Thomas Jefferson

     Today we wish a happy 277th birthday to Thomas Jefferson, Founding father, American President, author of the Declaration of Independence and author of the Virginia Statute for religious freedom. My mom turns 89 today, too.

        "all eyes are opened, or opening, to the rights of man."

     Jefferson was not a perfect man as he did own slaves. No way to avoid that fact when speaking about our founding fathers in glowing terms. He did free them upon his death. Though the world remained the same in terms of laws and lack of protection of their rights. I do commend him for his wine making and for celebrating french cooking in the Americas. As we know he lived for a time in France and became spoiled regarding their cuisine, so much so that he had one member of his entourage trained as a chef.