My trip to Washington, D.C. to visit my cousin, Edwin, was very spontaneous! I loved it. The morning of July 2, not much was going on in Troy, Ohio, so I went to a second hand store to look for fishing gear. The store owner asked me if I had any plans for the holiday. I mentioned, "I do not know where I will be."That was a truthful answer. By 2:00pm, my cousin Edwin called and asked me to Virginia to experience the free concert on the Capital Building grounds. It is a big deal. Tens of thousands of people attend the concert each year. I picked the 7:00 o'clockish flight to Washington, D.C. Edwin picked me up at the airport.
There are many meanings on how to interpret American history and meanings of what the July 4th holiday means to USA citizens. I used my visit with Edwin's family as a liberty and freedom walk to experience of an individualized freedom, liberty, and justice. I took the definition of the Spirit of Independence as this: I have a college education. I have the freedom to build my own life, be self- sufficient, and be myself. As a general observation, most families have good and bad issues in family life. I left Washington, D.C. with Edwin's 3 day salad recipe. We went shopping at Trader Joe's while I got the other ingredients when I retuned to Troy. This was an individualized expression of freedom. That is good. Not everything has to be on a grand scale of national importance when dealing with the fourth of July holiday. I enjoyed my time with my cousin!
Tupperware container 64 .oz
1st layer: carrots, mini ones, peppers, green, yellow, and red peppers.
2nd layer broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, baby spinach
3rd layer sliced almonds and/ or raisins, olive oil
4th layer steel cut oats
5th layer fresh fruit (in season?) blueberries, mangos, sliced apples, etc.
Place in different corners, Turmeric powder, Basil pesto, capers, pine nuts.
Splash pomegranate vingar on top
Spread Greek honey yogurt on top
Place lid on top. Good for the 3 day rule.
Stay in the present moment. Thanks, Edwin!
Send me your ideas about freedom, liberty, and justice.
Andrew C. Allen
pewabic34 at gmail.com
08/23/2018
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