A Rainy Fourth of July
Technically the Fourth of July is over, but fireworks are still blasting away in pockets across town. There's more at stake this year, those blasts are saying--more to celebrate, more to release. (As I type, a sonicky boom just went off, somewhere to the west.) It was rainy today. There was lightning, thunder. But we still did some Fourth of July things--not all of them, but some. (Sparklers, veggie dogs, fresh corn, National Treasure , flags.) Before the storm, I got out a new Bosch drill, and drill bits I've had for years. Years . I shipped these drill bits back to the US from Rome in a cardboard box (filled with other things, too--books, linens, kitchen detritus, clothes). The plastic cylinder the drill bits live in still has its price-tag, which is inscribed with the name of a little local hardware store that still exists on Via Celimontana, in Rome. (I googled it.) Ironically or not, I learned to use a drill (and a hammer, a band saw, and a circular saw) in ...
I had a lot of fun with this challenge, too! I posted until #ShoutoutSaturday! Overall, #mememonday is my favorite! :)
ReplyDeleteYeah, I like #mememonday too! It was a fun marathon--I'm glad I took up the challenge!
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