Armed with bottles of water, sunscreen, and battery-powered handheld fans, Garrett and I set off to Bayou Bend to celebrate Independence Day 2009. The thermostat read 102 degrees.
Bayou Bend is now part of the Houston Museum of Fine Arts but used to be the home of one Ms. Ima Hogg (yes, that's really her name and not a Moe Syzlak joke). The house was built in 1928, but Ms. Hogg had a penchant for all things colonial America. Since 1966 it has been a museum for the decorative arts, with items dating from 1620-1870. The land also boasts a large garden with winding paths and a somewhat wobbly but fun bridge that crosses over the bayou.
Today the museum offered free admission, free fans, and free snacks. There were crafts for the kids (paint fireworks using watercolors and straws! make your own drum from a coffee can!), tours of the house, people in period costume, and a brass ensemble.
A giant copy of the Declaration of Independence was posted for everyone to sign -- with quills, no less!
After a rousing performance of "Stars and Stripes Forever" by the brass ensemble, with the small children providing back-up on their newly made drums...
...the Declaration of Independence was read out loud. Afterwards everyone celebrated with a birthday cake for America. Yum! Freedom is delicious; it tastes of buttercream.
We returned home to refreshing patriotic showers. Now we plan on curling up next to the AC and spending the evening indoors. Happy Holiday!
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