I, like many of you, are probably cleaning out closets, and doing indoor activities to beat the sweltering heat wave we are experiencing.  On this 4th of July 250th anniversary, I drifted back to a time when the world liked us ( America).

I came upon a birthday card sent to my father. It was from Bijou ( meaning Jewel), his  beloved co -worker. Her full name was Bijou Iadeluca.  Bijou was a stout woman who sported a pompadour hairstyle, and  had dark skin with freckles. Her family was from Brittany and her French accent was very heavy.  I looked up to her like she was my personal angel.  She came to this country and married an Italian man, whom I never met. Her home was filled with  antiques and flowery wallpaper which I thought was “very French.”  The  kitchen was from another time........

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