On a beautiful day in October, Tom and I decided to finally venture to downtown Harrisburg. We had driven all around it, but had not gone downtown. We wanted to walk the Capital Area Greenbelt Trail and it was the perfect day for a long walk. The Capital Area Greenbelt Trail is a 20 mile …
From December 2019
Sonnys Famous Cheesesteaks in Old City Philly
When Tom and I went to Philadelphia for the day, we had to sample some of the local cheesesteak sandwiches. We asked Jackie, our daughter-in-law who grew up near Philadelphia, which one was the best. She said any that served real Philly Cheesesteaks. Well, that narrows it down. After a little research on TripAdvisor and …
Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Today is not a beautiful day in the neighborhood. It is cold and gray, as are so many winter days in Ohio. But it is a good day to write about the movie “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.” Just about any day would be a good day to write about this wonderful movie. “A …
Bronchitis, Flu, and Two Colds
The weekend before Thanksgiving, my dad and I both got a cold. We had been together frequently the week before, so we obviously caught it from the same person. The cold came on me suddenly and violently. It was so sudden I felt like I was having some kind of allergic reaction. One minute I …
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
The last thing we did while we were in Philadelphia was visit the Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site. Although Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston and raised in Virginia, he lived in six different houses in Philadelphia over various times. The Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site is housed in the only house …
Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
After our visit to Independence Hall, Tom and I walked the mile to the Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial. The memorial is only open Saturdays and Sundays from noon until four, so it has very limited hours. Visiting the Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial was very important to Tom. Thaddeus Kosciuszko was a brilliant military engineer who …
Independence National Historical Park
While Tom and I were in Harrisburg, we took a carefully planned trip to Philadelphia to see Independence National Historical Park. The trip was carefully planned because we drive a huge truck. We looked at various ways of getting to the Old Town section of Philadelphia. Train from Harrisburg. Parking at a commuter lot outside …
My Goal Is God Himself, Not Joy or Peace
I recently came across a hymn that I had never heard before. “My Goal is God Himself, Not Joy or Peace” was in devotional book and not identified as a hymn, so it took a little digging on my part to find it. I know so many hymns that it is rare for me to …
Capital Diner in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
If you like old-fashioned diners, Harrisburg is a great place to go. We had several of them within a few miles of our campground. We decided to try the one that was always busiest: Capital Diner. Capital Diner looks like an old-fashioned diner from the outside, but inside it is a step up. There is …
Antietam National Battlefield in Maryland
Tom and I have been to Antietam National Battlefield several times. But, despite our previous visits, I did not have the stamp for Antietam in my Passport book. So after visiting Catoctin Mountain and Harpers Ferry, we swung by Antietam just long enough to get a stamp and stroll through the Visitors Center. Antietam National …