Posted on 07/02/2004 12:12:06 AM PDT by Mama_Bear
Thanks!
I hope your gigantic fireworks display didn't put too big a dent in the Finest's budget. :)
LOL! Well, it shouldn't.....being the frugal (and lazy) bear that I am, I just re-posted the fireworks display from 2002. Saved time and money. ;-)
Happy 4th to you!
Yes, we should have taken one of the carriage tours, we realized too late. That has to be the best way to tour old Charleston. We took a little tour bus but couldn't really see the houses well and JK couldn't get some of the photos he wanted from inside the bus. But we did have a good, knowledgeable driver who explained the city well. If we ever get back there we will definitely take a carriage tour.
Awwwww.......thank (((((you))))). It's nice to be missed. :-)
Yes, we had a great time. Visited DC, Manassas, VA, drove down Skyline Drive, went to the Luray Caverns, then to Williamsburg, on to Charleston and then up to see my niece and nephew in Charlotte, where JK drove a NASCAR at Lowe's Motorspeedway. We did all this in 10 days! It was non-stop from sun up to sun down. Not a restful vacation, but lots of fun.
Thank you, Kitty Mittens.
I just love your screen name!
Oh, no!!! I knew you lived in SC, but I didn't know you were actually in Charleston! I would have LOVED to have met up with you while we were there. WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!! :-(
DARN! I not only missed the opportunity to meet you, but I also missed Pippin and NicknamedBob when they were looking for us in DC. :-(
I guess we will have to make a point of coming back, and when we do, you can be sure we will look you up!
Pictures, please! :-)
Thank you.
Thank you, (((((Rus))))).
Happy Independence Day!
Yes, my grandfather had a Methodist Church somewhere near The Battery in the mid to latter teens of the 1900's.
My sister Anne's first husband's father was a Charlestonian, and he and his two spinster sisters grew up in the house directly across the alley behind the very famous St. Michael's Church.
(Meeting and Broad Streets in Charleston.)
Anne and Bill had two little girls before he died of polio in the 7th year of their marriage, and the girls inherited a lot of their great-aunts' very old antique furniture.
Prayers going up for Kathy.
Oh, what a sweet patriotic bear! Thank you, FRiend. :-)
Yes! We were there. We saw that church!
No, we didn't go to Middleton Gardens. The only gardens we saw were at Magnolia Plantation......and they were beautiful!
I have so many photographs but haven't had a spare moment to sort them all. But here is one that JK took of the Magnolia Plantation Gardens....
Thank you, Mama_Bear. My weekend is going just fine.Hope your Independence Day is the best ever.
Beautiful photograph, jk....
  The Star Spangled Banner |
The Stars and Stripes Forever |
| God Bless The USA |
Battle Hymn of The Republic |
| America The Beautiful |
Dixie |
| Yankee Doodle Dandy |
God Bless America by Kate Smith |
| You're A Grand Ole Flag |
My Country Tis Of Thee (America) |
| The Bonnie Blue Flag |
There's A Star Spangled Banner.. |
Happy Independence Day everyone!!
May you have a safe and wonderful weekend!!
Just some music above to kick off some festivities.
The WHITE stars have the music.
The BLUE stars have the lyrics.
Enjoy!!
Oh, this is wonderful!! Thank you, MoJo!
I can post some more if you'd like, but I don't want to bog down your thread.
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