Stand Up for Our Rights

What a weekend! It will be hard to put all that we saw and heard and felt into words.

It started with yummy, highly allergenic food and went from there.

Our hostess wanted to re-take DC after the inauguration, so we headed downtown and wandered around.

Extremely moving and a fantastic place to be on January 20 2017

She needed tacos, so we found a cheap and cheerful spot.

She also needed ice cream.

January 21st dawned and we made a few signs

We couldn't see or hear anything of the official rally but our rally-mates were funny, patient, witty and interesting. We handed out our Canadian-made pussy hats and were cheered by the woman in her 60s who had never been to a protest before - and she had driven 6+ hours to come.

After 4 1/2 hours of standing about, we were ready to march. So we spilled on to the Mall and shut down nearby streets. Chanting and moving and snapping photos - it was a powerful experience full of love and acceptance and disgust.

Sophie's favourite

Me and my gal

We then warmed up in the National Portrait Gallery and slowly made our way home. There we put our aching legs up on the couch and proceeded to watch the speakers and performers that we had missed!