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Holiday Cooking Story
Not my cooking. I wasn’t there. I heard this story from my dad. Decades ago – I think that this was during the 60’s, when my dad was a teenager – one of…
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This Place Could Be Haunted
3 Things about this photo: 1.) Jonathan took this in the aftermath of a severe thunderstorm in early July 2013. 2.) This is the former site of the Grandview Point Hotel. I, personally,…
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Pennsylvania Water Platters
I guess that tonight’s hard rain put me in the mood to blog about water platters. I saw them at two different conservatories / gardens on opposite sides of Pennsylvania this summer. Yesterday…
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Vultures
I can’t believe that I’m blogging about vultures. I’m no raptor expert. I learned almost everything that I know about vultures from Jim Henson’s “The Dark Crystal.” (BTW, I fell in love with “The…
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7 Things to Know About Mount Davis in Somerset County
1.) Mount Davis is the highest point in Pennsylvania. 2.) Mount Davis is the absolute best place to leaf peep in Pennsylvania. 3.) A 50 foot metal observation tower / fire tower sits a…
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The Good Old Days
For the first part of my life, my family lived in an old house in a very small town in Central Pennsylvania. My parents heated the house using a wood burning stove. My…
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Did You Hear About St. Basil’s?
St. Basil (or Saint Basil) Catholic Parish in Carrick was all over the Pittsburgh news last month. They shut down their church festival – their big fundraiser – for safety reasons (social media…
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Sailing Mishap from 1779
This passage is from Chapter Five of “Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation” by Cokie Roberts. This recounts John Jay and his wife Sally’s voyage to Spain after Congress named John Jay as Minister…
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Lake Huron Nature Preserve Recap
Jonathan tweeted this week about our visits to two nature preserves along Lake Huron in Northern Michigan. I know that at least one person wants more details, so here they are: The John…
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Somewhere in Time (How to Really Time Travel)
Jonathan and I set out to save $10 – $5 apiece – on the ferry ride to Mackinac Island last week. Oh, but we also time travelled. We boarded the same ferry that…