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Monday, July 4, 2011

Happy Independence Day!

Flowers bursting in the air

You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4, 
not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers 
who file by the White House in a show of strength and muscle,
but, with family picnics where kids throw Frisbees,  
the potato salad gets iffy,
and the flies die from happiness. 
You may think you have overeaten, but it is patriotism. 
Erma Bombeck


Wishing you all a day surrounded with loved one and  filled with celebration.
xxoogail

This post was written by Gail Eichelberger for my blog Clay and Limestone Copyright 2011.This work protected under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Please contact me for permission to copy, reproduce, scrape, etc.
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17 comments:

  1. Lisa at GreenbowJuly 4, 2011 at 6:12 AM

    The same to you Gail. I hope you are buzzzing around with friends and family celebrating.

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  2. Karin / Southern MeadowsJuly 4, 2011 at 6:40 AM

    Happy Independence Day to you! Love Erma Bombeck and coincidentally used that same quote. Great minds think alike!

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  3. CommonWeederJuly 4, 2011 at 7:52 AM

    We had our main celebration yesterday, which included a daughter's 50th birthday, but the picnicking will continue today.

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  4. CarolJuly 4, 2011 at 7:54 AM

    Dear Gail,
    What a perfect flower portrait to honor the day. Beautiful! I too love those little flames and Echinacea so healing . . . it is as if the flowers tells you so. Happy Fourth to you and yours. Carol

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  5. Carol MichelJuly 4, 2011 at 8:15 AM

    Happy Indpendence Day to you, too. I love the picture and the Erma quote!

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  6. F CameronJuly 4, 2011 at 4:56 PM

    Happy 4th to you, too!

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  7. LolaJuly 4, 2011 at 9:00 PM

    Hope you had a wonderful 4th.
    Thanks.

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  8. greggoJuly 4, 2011 at 10:14 PM

    same to you

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  9. Rainy Day GardenerJuly 4, 2011 at 11:18 PM

    Awesome quote & photo! Happy 4th of July!

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  10. PJ | Home and Garden DecorJuly 5, 2011 at 12:45 PM

    Hope you had a great Independence Day, Gail.
    I love the quote, it really expresses very good how we Americans love to celebrate the 4th of July as a big family instead of us showing military strength in a big parade.
    God Bless America

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  11. KathyJuly 5, 2011 at 6:42 PM

    Love the quote!

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  12. Curbstone Valley FarmJuly 5, 2011 at 7:56 PM

    A perfect floral fireworks display! Hope you had a fun and relaxing holiday weekend!

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  13. AnonymousJuly 5, 2011 at 8:10 PM

    Great quote! I miss Erma Bombeck. -Jean

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  14. Town MouseJuly 5, 2011 at 10:49 PM

    Oh, what a perfect quote. Yes, I met some of those flies just yesterday...

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  15. LINDA from Each Little WorldJuly 6, 2011 at 10:07 PM

    Great post! And happy belated Fourth. I am going to have to remember that quote for next year . . .

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  16. pressurized walls nycJuly 7, 2011 at 12:25 AM

    Nice Qoute

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  17. garden girlJuly 10, 2011 at 10:12 PM

    Hope you had a lovely, flower-filled fourth Gail.

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