Photos from day 22 are available here.
Today is the great American Holiday, Independence Day. From coast to coast and through all its 50 states people will be celebrating, enjoying themselves, and perhaps reflecting, if even for a moment what this country at its very heart represents to them. In the grand scheme of time it is a new country compared to many. Its history just a brief flicker compared to that of much of Europe and Asia. Yet nearly 230 years ago something new and profound was created here when the 13 original colonies came together and established something the world had never seen before.
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Photos from day 21 are available here.
Beads, baubles, and bangles will last a life time but clothing never lasts beyond a certain point. No matter even if it is your most beloved wearable item. It will inevitably one day expire from fashion or from function. Classic fibers, cotton, wool, and silk, simply start to fall apart over time when worn. Even new high tech clothing will work wonders for perhaps a brief while longer. Then there is the problem of your own personal dimensions. Perhaps asking the clothing to continue to do what it was supposed to do when you were a size b and now your horizons have expanded to some letter just a little too far down the alphabet to look decent or remain modest. Then there is that special purgatory when the clothing sits befuddled in a closet or in a drawer waiting to make at least one more appearance. You can’t wear it and you can’t throw it out. What do you do?
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