tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post7497799249558089266..comments2024-03-27T23:13:43.597-05:00Comments on Prairie Rose Publications: Freedom And Fireworks by Sarah J. McNealLivia J Washburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05958199886826207363noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-4940083313243828042015-07-03T08:05:21.329-05:002015-07-03T08:05:21.329-05:00Happy birthday, July baby, Cheryl! What great fun ...Happy birthday, July baby, Cheryl! What great fun you must have had with all those cousins. I wish my family had been big like yours. My mother had one brother who had 3 kids, but they lived in Alabama and I never saw them that often. They considered my sister and me "Yankees" and weren't too happy to have us visit them. We never asked to go back. Since both of my dad's brothersSarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-59131383874033207142015-07-02T21:43:38.963-05:002015-07-02T21:43:38.963-05:00Great post, Sarah! I'm sorry I'm late--ju...Great post, Sarah! I'm sorry I'm late--just my crazy life! LOL I always loved the 4th of July because I have a July birthday. When I was growing up, of course, you could buy fireworks and set them off most anywhere in the smaller towns. We would usually go to my grandparents' and have a huge celebrations. Everyone would bring fireworks and the men would set them off while the women Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-75503167627265149572015-07-02T07:04:34.389-05:002015-07-02T07:04:34.389-05:00Bev, the fireworks over the lake must be just beau...Bev, the fireworks over the lake must be just beautiful. Seeing all that either in a boat or on a dock must be great fun. I actually wrote a scene in The Violin, where my lead characters go out in a row boat to watch the fireworks. It's got to be a wonderful sight. The parade of boats and patriotic music is such a great idea. Makes me wish I lived on a lake, too. Do you live on the lake year Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-80101678025164957492015-07-01T20:23:08.828-05:002015-07-01T20:23:08.828-05:00Sarah, thank you so much for a great post. I enjoy...Sarah, thank you so much for a great post. I enjoyed learning about it's history. We on Keuka Lake(Finger Lakes of New York State) have fireworks at the end of the lake put on by the firemen. We can either go out in our boat( as hundreds of other also do) and sit on the water and the fireworks shower over our heads and boom loud and clear. OR we can sit on our dock and watch from 3 miles downBeverly Wells authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12248685758575824289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-84970272234715465042015-07-01T11:15:26.018-05:002015-07-01T11:15:26.018-05:00Barb, I can't help but think about the soldier...Barb, I can't help but think about the soldiers in Afghanistan still fighting and the military dogs, too. Between the war that never ends and the chaos at home, I have become war weary. I have to avoid the news for blocks of time just to keep my sanity and my spirits up. But, whether I watch the news or not, I thank God every day for the freedoms these humans and military animals are putting Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-27702000075624417822015-07-01T10:52:01.503-05:002015-07-01T10:52:01.503-05:00Sarah, such a great post. Its been a few years sin...Sarah, such a great post. Its been a few years since my husband and I have ventured out to watch a fireworks display. I love to watch them though. I love the quotes you added at the end of your piece. This year it seems things are changing so quickly here in the States, and there is so much being written about our freedoms and traditions being taken away by government. Your quotes reminded me to Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09396020400398531264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-76274501845743236622015-07-01T10:04:34.075-05:002015-07-01T10:04:34.075-05:00Doris, before my parents moved to North Carolina, ...Doris, before my parents moved to North Carolina, we lived in a rural town in Pennsylvania. I don't remember fireworks there, but I do remember the parades and church picnics for the 4th of July. They had great games for kids. I won a race once and got a cake for a prize, but my mother wouldn't let us eat it. Bummer. I personally don't see any harm in a sugar overload now and again. Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-29417527792363103322015-07-01T09:54:38.980-05:002015-07-01T09:54:38.980-05:00Wow Celia, it's hard to imagine such a long ti...Wow Celia, it's hard to imagine such a long time without seeing real live fireworks. I can understand a drought preventing a display. So far, no one has set anything on fire here. Although there are several places in town where they show fireworks, my neighborhood usually has enough crazy guys shooting them off that I don't have to go anywhere to see them. I like the idea of sitting in Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-2884793031658668172015-07-01T09:44:52.840-05:002015-07-01T09:44:52.840-05:00Shayna, your husband must be a barrel of fun--and ...Shayna, your husband must be a barrel of fun--and aggravation. LOL In North Carolina fireworks cannot be sold to private citizens. Like that's going to stop anybody. Charlotte is right on the border of South Carolina where fireworks can be purchased legally. Well, you know where everyone is going a few days before the fourth. In my neighborhood we have many guys like your husband who love Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-65647804897532752552015-07-01T09:07:15.972-05:002015-07-01T09:07:15.972-05:00Great history Sarah. Growing up, fireworks display...Great history Sarah. Growing up, fireworks displays were so fun, a big celebration. Even now, weather permitting, thousands of people flock to the events here. Me, I've kinda gotten away from the crowds, but do enjoy the arial displays that can be seen from my house. DorisRenaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-32841465291994010452015-07-01T08:48:05.989-05:002015-07-01T08:48:05.989-05:00I haven't seen a live display of fireworks in ...I haven't seen a live display of fireworks in decades. Our city once had a huge display at the university stadium, but that was halted for some reason. During some years, fireworks are banned because of dry conditions. I don't think I saw a live fireworks show as a kid, but my kids did. At least a few time. One of the best was during one of the 3 years we lived in Stillwater, Oklahoma...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-28305308337512805432015-07-01T07:29:43.649-05:002015-07-01T07:29:43.649-05:00Interesting read about fireworks, Sarah! I firmly ...Interesting read about fireworks, Sarah! I firmly believe my husband must have a line of those "Green men" in his blood, for he has a reputation for frightening my family when he sets off fireworks. As he prepares them, words I cannot post here mingle with phrases such as "uh-oh" and "this is gonna hurt". He only bounced one charge off of my cousin's car, so thatShayna Matthewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07211023762774649147noreply@blogger.com