Welcome to Palm Springs!
Bob and I spent the day in Palm Springs, and sure enough, they're going to have Christmas even though it's summer here! Their streets are lined with the banners hanging from the light poles; each banner is different, and at the bottom it tells who made it. Some were made by school kids and some by organizations. They all had a Christmas theme, but that's all they had in common. They were very interesting, but I thought these most depicted my confusion between the weather and the season.
Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more 
