July 1, 2007
They said it was called hillbilly golf. My aunt called it hillbilly horseshoes. My cousin and her husband just called it horse balls. So people at the family Fourth of July celebration played that, beach volleyball (no live frogs in the sand this year, but there was a mummified one), euchre and a gin-rummy/Phase 10-like game called sticks. A few brave souls went swimming in the pond; the water was warm, but the breeze was cool, so most of us stayed out. (Traditionally, the Fourth family celebration is a scorcher of a day—people dress in as little as possible.)

