Today’s event was very different but equally fun to the Candlelight Open House.  The 1910 Steel farmhouse was host to two sets of twenty-four guests for the semi-annual tea.  In years past the teas were held in the Klingensmith log…

Friday evening Hanna’s Town hosted the town at a candlelight open house at the historic tavern.  The log building was decked out to be cozy and inviting, and at the stroke of 4pm it opened it’s doors to the public. …

This past week I had a meeting at Hanna’s Town, and since it was an unseasonably warm 70* day, I decided to swing into Lynch Field for a jaunt around the track.  I had been inspired by a little cluster…

Last Thursday I was the guest speaker at the monthly meeting of the Saltsburg Historical Society.  It was such a quaint little town, almost familiar; I felt like I had been there before.  I was able to catch a ride…

Even though the day was not sunny and bright, it was warm and dry and was an easy drive.  Teresa and I left after church and headed to Smicksburg to play in their Fall Festival. All the shops and buildings…

On the road by 7:30am after breakfast at McDonalds.  Made great time getting back.  Stopped at the Dillweed for a quick break to stretch our legs, have a drink, and chat with Kyra and Debbie.  It was like we were…

The drive was short, and we arrived just as the plantation was opening.  We watched the movie about the first settlers and about the rebuilding of the site.  The Wampanoag Indians, we learned, were native, and practiced their tribal traditions…

The welcome sunshine peeked in our windows early Saturday morning.  We had our yummy toast, packed up the room, and lugged the luggage down three flights of stairs.  It was NOT any easier than going up.  We were on the…

Sunshine and toast!  Great way to start the day.  Kath and I wore our Boston shirts, hand made especially for our trip by my daughter Kelly, through her business PLC Designs.  The shirts said: Americans – spilling tea since 1773. …

Although it remained cloudy, we were cheered by our hot drinks and hearty breakfast, and set Cordelia on a direct route to Boston.  At one point she took us off the interstate into a small town, weaving us in and…