Because my regular shift is the weekend, I don’t usually get to celebrate a holiday when it happens on a weekend. I can live with that because I only have a 3 day work week. It’s pretty physical work. But, tolerable all things considered.

Because I worked yesterday, we are celebrating Independence Day, today. There’s also a nod to it being my mother’s birthday, even though she’s in Asheville, not Mebane. Supper tonight will be Impossible burgers with a slice of Cherokee Green tomato (We just learned about this variety. It is lovely.), potato salad made with taters I grew and sweet pickles I made last year, green beans Chuck grew and blueberry pie made with berries from our bushes.

Our aperitif will be locally produced cheese, green beans I pickled using my cousin’s recipe and G&Ts.

Here’s to America living up to her promise.