Bastille Day and Me . . .

This past Saturday, July 14^th was my birthday. Though every year I wish I go be in Paris to celebrate my day because they celebrate Bastille Day with fireworks and parties galore. Perhaps one birthday I will, however, the one my family gave me was absolutely wonderful.

Breakfast and present opening on the veranda in the morning. Then we went to the Antique Mall to put a few more things into our booth. We have only been open less than two weeks and already had many sales. This is fun!

Later that afternoon we drove to Yorktown which is about 20 minutes from our house, and we had dinner on the terrace at the seafood restaurant, and then we walked to the pier for a sunset sail down the York River.

Charlie had a great time helping the deckhand set the sails, Tiffeni enjoyed talking with the passengers and crew, and Keith and I just sat together watching the shorelines go by.
Then as we sailed back to the dock, the sun set slowly behind the York River Bridge. What a sight. Then we drove home and had a delicious ice cream cake. WOW! What a great birthday!
 

Hope you enjoyed some pictures from that day and know that my family and I will treasure this memory forever, and we will put into our Family Museum a few things from that day to cherish always.

 Enjoy your summer. Till later . . . .

Happy 4th of July . . .

 

Independence Day, also referred to as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.

 

 

 

Being of independent mind & spirit, I have taken on a new enterprise that may seem to be opposite of what I have been advocating and championing on my blog; keeping, displaying and preserving family heirlooms and memorabilia.

As I search through all the boxes, closets, the attic and basement, even the garage, and after assembling four Family Museums: Parents side, children’s side, maternal & paternal grandparents sides, there were many other  accumulations of possessions that were no longer needed or wanted. I was perplexed as to what to do with these belongings until I met with a friend from days gone by and asked her what was she doing these days. She said she opened a booth at our local antique mall because after her three boys were married and in their own homes, she, too, wondered what to do with all the things accumulated over the years. And she also inherited many family antiques and did not have the space for them. So that got me thinking. After family discussions, we all agreed to do the same, hence, we opened a booth at the antique mall and call it “Eclectic Collections.”

So during the month of June, we sorted through, inventoried and priced many items. Then during the first three days of July, we hauled over many bookcases and set them up in our space, brought in over a dozen boxes and set the collections on the shelfs. And being the 4^th of July today, we are taking the day off and celebrating our wonderful independence to be able to do freely what we want with our lives. It is truly an honor to be an American citizen.

Once our booth is completed, I will take some pictures and post them. Until then, enjoy the holiday, give thanks to your family and friends, and especially for those who have fought bravely for or independence throughout history and more than ever today. God Bless America!