Father's Day 2025: Flowers for my Dad and Grandpa

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Yesterday morning, I picked fresh blue hydrangea, white Rose of Sharon, and red roses out of our yard, and made floral arrangements for my Dad and Grandpa Freeman's graves, and delivered them. 

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