I鈥檝e given old fashioned porches a passing swipe in some of my earlier columns. Not only me, but a lot of my baby boomer and older friends have lamented the disappearance of porches from modern home building. There are luxury homes being designed in a modern version of an old farmhouse, but ...
Here蘑菇视频 a free tip for the writer of the yet-to-be-written great romantic novel, mystery or raucous comedy. Wrap the manuscript around an old late 1800s or turn-of-the-century mansion or even a large old home. While my hometown is younger than some of the long-established FayWest ...
Few articles of historical interest draw as much comment as did a photo online of a badly damaged vertical hand water pump. Surprisingly, many of the comments expressed recognition of the once common pumps, and quite a few responders had actually used them a time or two. My memory of the very ...
The clickety-clack of tap shoes on a hardwood floor stayed with me for a long time. I could still see the two little kids, locked arms, clicking away to a phonograph record to the delight of the assembled parents. West Leisenring, or as I knew it growing up, Bute, was the home of many of ...
On a gentle trip to Uniontown for Friday night fish, we travelled on Vanderbilt/Leisenring Road for about the gazillionth time. But this time, maybe due to age slowing me down, just lazing along, listening to the rhythm of the left turn signal clicking, I reflected on how many adventures that ...
The good folks of Dawson look sadly at the handwritten sign on the cracked glass of the Dairy Store door, announcing that the last retail store of the historic town has closed for good. Standing on Railroad Street at the main crossing, the little grocery had a life span nearly as long as the ...
