Strike Up the Band

One 4th of July tradition is to gather in a town's square and listen to a local band play patriotic tunes.

New York City is no different from other places. We meet in a town center



and listen to a local group play soul-soaring, uplifting music



We just seem to do things on a bigger scale here!

The concert was fabulous! In this video, the conductor describes the program and you'll also hear a few snippets of the music.



Wishing everybody some beautiful music this weekend!

4th Report

J is for the July 4th celebration in NYC!

On the 4th of July, we ate some cookies


looked at NYC through a porthole


saw Tiki Barber and Rob Thomas up close



admired the red, white and blue Empire State Building. (Photo thanks to the hubster.)


And, OH YES, we saw fireworks! (More terrific photos from the hubster.)




Next year, I want to wear these shoes!

Happy 4th of July!

It looks to be a beautiful, sunny day here. A good day for knitting al fresco.

But tonight I'll be putting the knitting needles aside---because we'll be going here.


Have a Happy 4th, everybody!