On the 2nd of June, I drove up to Secaucus, New Jersey, parked in the hot parking lot, and headed on over to the train station. I felt rather proud of my confidence as I purchased my round trip ticket to Penn Station, stood with the rest of the people waiting for the train, and boarded. WhenContinueContinue reading “Milkshakes & Memories”
Category Archives: life as it comes
Fenwick, Food and Family
Sunset at Fenwick Island the evening before I arrived–my brother Ron took this splendid photo Stepping out onto the screened porch very early this morning, I gasped as my lungs sucked in the cloying atmosphere. Nevertheless, I closed the door to the air-conditioned house behind me and continued toward a chair. The moist carpet stuckContinueContinue reading “Fenwick, Food and Family”
Saturday’s Adventure or, Apparently, All Roads Lead to Hell
Well, not hell, exactly. Unless hell is lush and green and sparsely populated… Hell, in this instance, was not a location, but the Twilight Zone experience of my ride this morning to the Lehighton area. My fault, it was pointed out, for trusting the GPS. But the purpose of a GPS is navigation and soContinueContinue reading “Saturday’s Adventure or, Apparently, All Roads Lead to Hell”
Visiting old friends
I grew up in Dover, Delaware, a town that has expanded to the point of confusion for someone like me, who no longer lives there and upon her return is easily confused by the spread of a once small community. Thank goodness I had Kim directing me. Today, Kim and I had lunch at Grotto’sContinueContinue reading “Visiting old friends”
Strange, wonderful Spring
Weather-wise, this has been a strange and wonderful spring. Warm when it should have been cold, cold when it should have been warm. A threat of frost on May 15th. Some of my plants appear to love the topsy-turvy weather. My peonies have been delayed in opening, which is just as well. I would haveContinueContinue reading “Strange, wonderful Spring”
Friday Morning Visitors
Lizzie in her favorite spot for sleeping. The only pets I have at this point in time are cats. Five of them. And true to cat behavior, they occasionally wreak havoc in some fashion. Well, more than occasionally…and always in the wee hours of the morning, when I have important things I need to attendContinueContinue reading “Friday Morning Visitors”
The Chicken Teapot and the Fantastically Lovely Day
Today was one of those days that ended up being exceptional, and for no particular reason. The purpose of my excursion was to find a local “fruit stand” (a misnomer, if you ask me) in order for my daughter-in-law to buy some thyme plants for her little garden in the backyard. I wasn’t exactly sureContinueContinue reading “The Chicken Teapot and the Fantastically Lovely Day”
B.B. King – Passing of a True Legend – not my words, but my brother’s heartfelt message
On May 15, 2015, at 11:45 AM, my older brother, Bob Probst, wrote and forwarded to my younger brother and me the following in regard to the passing of B.B. King: An iconic musical giant, and a powerfully personal hero of mine, has passed into immortality. Riley B. King, better known as B.B. King, has diedContinueContinue reading “B.B. King – Passing of a True Legend – not my words, but my brother’s heartfelt message”
The Library Rules
Yes, I know, there are rules to using a physical library, a brick and mortar building of hushed voices, high ceilings, row upon row of worn and handled books, lofty ideals and hope, earnest absorption and the concentrated knowledge of so many others at your fingertips. But I don’t mean those rules. I mean theContinueContinue reading “The Library Rules”
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