I went outside to pick more cranberry beans, and I spotted the first Cow’s Horn Okra flower. I bought the seeds from The Shop at Monticello online. This is a promising development!
In other news, today I was reading about the upcoming Freedom 250 Grand Prix that will take place in Washington D.C. near the end of August. I was interested in this because I attended a Grand Prix in Monte Carlo during vacation with my sister and her boyfriend in Cannes, France. I have already mentioned he had a yacht. He had its captain park his yacht in Port Hercules days ahead of the race because there are limited spots. We then took a helicopter the day of the race to board the boat. The thing I remember most is how LOUD the race was. The reason I mention this is because I am worried about the noise level in Washington, D.C., for the upcoming Freedom 250 Grand Prix. It might not be so loud because they will not be racing formula 1 cars. The race in D.C. is an NTT IndyCar Series. I have never been to an IndyCar race so I do not know how the noise level will compare to formula 1 cars.
Another thing I realized today when I was trying to place these past events in time, I think both my husband and I watched a Formula One Grand Prix during the same year. He went to the Grand Prix race in Watkins Glen, NY in 1979, and the race I heard and saw in Monte Carlo was right around 1979. I was in college and this was from (1977-1981).
I ran across some old ear plugs (for blocking noise) the other day when I was cleaning out a drawer in my kitchen. If you plan to attend the Freedom 250, do not take babies or young children. It could really hurt their ears. For adults ear plugs would be recommended.
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