Vacation

After 17 days and 1944 round trip miles we are finally back in Jacksonville. The last week was a busy one: On July 11 we celebrated our late mother-in-law's birthday, my sister-in-law's expanded assignment and my son's new job in Manhattan - a veritable trifecta! July 12 was celebrated as Orangemen's Day in Ireland when the Protestants beat their big bass drums. It reminds me of that Irish song lyric "Me father he was Orange and me mother she was Green." July 13 we hit the road and arrived home on July 14 which is Bastille Day in France. We usually raise the Tricolor on the flagstaff, play some French music, have a bit of quiche and some champagne, but with the Dow Jones faltering we will probably drink "domestic". Anyway, it is nice to be home and with a few "quid" still in my pocket.
tjs
PS - Don't miss the Women's Soccer on Sunday afternoon for the World Cup Finals - they are a very exciting team and will play Japan in Frankfurt, Germany.
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