Dare to Declare

“I am well aware of the toil and blood and treasure it will cost us to maintain this declaration, and support and defend these states. Yet through all the gloom I see the rays of ravishing light and glory. I can see that the end is worth all the means. This is our day of [...]

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Another heirloomy love — BOOKS!

… especially old books!
I came across these treasures in a cardboard box in my local county rural library — for FREE!

I was glad and all too eager to take them home for some loving.  Am I going to read them?  You bet!  Right now, we are reading the Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin:

Some other wonderful titles [...]

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Liberty BLUE!

Happy Independence Week, Everyone! May we always cherish the heritage secured for us by great men before us, and may true freedom always ring!
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” ~ Benjamin Franklin (1775)
“The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty and the [...]

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Happy Birthday, Lady Washington

Today marks the 278th birthday of Martha Dandridge Custis Washington, America’s first First Lady.

As the lady of a number of plantations, she was responsible in overseeing the spinning and weaving, and clothing of those who worked and lived on the plantations.
Lady Washington, as she was called upon her husband’s rise in stature during the Revolutionary [...]

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