Happy 4th of July, from the housebound me.

So, I've been up for hours and hours, ate leftover grits for breakfast, sat outside in my folding aluminum lawn chair where there was no action to watch, just the magnificent shade and sunshine and low humidity--hooray. Then I came inside and gave myself the 7th out of 14 Lovenox shots. About 30 minutes later, I realized I wanted a mid-morning snack. As I gathered the containers of berries from the frig, I had an idea.

Since I am not able to be out and about to take some patriotic photos on this, America's birthday, I'll come up with something right here in my own kitchen!

What could be more American than fresh red berries, white Nabisco Saltines, and blueberries? Nothing, I say. Plus, you see my glass of cool water, straight from the tap, a true blessing.

I am an American, thankful for these blessings here in my kitchen and all of the others that I enjoy each day. Thank you to everyone who works diligently to protect our blessings and who works to allow those blessings to belong to every American, period.