This weeks Weekly Geeks brought to you by Wendy from Caribousmom:
1. If you are an American citizen, share what the Fourth of July means to you and how you celebrate it. Do you think of it as the true start to summer?
2. If you are from another country, other than the United States, share what national holidays are significant to your country. Are any of them similar to our celebration of Independence Day? Are there traditions around their celebration? Do they suggest the beginning of a season or something other than the National purpose?
3. Go a step further...let's talk books.
* Have you read a good fiction or nonfiction book which centers around a country's search for independence?
* Do you have any book recommendations which embody the traditions or celebrations of your country?
* And since the Fourth of July brings to mind summertime ... are there any great summer reads you are looking forward to reading over the next month or two?
I'm posting this after the 4th but I can say that I didn't do anything this year. Some years I have watched fireworks but now I have to stay and babysit my dog who freaks out when she hears fireworks.
So back to discussing Independence Day and Summer. I think a great book that any American who read it would really take time to reflect on how lucky we are is:
The Translator by Daoud Hari
A book I read a long time ago that I absolutely loved that is a fictionalized account of the start of our independence was:
Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes
And to me, Summer begins in June and I always start to gravitate toward books that take me to beaches and are light and happy. One of my favorites is:
Plantation by Dorothea Benton Frank
7/8/09
Weekly Geeks 2009-25
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I love Plantation by Dorothea Benton Frank, I read it a few months after my father died so it really touched me. I haven't read any of her others yet but I do have some on my shelf. Do you recommend any?
I never read Johnny Tremain as a kid and I didn't know it was 4th of July related.
I just hung out with the family that day. We made dinner and watched the fireworks. It was fun.
My dog goes to pieces when there's fireowrks too.
We never had a problem with our dog and fireworks until our latest move. People can buy big fireworks here and the last 2 years have been nerve wracking for our dog. We tried giving her a sedative this year, but it didn't even take the edge off for her. We just had a cook-out to celebrate.
Thanks for the book recommendations.
I have found that I don't do as much on July 4th as I used to...the older I get the more I just want to have a day to relax!
Re: dogs and fireworks. Argus (my golden) is terrified of them (and of thunder too). My new puppy, Raven, is not scared of anything. So 1 out of 2 isn't bad!
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