Our house was built in 1906 along with ten other identical dwellings spread across our block. We have a detached garage in the back, with an alley running behind it. Of the ten homes, ours is the only one with the original garage. Needing to replace the garage floor, we…

Dinosaurs, Gorillas And Oz. Oh, My!
Country Junction in Lehighton, Pennsylvania calls itself “The World’s Largest General Store” and after experiencing it for myself, I cannot dispute the claim. Selling items ranging from flowers to jewelry to furniture to pet supplies to fudge to prepared food to hardware equipment to building materials, well, oh, my indeed….

To Crop Or Not To Crop
I recently heard a photographer say that you don’t want to crop too much out of a photo, that the subject in its element is important. This made me think about our lives. We are all made up of so many components; it is very rare that any of those…

Taking A Seat Back
My eyes have been itching so badly due to allergies that I wanted to pop them out, lick them and put them back in. Rather than going to Philadelphia to one of my physicians there, I returned to the practice close to my home where I went prior to my…

Sister Rain Airlines
Here at Sister Rain Airlines we offer our passengers in-flight information, honesty and humor. We encourage you to bring all your baggage at no extra charge. Committed to keeping the flight smooth, any turbulence we experience will be resolved as quickly as possible. What you, our precious cargo, doesn’t know…

Eye Love Piper
Parrots have monocular vision, they process images from each eye independently. This means that they can see in front as well as the sides, allowing them to have a wide field of vision and view two large areas at once. Parrots see a broader spectrum of colors than humans. We…

Born In Bethlehem
Not only do I live close to Philadelphia, the birthplace of a nation, I also am not far from Bethlehem, where Just Born is located. They are the company that makes Peeps. It has been a long time since I ate a Peep but last year I added a few…

Kathy Griffin
Love her or hate her, Kathy Griffin has been through it. ⊗ Trump Mask Photo ⊗ Canceled ⊗ PTSD ⊗ Lung Cancer ⊗ Mistake Made By Surgeon Causing Permanent Paralysis Of Her Left Vocal Cord ⊗ Drug Addiction ⊗ Attempted Suicide ⊗ Divorce At her recent “My Life On The…

More Painful Than The Mammogram
Entering the outpatient center of my local hospital for my mammogram, I went to the iPad stationed by the registration desk for sign-in. Moving my face close to the screen, I could make out the fields “Last Name” and “First Name.” I filled them in and hit “Submit,” the next…