4th of July

Oh
CRASH!
my
BASH!
it's
BANG!
the
ZANG!
Fourth
WHOOSH!
of
BAROOOM!
July
Whew!

From Where the Sidewalk Ends, by Shel Silverstein

For the 4th of July, Jeff and I went down and had dinner with my folks. My Grandpa Harry came up for dinner also. Dinner was great, we had steak, fried potatoes, Texas sheet cake, and strawberries with Cool Whip. We bought a bunch of fireworks in Bradford, at Wal-Mart and at a fireworks tent and set them off in my parent's yard around 10. We also gave a bunch of fireworks to Brandon, our old neighbor from up on Pleasant St. It's interesting, in some ways, America's 4th of July is like a big, secular Midsummer's Festival.

Grey also came down to my folks from the farm on the 4th to give me an awesome present. He made me a beautiful staff. I really, really love it and I can't wait to use it.





Grey gives me such neat witchy things. He also gave me my gorgeous chalice a few years back. Jeff also gives me neat witchy things. He got me a copper bird bath for Yule that can be used as a scrying bowl, it's also great for holding candles. Jeff also bought me my current Witchcraft journal, it's got natural recycled paper, a wooden spine, and actual leaves on the cover.

Boy, I am one lucky Witch :-)

Merry Part and Blessed Be!