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Yesterday I started the three quotes in three days challenge. Today I’m going back two centuries to post a quote from First Lady Abigail Adams. Continue reading
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Day One: Three days of quotes from First ladies
Eleanor Roosevelt’s home Val-Kill in Hyde Park, New York
A few days ago I was nominated for the Three Quotes/Three Days challenge. I accepted this challenge because I love the idea of taking a step back from blogging and doing something different. I hope you enjoy reading these posts as much as I enjoy writing them. Continue reading
Walking in a Desert Wonderland
Sunset at the Grand Canyon, AZ
Well, I suppose mid-February is a good a time as any to post my holiday (yes, those holidays) guest blog post. After months of subtle reminders from Marla dropped over texts, calls, emails, cards, e-cards, in-person reminders, and carrier pigeons (well, almost)… here it goes! Commence guest blog now! Continue reading
Winter Doldrums
Some of you may have noticed that the frequency of my posts has diminished lately. I was thinking about that yesterday and wondering why I wasn’t motivated to sit down and write. Then it hit me. I am smack dab in the middle of winter. Half is behind me, and half is ahead of me. Unfortunately, the better half has passed: the holidays, the New Year, two three-day weekends, and the anticipation of the first snow. The rest is just dreary, slushy, dirty, and monotonous waiting. I am in the midst of the winter doldrums. Continue reading
The Local Post Office: Selling Stamps and Community
Salfordville Post Office, Old Skippack Pike
In January Marla described her trip to one of the small post offices near our house. A few days ago I took a drive to visit other nearby post offices. On my drive I took photos and talked to the post men and women to learn more about them. I wanted to learn something about these towns and what the post offices meant to them: it was more than just sending packages and selling stamps. For many of these tiny dots on the map, a post office and a zip code is about identity. Continue reading
Groundhog Day: the day after
Bill Murray in Groundhog Day
In the movie Groundhog Day Bill Murray plays a weatherman who wakes up to discover that each day is February 2nd and is forced to relive it over and over again. Finally, after what seems like a lifetime of anger, bitterness, nastiness, depression, and a lot of humor, he changes his fate by changing his behavior. I never tire of watching this movie. It has such a feel good message of redemption through personal growth.
Car trouble, car travel, and getting stuck
It’s been a week since my last blog post. I’m not quite sure why I’ve been so silent. Since the snowstorm I have been puttering around, catching up with friends and working on our taxes. And, kaboom, February! Before the ground hog comes out of of his hole tomorrow morning I wanted to get another post out.
Digging out: the day after
The view from the garage.
On Sunday we woke up to a cacophony of snow blowers. It was our neighbors clearing their driveways. It seemed like everyone had a snow blower. Larry went out to join them and try to get us out. It was trial by fire for the poor machine, first time out in the snow with the challenge of two feet to move and our long driveway. Continue reading
The blizzard of 2016
The blizzard hit the east coast on Friday, 22 January and didn’t end until Saturday. We were happy to be out of the DC area for this one, but we still got hit hard. Before the snow we treated ourselves to a pizza lunch at an Italian restaurant near our local ski lodge. Then it was home to wait. In the afternoon it began. Continue reading
A trip to the post office
A few days ago I had some errands to do. I needed to get a card and mail some letters. Luckily for me, in the next village is a CVS pharmacy and right behind it is a post office. In my neck of the woods each little hamlet has it’s own post office. Many of them are tiny affairs in one or two room buildings. Continue reading
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