A tidbit tray for your July 4th display

I'm not usually a Target shopper, two Walmarts being closer to my house, but on Saturday, I happened to be near a Target and decided to run in for a few things. You know, creamer, a bottle of glue, and some shampoo. Ah, but it never ends there, does it? And so it was that I found myself drawn like a fly to honey to those five-dollar bins, where I spotted a mini red-and-blue tiered tray.

Actually, that was the end result. It comes like this, about the size of a saucer and a dessert plate.

Since I'd put these things together myself plenty of times, the DIY angle didn't bother me. And in under three minutes (I clocked it), mine was assembled. Now I'm thinking I should have gotten two!

And because I wasn't in a cooking mood that day, I was also drawn to these red-white-and-blue Chips Ahoy cookies. Festive, huh? I'm so looking forward to celebrating our nation's 250th birthday next month, and as I streamed the excellent new movie "A Great Awakening" last weekend, I was reminded again about the promise of America and the wisdom of our founders. I highly recommend watching it if you enjoy US history without the present-day politics!