4th of July Traditions

Every few years, H decides that we need some sort of project to keep us occupied for the morning of the 4th of July. One year we pulled networking wire through the house to set up an internet network (which we still use today). One year we helped him move his office at school down the hall to another office. That was fun.

This morning our project was to shop! We went to Lowe's, then IKEA, then Home Depot and back to Lowe's. Since the cottage is nearly finished, we needed to get light fixtures, ceiling fans, handles for the cabinets, curtain rods, towel bars, smoke detectors, etc.


The other tradition is the annual Claremont Parade. The usual groups marched along - high school band, cheerleaders, city council, school board, various churches, various retirement centers, etc. Each year we seem to have a new group - and this year one of those was a ukelele group. Behind the pickup truck was a large turkey with a sign which we couldn't read (too many words). Poor turkey took a spill right in front of us, and his head came off! They had to stop and put him back together before continuing. Before the turkey was an elderly gentleman on a "horse" who also took a tumble. I hope it wasn't us who brought the bad luck!