by admin | Nov 5, 2009 | News
Here’s a lesson we’ve learned from Perry County: auctions are fun. My first auction was at Jeff Heikenfeld’s place over in Loysville. It was a Friday evening in late fall. The room was packed. The odor of roasting hot dogs mingled with the funk of...
by admin | Oct 29, 2009 | News
Our British Invasion is finally over. In September, and then again this month, we hosted friends from the U.K. The September friends, a young couple who were planning a three-week cross-country road trip, were especially keen to start out in Baltimore. Baltimore? Why...
by admin | Oct 22, 2009 | News
Let me start by saying that my wife Shana and I have now officially weathered fifteen years of marriage. Not to put too fine a point on it, but these have been the most rewarding years of my life. The marriage came after more than a decade of true friendship—we...
by admin | Oct 15, 2009 | News
I’d like to take a moment to thank all the readers who have emailed me at [email protected]. A writer’s life is solitary by nature. Hearing from readers is a real bright spot. Most of the time. In particular, I’m very grateful for the...
by admin | Oct 8, 2009 | News
The trunk of our car is always overflowing when we pull up in front of our house in Baltimore. Overflowing with boxes of vegetables from our garden? Sometimes. With coolers full of delicious leftovers? Occasionally. With gallons and gallons of freshly pressed apple...
by admin | Oct 1, 2009 | News
This year, my wife Shana and I are giving each other gutter drainage as a fifteenth anniversary present. We did have some slightly more romantic ideas. We’d seen a gorgeous hot air balloon floating over Blue Mountain, and considered taking a ride in one....
