Located outside Zion National Park’s south entrance on Zion Park Boulevard in Springdale, Utah is Canyon Coffee. Sunny and 68 degrees, it was a gorgeous morning. Sitting at a table on the open-air patio with an iced vanilla latte, the unobstructed views graciously introduced me to the towering red sandstone…
Even though I am unable to see what is out there, I usually take a picture from my plane window seat before takeoff. On this particular morning in Philadelphia, a few minutes before 6 am, the sun had begun to rise. When I saw the photo, it felt fitting: the…
Sister Rain Note: A few years ago, I spent a day in Tappan, New York, the location where, upon General George Washington’s orders, Major John Andre was hanged as a spy, a result of his involvement with Benedict Arnold in the plot to surrender West Point to the British. (Click…
I had just placed a flag and red, white and blue patriotic fairy lights in my new Dunkin Eagle Cup, as well as a flag, but had not yet moved it to its place on the sideboard. Piper was relaxing on my shoulder for awhile, then, reenergized by his little…
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…
