Mickey Hayward - Specializing in Farms & Land

July 18th at 6:30 PM at the Courthouse Green in downtown Denton - Romeo and Juliet - the Maryland Shakespeare Festival. Presented by Caroline County Recreation and Parks and affiliates.

July 10th - Saturday at the Foundry, 401 Market Street, Denton, MD. Local artists demonstrate their talents.

July 17th - Annual Community Block Party, downtown Denton, MD, 5 to 9 PM

July 21st - Twilight Tunes at the Caroline County Courthouse Green, in Denton, MD, starting at 5:30 PM, right across the street from my Sunset Properties Real Estate Office, which is at 110 Market Street, Denton, MD, 21629

If you are from out of town, call me for directions or just plug my office address into your GPS and you will find these events very close nearby.

Many years ago, one of my heroes, Thomas Paine, wrote, "These are the times that try mens' souls." He was speaking of the turmoil in the American colonies, at the time, among our ancestors in their struggle for independence from British rule. Because of their struggles, sacrifices, and hard-fought battles the outcome is now history . . . on July 4, 1776 the Declaration of Independence was signed and we have long since enjoyed its "unalienable rights of Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness."

Today, during all of our partying and festivities, let's not forget why we are celebrating. Please take just a couple of seconds and say a short prayer of thanks to all of those who made our great journey of "freedom, life, liberty, and our pursuits of happiness" possible.

Though our current times "try our souls" it's the 224 years of freedom which give us our sense of pride and nationalism . . . and make us so strong.

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY !

A Memorial Day Tribute to Our Members in Uniform

As a retired member of the United States Air Force, I salute my fellow brothers and sisters in all the military services, past and present. Thank you, one and all, for your many sacrifices and efforts in making, and keeping, the United States of America the greatest nation on earth. Let it be known to all that the nationalism that lives deep in, most of, our souls is directly rooted in the freedoms which we love so dearly; the freedoms which our veterans valiantly won for us. Let us never forget their noble efforts!

This morning, I was reminded of the diverse lifestyles and culture on the eastern shore. I went on a listing appointment in an area west of Dover, Delaware. The area is heavily settled by the Amish. I passed by an enclosed, black, Amish carriage along the way. I went whizzing by in my car and heard the klomp, klomp, of the horse's hooves on the roadway. I waved at the driver and I think he waved back. I noticed many Amish farm houses in the area. Their farm houses stand out because there are no electric lines running to them, there are no "vehicles" in their yards, and generally there "are" clothes on their clotheslines, even in the Winter months. As I write this and reflect on this morning, I ponder just how different their plain, simple, lifestyles are in comparison to mine. It's interesting how we can live so close to others and yet have lifestyles and cultures which are worlds apart. It's a part of what makes our country so great. God bless America.