Does anyone remember this song?  For the bicentennial, in elementary school we practiced singing it seemingly endlessly.  We must have had a concert, but all I remember is the frequent practicing.  I can still sing the states in alphabetical order.  But I remember that the bicentennial was a big deal.  And I have since learned that all of our numerically important July 4ths led to preservation of historic sites, including quite a lot for the bicentennial.  This semiquincentennial doesn’t seem to have the same enthusiasm, but maybe I am not in the know.

We did have a nice Independence Day though.  Louella seems to be settling in nicely.

Jameson is still cute.  He’s getting little ringlets on his forehead and lots of ear hairs.

The corn is not knee high again this year.

We went to a BBQ at Tom’s sister’s place.  It was really nice.  I made a Martha Washington cherry pie (from my colonial Williamsburg cookbook) which was a real hit.  Then we came home and are watching concerts and fireworks shows from Nashville then NYC while trying to keep our animals safe.  So far, so good.

Happy 250th birthday America!