Thursday, August 21, 2014
An Irish man selected the location of a new fort on 20 August 1775. Yesterday was the 239th anniversary of this event.
I wore my new bowler. My attempts to tie my bow tie failed, but luckily I had a regular tie in my vest pocket.
Bowler.
A mariachi band was playing. I want a pair of mariachi pants.
Mariachi.
The quince is almost ripe.
Quince.
A big crowd arrived for the birthday ceremony.
Flag ceremony.
I wandered into the 1860s-1870s house that contains the gift shop and museum and acted as tour guide for a handful of people. One young woman thanked me profusely, "This is so interesting!"