“Have a Happy 4th of July Week-end.”

Happy 4th of July

After hanging out in America for more than 60 years, living in 6 different States, there are many things I value about this Country.  The List of Gems and Treasures noted below are what presently enhance the quality of life of my entire family, ease and lessen our challenges and are possible because we live in the USA. Honoring the fact that I have two daughters and, my brother, Buck, and I have seven granddaughters, the First must be:

Women’s Rights – Friends, near & dear, far & wide – Clean Water – U.S. Postal System – Weight Watchers English Toffee Crunch Bars – iTunes –  Right -to-Vote – Pandora – FDIC – Garbage Collectors – Oprah – Honeybees – Statue of Liberty – National Audubon Society – Free Speech – Interstate Highway System – Our Medical Community & American Hospitals – The New York Times – Trader Joe’s – Neighborhoods – The University System – Libraries – Religious Freedom – Trucks – The Chicago Cubs – Jeans – The Atlantic Monthly – Home Depot – Dentists – Golden Retrievers – The New Yorker – Apple Products, MacBook Pro’s to iPad’s – The Iowa State Fair – Vanilla Bean Ice Cream – Porches – Colorado Blue Spruces – Google – U.S. Park Service – The Rocky Mountains – HDTV – Aspen – Hillary Clinton – Six for Supper – Pixar Animation Studios – U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service – Yosemite National Park – NPR – Uncle Sam – Washington D.C. – Cell Phones – Walgreens – Heating & Air Conditioning –  Hotshot Crews – Social Security – Skype – The Constitution –  the Internet – Owls – National Audubon Society – Alice Waters – Sierra Club – Pinterest – Aspen Institute – United Airlines – Target – Las Vegas, yeah, really! –  Metropolitan Museum of Art – Maps – Taylor Swift & Justin Bieber – AutoPay – Old Glory – Molto Vegas Farmer’s Market owned by Mario Batali – Jigsaw Puzzles – Band-Aids – The Colorado Rockies – Medicare – Margaritas – Dishwashers – Garage Door Openers – Volunteers – Facebook – Elizabeth Warren – VISA –  Digital Cameras –  Refrigerators & Freezers – U.S. Forest Service – Sierra Nevada Mountain Range – Passports – The Bill of Rights –  Herb Gardens – American Wines & Cheeses –  E-Mail – Joshua Trees – Hybrid Cars – Fat Tire Beer – Rhubarb Pie – Oxo Kitchen Utensils – Gail Collins – Multi-vitamins – San Diego Zoo – Jeopardy! –  VISA – Our Armed Forces – BananaGrams – Peet’s Major Dickinson’s Coffee – Public Television – HBO Documentaries – Birthday Celebrations – Congressman John Lewis – Liberals, Green Geeks and Tree Huggers – Planned Parenthood – Bureau of Land Management – College Kids – Jane, Always Being Jane – Popcorn – Taxes, I don’t mind paying ‘Em – Firemen & Cops – the Barefoot Contessa –  Anna Quindlen – Women Drivers – National Park System – The Lion King – Saguaro Cactus – Colorado River – Death Valley – Best Western Hotels – Rachel Maddow – Ibuprofen – The Declaration of Independence – Iowa.

On this Special Week-end  of Celebration, take a Time-Out to think about what You love and value about this Country.