May 30 2022
Memorial Day 2022
Today we watched Rhinebeck’s quintessential Memorial Day parade from the Lawsons’ front porch.
We had Jen’s parents, Erica and Geoff visiting for the weekend, and the Scherrs happened to have rented a house for the weekend about fifteen minutes from us.
We felt slightly sheepish about inviting ourselves over to the Lawsons and bringing eleven people with us. Geoff and I brought a strawberry rhubarb tart we had made with rhubarb from Jen’s garden, and Jen made a fine fruit salad in a hollowed out pineapple, as well as banana muffins. We also brought croissants from Bread Alone. You can tell we were a little embarrassed.
The parade did not disappoint. Children scrambled to pick up candy thrown from the vast armada of Rhinebeck Fire Department vehicles.
The firefighters themselves marched somberly.
As a special treat, Sarah rode Cisco on behalf of Southlands. For obvious reasons, the horses come last.
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