Oh, Joe, that must have been a great day : ) Wish I could have joined you!

Hard to believe my little historic town has not in anyone's recent memory had a 'town' celebration, though we are the spot where the pre-Revolutionary Revolutionaries (The Regulators) got fed up and caused trouble ... and most of them swung for it. The lack of public observance changed recently, and I'm so glad. A few weeks ago there was a bit of a memorial service at the site where the Regulators were hung, and yesterday there was a little parade, some good singing, then a reading of the Declaration. And I got to read part of it! Then, a community picnic, food trucks and all. I brought my favorite 4th poem to read in case they asked, but they didn't : ) so I'll have to be a bit more forward next year.

So fun. I think this is my favorite holiday (my own birthday aside : ) This past year I've been steeped (HA!) in American history, reading about the Mayflower and colonies, the Revolution, and various and sundry other recollections. Boy, I wish they REALLY taught this stuff in school.

I think there's not been a Getaway workshop that touches on these themes of patriotism, etc. I'm also thinking it might be fun to dust off/dig up songs about US Presidents?

Dani