Why Thoreau went to the woods
On a walk around Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts we stopped at the site where Thoreau had built his cabin. I asked another tourist if she might not read aloud…
Playing bluegrass, watching raptor migration
Kate Somerville was a long time birder before banjo playing took over and decided to combine her two interests by bringing some musician and bird loving pals from the Mermaid…
Posted inBUILDINGS HISTORY INTERNATIONAL
Argentine bases Philly visit from Chamonix Mansion
Alejandro Martinez, an Argentine who works in the agricultural field, was staying in the American Youth Hostel Chamonix Mansion in Fairmount Park while taking in the historical sites of Philadelphia.…
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Gypsy jazz writer skirmishes
Sherry Canary, of the musical group “Hot Club Canaries” takes DJango Reinhardt songs and puts lyrics to them. And she writes her own songs in the gypsy jazz idiom. She…
By a Maine river, life as it should be for 87 year old
Natalie Kempner says it is a gift to be living in Maine by a river (the Kennebec) at the age of 87. She cherishes the beauty, the constantly changing river,the…
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Valentines Day roses – does love hurt?
[Alexandra Serfass, Robertson's Flowers greenhouse employee] In the 2004 movie, “Maria Full of Grace,” a pregnant young woman trades the harsh conditions of a flower packing operation in Colombia to…
Posted inINTERNATIONAL Travel WORK
Vintage motorcycles ship to England
WHAT’S THE STORY WITH ALL THE MOTORCYCLES? They’re all heading to England.There’s a big craze there right now with these older Japanese motorcycles forrestoring. So we traveled around North Jerseyand…
Posted inBooks ENTERTAINMENT INTERNATIONAL
Richard Morais’ Hundred Foot Journey
WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT READING YOUR BOOK ALOUD? “As you can see I’m a bit of a ham and authors love talking about themselves. Nothing gives them more pleasure.…
Posted inNATURE RECREATION Travel
Geocaches to fight muscle disease
HOW’D YOU GET STARTED GEOCACHING? “A friend introduced me when we went to hawk mountain, you know the bird observatory. He had his IPhone or his Droid and he had…
Artist Brooke Schmidt travels places
DO YOU KNOW WHAT PATCHES YOU HAVE ON YOUR BACKPACK? The first one I think I got in Arches National Monument, I was hiking. My grand mom hiked to Delicate…