Better Late Than Never-July 4 in Everett, Washington

Normally we go to Bellevue on the East Side of Lake Washington to watch the fireworks at the Bellevue Downtown Park. This year, Hubby went to play squash during the day, so we decided it was too far, so instead we went down to the Everett waterfront park to watch the fireworks by the Marina. …

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Fantastic Fourth-Fireworks on Independence Day 2023

As we usually do, Hubby and I headed over to the Bellevue Downtown Park for the Independence Day fireworks show.  The park was wall-to-wall people, blankets, and tents. And that was only in one direction!  People, dogs, kids, and vendors made themselves comfortable with their picnics and drinks, waiting for the big show to start …

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A bittersweet Independence Day

This year of 2020, when we Americans should be celebrating American Exceptionalism-the big difference in America's founding and history from every other nation on Earth; our great country is riven by rioting, looting, Marxism, ugliness, vandalism---oh, and also a worldwide pandemic of a virus that originated in Communist China. Instead of the sound of parades, …

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A Trip to Hillsdale College, 175 years!

The first week of October, Hubby and I flew to Michigan, to attend the Hillsdale College 175th Anniversary Gala, and the dedication of the new Christ Chapel.  The weather was fine on the flight out, and we got to see Mount Rainier from above. We arrived in Detroit, picked up the rental car, and headed …

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