Fourth of July 2015 was more than a piece of cake for me,
but this red, white, & blue concoction sure made our treasured national
holiday a sweet one. The cake was my
wife Sally’s idea, but guess who ate most of it! After all, the calories were a
just reward, I thought, for using the time off to finish ten rough-draft pages
of my upcoming novel, the thriller “When the Bee Stings”—a follow-up story to “Wiggle
Room.” Instead of this photo, I thought
about posting the “after” picture with only part of “Happy Fourth of July” remaining
in the icing and the cake towering in the stand over a sea of red, white, and
blue crumbs. Because I am a blessed and
proud American, I was able to enjoy this treat and an extended, leisurely weekend
with family and friends, either here with me in Jackson, Mississippi, or via cell
phone and photo texts. Although this
weekend was a special time, we should take pride every day in what we can offer
others and what our country means to us and the world.
--Darden North www.dardennorth.com
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