Happy Flowers and Fourth of July
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Happy Flowers and Fourth of July

I can admit without shame that I detest our country’s flag colors. Don’t get me wrong, I feel patriotic when I see red, white, and blue bunting up on people’s porches and the flag itself could bring tears to my eyes on occasion. But I really don’t find the color combination attractive otherwise. Wanting to…

Summertime and the Fourth of July
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Summertime and the Fourth of July

Again, it’s hot high Summer. The Fourth is always muggy nasty here in Maryland. But I’m looking forward to spending time with some dear friends this weekend. People who know and love me just for me. My ‘touch base’ people. Inspired to find pictures that represented the Summer Holiday, I began to go through my…

Crabbing in Claiborne, Maryland on the Fourth of July
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Crabbing in Claiborne, Maryland on the Fourth of July

If you read an article I recently had published in the Chestertown Spy entitled Homemade Mistakes, I mentioned “the carpenter with more integrity than any man I know” or something flattering like that. That would be Mr. Neil. It’s a privilege to know him. He’s a super nice guy. He’s also a former Eastern Shore…