After driving several hours on Nevada’s Route 93 South (click here), my husband and I came to our first town, Ely. We stopped at the only hotel we saw, a Holiday Inn Express, but they had no un-booked rooms that evening. The front desk person there told us a Ramada…
Waiting at the eye doctor’s office for my appointment, a woman came in with a walker. She was probably in her 80s and talked very loudly, as she explained to the receptionist that she had recently had back surgery. Next she complained that her husband was waiting in the car….
Going through the pictures from a recent trip, one showed something on the road. “Is this a porcupine?,” I asked my husband, even though I was sure it was not. He came over to look. “No, I don’t know what that is. Part of the brush on the side of…
In the 18th century, there was a pervasive belief that untoasted fresh bread caused digestive issues, making toasting an important part of daily life. Revolutionary War-era fireplace implements consisted of locally hand-forged wrought iron toasting forks and small rotary racks or baskets with long handles. Other racks were mounted on…
Even though Piper was not at the All-Star Game with me and his dad (click here), he does like to watch Phillies games at home. As a matter of fact, he has better seats than his parronts do and is often blocking our view of the screen. I realize Piper…
Having just landed in Salt Lake City earlier that morning, my husband and I had covered a lot of ground in the past six hours, making multiple stops in the city before heading west to the Bonneville Salt Flats (click here). Located close to the Nevada border, we found Route…
Arriving at the 2026 All-Star Game in Philadelphia (click here), everyone in attendance found a rolled card in their cup holder. Provided by Mastercard* as a way for the stadium to honor those affected by cancer, the one side explained what the placard was for, the other proclaimed, “I STAND…
Living with a disability requires a lot of adapting in order to do even the most ordinary things. For instance, I use my sense of touch now for things that I used to be able to see, like filling a glass with a liquid or setting the oven temperature dial…
While researching my 5x great-grandfather Colonel Augustine Willett, my husband discovered a copy of a Muster Return dated 1776. A Muster Return is an official military status report used to track personnel. It details which members are present, absent, transferred or discharged. Colonel Bull’s Return of the 1st Battalion Pennsylvania…
