Gary and I don't go any place on most holidays. Neither of us like a lot of noise and Independence Day is the noisiest of all but for some reason, the 4th of July is always quiet in Seymour. We have no fireworks display, no community picnic. Most Seymourites leave town, many for their cabins up north. Tonight, I am the only person on this block.
This year's 4th will be even quieter than most because Gary has been in Illinois working on the estate and clearing brush on the farm all week. He did think of coming back late tomorrow but I convinced him that was a bad idea because the traffic would be terrible with people going to and coming back from fireworks displays. There is usually a certain amount of drinking, too. He thought it over and decided to come back on Friday morning instead.
He should be able to see the Dixon fireworks from the farm but he could also go to some of the festivities of the annual Petunia Festival:
http://www.petuniafestival.org/fireworks
Tomorrow is also Chris and Tisha's wedding anniversary, no forgetting the date for them! But they will spend the day together and on Sunday morning, I will take them out for brunch.
Before that, Gary and I will go to the Oneida Powwow on Saturday, pig out on fry bread and watch the grand entry. We'll position ourselves near the big drums and let the vibrations roll through us. That is part of the 4th of July week for us.
Tomorrow, I'll be alone, yes, but that is fine with me. I'll spend the day in the garden.
We celebrate in our own ways.
This year's 4th will be even quieter than most because Gary has been in Illinois working on the estate and clearing brush on the farm all week. He did think of coming back late tomorrow but I convinced him that was a bad idea because the traffic would be terrible with people going to and coming back from fireworks displays. There is usually a certain amount of drinking, too. He thought it over and decided to come back on Friday morning instead.
He should be able to see the Dixon fireworks from the farm but he could also go to some of the festivities of the annual Petunia Festival:
http://www.petuniafestival.org/fireworks
Tomorrow is also Chris and Tisha's wedding anniversary, no forgetting the date for them! But they will spend the day together and on Sunday morning, I will take them out for brunch.
Before that, Gary and I will go to the Oneida Powwow on Saturday, pig out on fry bread and watch the grand entry. We'll position ourselves near the big drums and let the vibrations roll through us. That is part of the 4th of July week for us.
Tomorrow, I'll be alone, yes, but that is fine with me. I'll spend the day in the garden.
We celebrate in our own ways.
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