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An Early Morning Hike

An Early Morning Hike

Chickie’s Rock County Park, Breezeway Overlook, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA. Visited December 29, 2018. Every sentence is always inadequate, so a fear of failure has never paralyzed me. That’s not what makes writing difficult. It’s the possibility of success...
The Word for “Made-Up” Time

The Word for “Made-Up” Time

The National Watch and Clock Museum, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA. Visited December 29, 2018. I never gave much thought to the word passage. Or the way timepieces are time-pieces. I learn the word intercalation—the insertion of time, the time that’s...
Courting the Imagination

Courting the Imagination

Bube’s Brewery, Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, USA. Visited on December 29, 2018. This respite is an opportunity to hideaway for an hour. To be in each other’s company is our favorite pastime. With so few opportunities lately to enjoy it alone, this is a gift....
Tranquility, War, Winter, Guilt, Tranquility

Tranquility, War, Winter, Guilt, Tranquility

“A War Memorial for the 21st Century,” a sculpture by Linda Cunningham, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, Penn., USA. (November 23, 2018) It seems unfair, if not unjust, to find tranquility among deserted buildings and desolate paths. So much...
A Tour of James Buchanan’s Wheatland

A Tour of James Buchanan’s Wheatland

James Buchanan’s Wheatland, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA. Visited on November 23, 2018. Cross the threshold. Say where you’re from. Follow your guide, dressed in period costume, to the left. This was James Buchanan’s dining room. Here’s a list of foods that...