Kath and I parted ways with Kelly, who was going to my place to have some much needed quiet time, and Di and Shannen after the Hanna’s Town program, leaving the two of them still chatting with the presenters.  I…

As you can see by the title of this post, I am a little behind schedule!  But December 14th was a big day, and lots of fun.  The morning started at Eat n Park where my daughter Kelly, my sister…

Wednesday night was Harrold Middle School’s Christmas Band Concert.  Chrissy is part of the percussion section of the 7th and 8th grade band.  My favorite song of the evening was ‘The Holly and the Ivy’, but my favorite performance was…

Today I ventured over to Barnes and Noble to story time and book signing in the Haunted Woods.  My friend Sharon Full, who writes under the name Sharon Parker, read her children’s ‘read along’ book about Grama Aggie and the…

The last time Kelly’s family was up, Chase brought along his little stuffed Giraffe.  Chase always travels with a montage of stuffed animals, but this was a newer addition.  Purple Eyes (my name for him) actually has another name but…

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…