This weekend was very nice. I had a lazy Saturday that resulted in clean laundry and some knitting and crocheting being done. My mother’s birthday gift WILL get done on her birthday, and that makes me very happy. But Saturday night I got to see Philadelphia at night when the lovely Miss Sarah came to [...]
Also tagged pennsylvania, photographsSo it turns out that Germantown is thusly named because the first settlers were German. I know, you’re shocked. But look, YOU DON’T EXPECT LOS ANGELES TO BE FULL OF ANGLES NOW DO YOU?? Yeah, that’s what I thought. Never mind that the Pennsylvania Dutch are actually Pennsylvania Deutch and other obviously Germanic roots, like [...]
Also tagged going solo, historyFirst official solo trip in Philly is to the Chestnut Hill Book Festival. Hey, it’s a 10 minute drive and I like history. I mean, I went to a documentary about the Croatian revolution? Somewhere in the Balkans, it was a couple years ago and I was the YOUNGEST PERSON IN THE ROOM and the [...]
Also tagged going soloMy sister’s leaving tonight, in an hour and a half, to spend seven weeks in Taiwan. I did something similar three years ago but I only stayed for four weeks: the duration of the volunteer teaching program. She is extending it and making a vacation of it, spending time with family and seeing the south [...]
Also tagged going solo, mea culpa, reflection