Town Hall Meetings

From the Vermont Secretary of State website:

“On Town Meeting Day, the first Tuesday in March, citizens across Vermont come together in their communities to discuss the business of their towns.  For over 200 years Town Meeting Day has been an important political event as Vermonters elect local officers and vote on budgets.  It has also been a time for neighbors to discuss the civic issues of their community, state, and nation.”

What did you think of Town Meeting Day? Is there anything similar in your community?

Memories

Throughout the book, Tyler and his family are missing Grandpa, who has just passed away. In fact, his Grandma is really distraught. When Mari and her sisters introduce Grandma to the Mexican way of remembering the dead, she feels better. Even though it seems strange to Tyler at first, the display she sets up with items that remind her of Grandpa make her feel so much better.  Here is a picture of a Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) celebration. What about you? When you miss someone, does it help you to have items around that remind you of them?