Another 4th of July in our own Garrison Keillor town. The park in the center of town (two blocks from our house) is filled with booths for various causes, food and games. People walk to parties bearing desserts and appetizers. But the best part is the parade at 4:00. When you can sit on the curb and yell out to people you know in the parade and they yell back at you, when you watch the high school marching band, when you see the mother-daughter belly-dancing duo and all the kids on their decorated bikes, when the teacher of the year gets the loudest cheers (and you cheer, too, because he was a favorite teacher of your kids), then you know you are in Claremont on the 4th. It's good to be home.
Saturday, July 5, 2008
4th of July
Another 4th of July in our own Garrison Keillor town. The park in the center of town (two blocks from our house) is filled with booths for various causes, food and games. People walk to parties bearing desserts and appetizers. But the best part is the parade at 4:00. When you can sit on the curb and yell out to people you know in the parade and they yell back at you, when you watch the high school marching band, when you see the mother-daughter belly-dancing duo and all the kids on their decorated bikes, when the teacher of the year gets the loudest cheers (and you cheer, too, because he was a favorite teacher of your kids), then you know you are in Claremont on the 4th. It's good to be home.
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