The 4th has never been my favorite holiday. Lately I have been thinking a lot about how African Americans feel on the 4th. Does it really feel like their holiday? Does history cling to everyone the same? When do we celebrate "true independence'? Independence from what? Women can't exactly claim independence on the 4th of July.
What am I teaching our son? "Yeah, fireworks are cool", "Bombs bursting in air", the wealthy landowners are so happy that they can keep their land and their slaves, and not pay taxes to England anymore. I do need to do a little research on this holiday. Would be fun to see what is out there about people's different viewpoints.
We are having friends over. We will roast chickens over the fire. Eat and drink well and play yard games. I am making a berry galette. Thrown together from our own berries; raspberries, marionberries and strawberries. I don't have enough of any of them to make a dessert by themselves. The weather has been lousy. Hoping for a little sun, and if not that, no rain. Glad to be on the island, away from the crowds.
Roast chicken over the fire sounds wonderful.
ReplyDeleteBig hugs to you all, with only a teeny bit of drool at the thought of that galette. Do you use your fabulous pie crust for that, or is it a different kind of crust?
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