Oh 4th of July, I always have mixed feelings... but maybe that will be another post at another time.
It was a busy weekend, so I didn't have to think about it too much. (I did miss yelling "America, F*ck YEAH!"). Lots of movement happened: a friend moved in down the street (yay!), two friends left the Valley (sad), and a new volunteer moved in with us (so far, so good...). This meant for lots of community meals! Oh, I ate soooo much, but a lot of it was from our garden- so fun! We served a Taco Salad as a main dish for 10 people with lettuce and spinach from the garden. I made a great Chard Cheese Bake with a lb of rainbow chard and some onions from the garden. We spent one evening out at a friend's house in Alamosa Canyon, AKA middle of nowhere, it was great! Of course, no small town celebration of America is complete without a holiday parade. This one has nothing on Bainbridge, but this also pretty much the same one for the many parades in town.
Ok, I do need to say a few, just a few, things about patriotism... Another thing I love about the Mennonites? They don't say the Pledge of Allegiance or sing the National Anthem, because they can't "pledge allegiance" to anything but God and our nation isn't just the US, it's the world. I love it. And really what does it mean to be patriotic anyway?
What about the insects?
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