It Always...

rains on Maryland Day (commemorating the founding of Maryland)...  this year appears to be no different.  at least it's not snow

Maryland Day will have special meaning for us this year.  During the ceremony, Historic St. Mary's City Commission will be awarding the Cross Bottony to MFO.  The Cross Bottony is given annually to honor outstanding efforts on behalf of Historic St. Mary's City.  In MFO's case it will recognize over ten years of (volunteer) service as their Archivist.  She spent a good deal of that time in dank moldy, cellars, opening boxes and boxes of "stuff" that accrued during the development of the Museum.   She organized, filed, tabulated, and preserved years of corporate records, documented important events like the 300th Anniversary in 1934, and generally put their house in order.  She played a large part in the Museum achieving National Accreditation, as one of the requiremnts is organized corporate history.   She also has a pretty good idea where all the "bodies are buried" as they say... She has mothballed the collection and although she will remain "on call" at the City, she has "retired" and now will spend the majority of her time as Archivist for the St. Mary's Historical Society.  Through her work in both places she has gained a lot of knowledge and appreciation of our history in little old Southern Maryland.  It is a special award for her...much deserved.

Realize this is a bit late, but the ceremony is at one o'clock today (Saturday) near the visitor center (and bathrooms) instead of out at the chapel site where is has been for the last few years.  It is always a pleasant event, flourishing of flags by the Militia, and especially the fourth graders from each county who carry their counties flag.  Mom and Pop are always there taking pictures, kids get lost, and it is generally a fun event.  Come and see it if you have some time in the land of nothing to do.

Laptop Update

As feared, the worst has occurred and the hard drive had to be "wiped" with the result that I lost a bunch of feeders, pictures, documents and so forth.  Of course it never happens "to you", but I now have a greater appreciation of doing backups and it will be a good lesson for me.   And you.  And because the damn thing was "aging" in today's technology, I got out the plastic and will be getting a new one in a week or so..

Food Stuff

A side note(s) the "Jerry's Bistro" near us (by the bowling alley) has opened.  We did a take out the other night, I had the "special" fried rice (a mixture of all meats kind of thing), and MFO tried their Pizza.  My rice was okay, pretty much on a par with all the other rices I've had (with maybe exception of Oga's).  MFO's pizza was sub par, and we both finally agreed that it was underdone.  I will add that it was the first night they were open, so maybe that's a factor.  We'll see..

I see that ground has been broken for our long awaited Cracker Barrel.   Yahoo!  It will be great to have a restaurant where you enter through a gift shop with fuzzy animals and candles.  I'm sure like it's neighbors it will be packed.

okay, enough, time to consider getting ready for the doings this afternoon.  have to find duds so that we will be

DFA(ward)  and,

DFR(ain)