In case I have not mentioned it previously, Independence Day is one of my favorite days of the year. I am so excited about all the activities that happen during this hot weather holiday. Cookouts, pool parties (my children say they are now called splash parties), parades, fireworks, picnics, I love them all.
The next two days, the children and I will don our patriotic wear, have a picnic at a city park, take a dip in a pool somewhere, go to the Catonsville parade that my cohort, Anne Kramer, works so hard on all year, and then I will be a part of the fun Saturday night at my cohort, Tamara Nelson's, beautiful warehouse to watch the Inner Harbor fireworks from her deck. I cannot wait.
Speaking of being excited, I recently paid close attention to the landmark above that just happens to be in my neighborhood at Frederick and Augusta Avenues. Funniest thing, in all the years I have lived in Irvington and one block from this monument, I have never noticed its inscriptions until now. Imagine my excitement when I saw that this towering monument reflected on Independence Day in this southwest Baltimore neighborhood.
However you spend the holiday, I hope you and your family and friends have a good, safe time.
Happy Independence Day!
