This morning is close the window and put on a sweatshirt cool. It is cloudy and damp as rain is predicted. The high will only be 63°. I have no plans to leave the house. I need nothing and have nowhere I want to go. I have decided to make brownies. It has been a long while since I last baked, and I just happen to have all the ingredients. I also have a hankering for chocolate.

Today is Flag Day commemorating the adoption of the flag on June 14, 1771. The red, white and blue colors are symbolic. The red represents valor and courage, the white represents purity and hope while the blue represents justice and vigilance. The thirteen stripes represent the original thirteen colonies. The stars represent the 50 states. The flag’s current design was adopted in 1958. It was designed by 17 year old Robert Heft. The last change was the addition of the 50th star in 1959.

When I was a kid, my head was filled with all sorts of nonsense disguised as real. Much of it was from my mother. She was keeping us well and safe and believed what she told us. I didn’t swim for an hour. I had to wear a hat as the heat escaped from my head. I didn’t swallow watermelon seeds for fear of growing a full size fruit in my belly. Swallowed gum became an indigestible ball in my stomach which stayed for seven years. I still spit out my gum. You can’t be too safe! Some days are just too cold to snow. I am not blind from the TV but carrots would have cured my bad eyesight anyway. We all swallow spiders in our sleep. I still follow the 5 second rule. Some things are too good to waste.

I have no to do list, no chores. I swept yesterday. Today I rest.

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