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    Come Visit “The Parnassus Pen”

    Jenny / 20 March 2018

    This is Jenny, and I have a few items to discuss. First: Happy birthday to my youngest sister, O.S.G! Sis, if you are reading this, I want you to know that it was…

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  • History

    We’re All Going To Die (Writing With History)

    Jenny / 17 March 2018

    We’re all going to die someday. This is why I woke up rage-inducingly early on my day off – a SATURDAY, and also SAINT PATRICK’S DAY. Why I defrosted my car and drove…

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  • History,  Western Pennsylvania

    Colonial Snakebite

    Jenny / 25 February 2018

    Snakes fascinate me. Today I pulled down “The Day Must Dawn,” by Agnes Sligh Turnbull. (This is a fiction novel about colonial Westmoreland County and the burning of Hannastown in 1782. The author…

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  • History,  Western Pennsylvania

    Mystery Writing

    Jenny / 24 February 2018

      First, I have many special memories about visits to bookstores. I grew up south of Somerset, PA. Even a trip to the “local” bookstore to buy the newest Baby-Sitters Club book was…

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  • History,  Podcasts

    Snakes on a Plantation

    Jenny / 14 January 2018

    I listened to a few episodes of The Nod last month. The Nod, by Gimlet Media, is a podcast about Black life hosted by Brittany Luse and Eric Eddings. I highly recommend The Nod‘s…

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  • History,  Travel

    “A Season with the Witch”

    Jenny / 13 January 2018

    So, I read this book: “A Season with the Witch: The Magic and Mayhem of Halloween in Salem, Massachusetts,” by J.W. Ocker. J.W. Ocker lived in Salem, Massachusetts with his wife and two…

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  • History,  Podcasts

    The War On Christmas. Also, Happy Solstice!

    Jenny / 20 December 2017

    People get outraged over how other people celebrate December.  Centuries ago, people got outraged over how other people celebrated December. Here’s an episode from New England Legends Podcast which explains all this: When…

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  • History,  Podcasts,  Travel

    3 Après-Halloween Folklore Podcasts

    Jenny / 10 December 2017

    Today I read on Facebook that “marriage is just sharing the same germs” or something to that effect. Anyway, I’ve been laid up with a cold since Thursday night. I spent these days…

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  • History,  New Kensington,  Podcasts

    Four Angry Mobs

    Jenny / 30 November 2017

    Today is November 29, and I still listen to ghost/history/lore podcasts during each work commute. This week, I found the American Hauntings Podcast. I think highly enough of it to write this essay…

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  • History,  Podcasts,  Western Pennsylvania

    Dance With Me On the Dark Side

    Jenny / 10 November 2017

              Hi, I’m back!   I have to recommend two more podcasts that I liked so much that I listened to them multiple times. I downloaded both of these…

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Instagram post 2194632586771329983_3301176 Made in the USA, quite a while before I was. This was probably 30 years old by the time I showed up. #christmas #ornaments

It occurs to me now, remembering Christmas when I was a kid, part of the magic was how special the experiences were. Some things only happened once, and only at that time of year. We waited so earnestly for those events. They were special not in their abundance, but in their scarcity. Sometimes it seems now that we try to pack in so much stuff, so many parties, so many experiences, so many gifts, so many... things... that the magic gets diluted. This year, I'm hoping to get back to some of that magic, and part of that is taking the time I need to enjoy decorating and seeing all of these little ornaments and things that come out once a year for just a few weeks.
Instagram post 2187971717799056970_3301176 On Tarentum bridge road collecting for the salvation army today. Stop on by!
Instagram post 2187362099418741063_3301176 Also smoking some Brussels sprouts!
Instagram post 2187293113972718757_3301176 Outdoor kitchen is rocking, fire is rolling to keep us warm. Best way to Thanksgiving.
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