our Heritage

On her Facebook page, Mulvaney says she wants to “restore our heritage one headstone at a time.”

She has received messages from people who want to join her as volunteers. You can follow her progress on her Facebook page.

Patriotic Grandmother Cleans Over 600 Unkempt Military Headstones

 

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  • 4th of July Pretzel Bites

4th of July Pretzel Bites

June 30, 2019 by Good Living Guide. This post may contain affiliate links. 1 Comment

These 4th of July Pretzel Bites are a fun, patriotic treat that can be made in a matter of minutes. The perfect combination of sweet, salty and crunchy is positively addicting!

4th of July Pretzel Bites

These are great treats to make ahead of time. In fact, you can even freeze them since they hold up well after being defrosted.

4th of July Pretzel Bites
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4th of July Pretzel Bites

These 4th of July Pretzel Bites are a fun, patriotic treat that can be made in a matter of minutes. The perfect combination of sweet, salty and crunchy is positively addicting!

Author Good Living Guide

Ingredients

  • square pretzels
  • red, white and blue wilton candy melts
  • red, white and blue m&ms

Instructions

  1. Place the pretzels on a microwave safe plate.

  2. Place a Wilton candy melt on each pretzel.

  3. Microwave for 10 seconds at a time, until each melt is soft
    all the way through.

  4. Immediately place an opposite-colored M&M on each melt. Set aside to harden.







  5. Enjoy!

4th of July Pretzel Bites

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  • Unicorn Jello Parfaits – add color and sparkle to any party for kids or adults
  • Homemade Buttermilk Pie Recipe – tastes like rich custard but doesn’t require any fancy ingredients
  • Disney’s Famous Churro Bites Recipe – they taste so good dipped in chocolate!
  • Oreo Peppermint Crunch Cookies – the perfect cookies when you have a craving something rich and self-indulgent
  • Coconut Lime Cupcakes – a perfect bite of tropical bliss.
  • Maple Pecan Blondies – get ready for the ultimate in rich, gooey decadence
  • Apple Cider Shortbread Cookies – these cookies melt in your mouth and are not overly sweet

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