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"God Bless America"…AND ALL NATIONS of the World!

Happy 4th of
July, Dear Readers! Thank you for your support during my 2.5 (?!) years of blogging here and for hanging with me during this summer of moving and marrying and thus scaled down (twice weekly) blogging….We are NOT in China. The blogosphere is free and open! I have, thus–like the title of the book just taken from a box and placed on my disordered bookshelves, and like the bumper sticker I admired this week–"An Attitude of Gratitude." I hope that you do, too….

We are fortunate to have been born here; and may all the world's people know personal, spiritual and intellectual freedom. God bless the warriors of all cultures who seek justice and fairness on their country's behalf. (And, I hope if you know me and this blog, that by "warrior," I do not necessarily mean the kind with guns….)

This holiday weekend, I am taking some breaks from the unpacking and enjoying ribs by The Fiance and making time to listen to the cricket chorus from the back porch of our new home.