The 4th of July, and the days preceding it, have always held weird significance in my life. I married on July 3, 1982. I met the other guy on July 4th 2002 for a first date. There is a certain amount of nostalgia obviously for me this time of the year. For the past several years it has been a quiet holiday.
I solved the nostalgia by making a recipe for macaroni salad that my mother used to make. I gave in and went out and purchased 2 fresh local tomatoes, since my own are taking their own sweet time ripening. In my past I had often put on quite a summer spread with multiple salads, fresh melon, corn, etc. Not the same when you celebrate alone, but I am happy with the fixings. I have a feeling that next year the table will be full again, and I am looking forward to that.
Wishing everyone a great July 4th. After all the fireworks and food, remember it is a commemoration of our Independence. The cost of those freedoms were high, and paid for in blood. We should treasure our rights and continue to take a firm stand to prevent them from being sifted away in the politics of today.
And they are, believe me.
K
For tradition? I watch The Patriot. It is a clear reminder of those who fought and died, who lost their children and their homes and their lives, to give us freedom, and the beginning of a new nation.
1 comment:
Glad you fixed your mom's salad! I bet it tasted almost as good as when she made it.
Next year will be different, in a good way, for both of us!
Love, Mel
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