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Outfitting a Nursery for under $30!
Our first grandchild is due early August so our thoughts turn to assisting our daughter, MaeC, and son-in-law, Jared, in setting up the space for the new arrival. As a yard and thrift sale aficionado,...
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Seven Whimsical Garden Accessories for just a Few Dollars
Over the years I’ve added accessories to the garden, which cost just a few dollars . . . either because of having some luck, making it myself or fixing up a cast-off. Sometimes I had some mini...
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Discard or Restore?: Bistro Patio Set
Forty Years of Service: Time to Go? The chairs and table sat on the patio in a state of disrepair for several years until I could no longer ignore that they were falling apart. The seats had...
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Low Cost Urban Garden Makeover
The alley that runs in back of row houses can present aesthetic problems for homeowners, given that developers provided the space to handle utilitarian functions, such as car traffic into garages and...
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A Corner in West Mount Airy, Philadelphia
Greene Street and Carpenter Lane View Larger Map Taking a writing course offered at the Big Blue Marble Bookstore led me into a community in West Mount Airy at the corners of Greene and Carpenter Lane....
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Steam Train Journeys into History: Civil War Skirmish at Red Clay Creek
A beautiful Fall day provided the backdrop for a journey into history on the Wilmington & Western Line, which runs through the Red Clay Valley, a watershed area that includes just over fifty...
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Old City Seaport Festival and Pirate Battle on the Delaware
Harking Back The last time my sister, Jean, and I met pirates, we had just happened upon the Beaufort Pirate Invasion, taking place as we stepped into the battle scene a summer ago in the seaside...
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Beyond Redemption?
A good novel so captures the imagination that I attempted to put that idea into a sculpture project. Working with porcelain, I carved the clay into a book and then created a scene from Herman...
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Broken beyond Repair?
A good novel captures the imagination, and I attempted create a scene from a book into a sculpture project. Working with porcelain, I carved the clay into the shape of a book and then created a scene...
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Photo Walk through Port Richmond, Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Photo League sponsored a photo walk, “Meandering with Mike, Port Richmond Edition”; a quote describing the stroll enticed me to sign up: To Meander : following a winding course: a...
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New Freedom African-American Historic District Tour
New Freedom African-American Historic District Tour Philadelphia Hiking Meetup Group sponsored a tour of West Philadelphia that focused on African-American historic sites. The organizer, Jed McKee,...
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