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 [Read More…]
Category: Travel
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 [Read More…]
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 [Read More…]
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 [Read More…]
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 [Read More…]
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 [Read More…]
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 [Read More…]
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. [Read More…]
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 [Read More…]
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 [Read More…]