Happy 4th!

We went to Old Town today and saw some of the parade and had lunch.  Then we went to see Public Enemies, the film with Johnny Depp as John Dillinger.  It was long (they could have cut at least 20 minutes if not more) but good.  I was mesmerized by the cinematography and costumes.  The detail in a regular guy wearing high-waisted wool pants with suspenders or the head G-Man (not Hoover) and his suit were incredible.

I got a good deal on chicken breasts today so made fajitas.  They were really good.  First time I’ve made them here, with large flour tortillas, and one pan instead of two.  I’m sure I gave you my made-up recipe!  If not just ask for it.

I wore a new shirt today, country-style with snaps.  It’s white with red and blue paisley.  All for the Fourth.  And I put on Zoe’s flag-inspired bandanna but we didn’t get a photo.  The “big” fireworks were last night.  We ate dinner, watched a movie then put on sweaters and sat out on the bedroom balcony to see them for about 10-15 minutes.

Tonight there will be more fireworks in Old Town.  Jim’s asleep with Zoe and I’m here writing.  It’s nearly 9:30 but the sun goes down late here so it may be a while before they start.  Oh, I just heard one.

So we wore western garb to the hippie parade and ate Mexican (pseudo-Mex) food to celebrate July 4th.  Just wanted to make sure you got all that!  More later.  Thanks for reading and writing in and I hope pdxknitterati has a wonderful vacation.  All that knitting and cooking, she deserves it!  Dee