A Perfect Day For the Beach…

 

On the holiday weekend, the state beach was full and cars were being turned away…but our little sailboat could easily take us to a quiet,  almost empty beach…where the sand was so hot our feet burned and the water was so cold our skin tingled…

Sailing back, Mrs R and I tried to remember the lyrics to “A Perfect Day”…because it was a perfect day.

 Lou Reed
Transformer (1972)
Perfect Day
Just a perfect day,
Drink Sangria in the park,
And then later, when it gets dark,
We go home.
Just a perfect day,
Feed animals in the zoo
Then later, a movie, too,
And then home.
Oh it's such a perfect day,
I'm glad I spent it with you.
Oh such a perfect day,
You just keep me hanging on,
You just keep me hanging on.
Just a perfect day,
Problems all left alone,
Weekenders on our own.
It's such fun.
Just a perfect day,
You made me forget myself.
I thought I was someone else,
Someone good.
Oh it's such a perfect day,
I'm glad I spent it with you.
Oh such a perfect day,
You just keep me hanging on,
You just keep me hanging on.
You're going to reap just what you sow,
You're going to reap just what you sow,
You're going to reap just what you sow,
You're going to reap just what you sow.

 

The Pursuit of Happiness…

Deciding how I was going to spend this 4th of July holiday was not easy for me this year.  For the past 59 years I always knew that I would be spending the day celebrating my sister’s birthday and this would be the first that I have spent without her.  I thought of going away…but happily ended up spending time with my daughters, their husbands,  my grandchildren…and of course Mr O.

  

We had a peanut hunt…I can remember doing this at my grandmother’s house when I was their age.

Some of us got wet.

Some tried to relax.

We grilled.

And we played with sparklers.

I do love sparklers!

Happy 4th of July…

 

Guess who had fun watching some fireworks last night!  Hope everyone is enjoying their right to the pursuit of happiness today…

A Busy Weekend…

A few images from a busy Independence Day…and my sister’s 60th birthday…should I tell?

The day was celebrated at my sister’s house with family and friends…lobster and cake…Except for one nephew, all in our two families were there for a picture…How hard it is to get 11 people to look good at one time!

The 4th of July…

Circa 1931…My mother is 2 1/2 years old and these are some of the few photos we have of her as a child…I’m still not sure why she is dressed up as Uncle Sam…I hope my sister remembers!

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Happy 4th of July!