Another Installment of Operation Red, White and Blue

It's "Operation Red, White and Blue" week at this household.

Unfortunately,

 I'm the only one that knows about it.

Click HERE,

to see my coastal/patriotic table.

Or HERE,

 because nothing says "patriotism" like 

Tiki torches.

Or how about a "Tower of USA Love?"

You can't ignore that.

Or can you?

So, to cap off this momentous week of USA thrills,

I put some root beer on ice, in an old bucket,

 to chill for me and my peeps. 

When I say old bucket, I do mean old.

I got the bucket from my Mom 

who used it many years in the mountains of Colorado.

It's a suburban bucket now,

 with surprisingly,

 no holes.

I found two metal stars at Goodwill for .99 cents each,

don't forget the coupon I used for 20% off.

I set one on a tall candlestick,

I put the other one on a short votive holder.

It was a stroke of genius!

(Hey, this is my deal, I can call it as I see it.)

Genius.

This little pail did not come by way of a ranch,

at least not to me anyway,

it came off the shelf at Goodwill.

$2.99.

Can't beat that price. 

I placed some silverware in it for tonight's dinner, 

Mexican takeout.

There's some irony in there somewhere.

All this, 

in the name of,

let me say it again, 

"Operation Red, White and Blue."

P.S.

Do you think I've taken it a bit too far?