Happy 4th of July to all! What a marvelous country we live in and grateful I am for this tremendous blessing. We did some celebrating on every "front" from picking strawberries, working in the yard (sweat!) tearing out several old plants, eating hamburgers, corn on the cob and s'mores, of course before heading to Excelsior Park in Excelsior, Minnesota. There we were treated (along with many thousands...exact number not known!) to a wonderful patriotic program by the Minnesota Orchestra. We waited for the night to settle in before a great show of fireworks was set off on a barge on Lake Minnetonka. Wowzer! It was great. The least great part of the day: bumper to bumper traffic for some 40 minutes as we patiently edged our way out of town. It made for a very end of the day (midnight), but we did enjoy it all!
