To Fran Maye:
Fran, if you think my quirky little musings would be of interest to your readers, I say, fine! Go ahead and print whatever excerpts you like from "Unionville in the News." Also, of course you can use any news tips that you see herein.
If you've been following my blog you know that what I write about is mostly my country life -- I emphasize "my" because my experience certainly isn't everyone's experience. I try to be positive, and I avoid mean-ness of all sorts because there's just too much of it in public and private life. Nature influences many aspects of my life, so there's a lot in here about the weather, animals, the garden, nematodes, rain, etc. and not so much about pop culture and electronics.
And if your readers don't like my stuff, please feel free to pull the plug with no hard feelings.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Foxfire
Just saw an ad in the local paper for "Foxfire," a new BYOB dinner menu by chef Ray Maxwell at The Stone Barn. A friend went last night and raved about it. Ray used to be executive chef at the Ball and Thistle pub at Wyncote Golf Club.
Country Life
We are so lucky and blessed to live near a one-lane gravel road. Yeah, sure, in the summer it's dusty and you have to wash the car more often, and in the winter it's toward the bottom of the list for the plow guys.
But y'know what? Driving on a gravel road makes you slow down and take your time instead of ripping along and developing "highway hypnosis." If there are oncoming drivers or riders, you pull halfway off the road so you can both pass. It's usually a neighbor, and you smile and wave or maybe stop and chat for a few seconds. And if it's a stranger, you smile and wave, too, because that's just the way you behave out here. (Yes, usually you get a funny look.) I like to think it's a tiny taste of the way life used to be before we all became so insular and plugged into earphones.
And, let's face it, it's a heck of a lot of fun dodging ruts and potholes.
But y'know what? Driving on a gravel road makes you slow down and take your time instead of ripping along and developing "highway hypnosis." If there are oncoming drivers or riders, you pull halfway off the road so you can both pass. It's usually a neighbor, and you smile and wave or maybe stop and chat for a few seconds. And if it's a stranger, you smile and wave, too, because that's just the way you behave out here. (Yes, usually you get a funny look.) I like to think it's a tiny taste of the way life used to be before we all became so insular and plugged into earphones.
And, let's face it, it's a heck of a lot of fun dodging ruts and potholes.
Fall is coming
Two fun upcoming events that are part of our area's rich traditions:
"Denim and Diamonds" is the preview party for the Unionville Community Fair (if you want to sound like an old-timer, call it "The Farm Show"). Thursday, Sept. 30. The "new" location (third year, I believe?) is at Willowdale.
And the Pennsylvania Hunt Cup Races will be Sunday, Nov. 7, at Route 926/Newark Road. Great racing, a beautiful course, much socializing, Dubarry boots all over the place. Proceeds go to the Chester County Food Bank.
"Denim and Diamonds" is the preview party for the Unionville Community Fair (if you want to sound like an old-timer, call it "The Farm Show"). Thursday, Sept. 30. The "new" location (third year, I believe?) is at Willowdale.
And the Pennsylvania Hunt Cup Races will be Sunday, Nov. 7, at Route 926/Newark Road. Great racing, a beautiful course, much socializing, Dubarry boots all over the place. Proceeds go to the Chester County Food Bank.
Friday, August 27, 2010
Politician in the House
We spotted Congressman Joe Pitts having breakfast at Perkins in Avondale on Thursday! I was too busy digging into my delicious "Magnificent Seven" special to report on what he ate or discussed with his companion.
Golly!
Hi Fran the Kennett Paper editor...
Thanks for reading my blog. Let me think about your extremely kind offer!
And I saw your stories this week about Blockbuster & Capriotti's.
Thanks for reading my blog. Let me think about your extremely kind offer!
And I saw your stories this week about Blockbuster & Capriotti's.
TMI
I am not one for censorship, BUT I think the "Chester County Press" WAY WAY WAY crossed every possible boundary of taste, propriety, compassion and good sense this week in describing in gruesome detail the sex acts Mr. Ware is accused of performing on young boys. I mean, this is the newspaper that not long ago ran a p. 1 apology for the ad about "Porn Star Night" that they'd published the previous week.
To make matters worse, they practically named the victims.
YUCK.
To make matters worse, they practically named the victims.
YUCK.
Monday, August 23, 2010
This First Day
This Sunday, August 29, from 1:00pm - 2:30pm, our friend Bruce Mowday will be speaking at Old Kennett Meeting House about QUAKERS AND THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR. This is part of the meeting's Tricentennial lecture series. The Friends suggest, "Join us for Worship at 11am, followed by a snacks at Noon." Old Kennett Meeting is on Route 1 east of Hamorton, just across from the entrance to the Hamorton Woods development.
http://www.old-kennett.webs.com/
http://www.old-kennett.webs.com/
Route 52
PennDOT seems to be moving right along on constructing the "new" leg of Route 52 between Route 1 and Route 926. They're cutting a path through the woods on Longwood's land just west of Hamorton.
I'm a little surprised that this project is finally happening: I've heard talk of relocating that stretch of road for absolutely years. But what's going to happen to the Indian Hannah marker?
Oh, and another PennDOT note: when they repaved Route 926 last week they smoothed out the CD-jolting bump on the little bridge just east of London Grove. YES!
I'm a little surprised that this project is finally happening: I've heard talk of relocating that stretch of road for absolutely years. But what's going to happen to the Indian Hannah marker?
Oh, and another PennDOT note: when they repaved Route 926 last week they smoothed out the CD-jolting bump on the little bridge just east of London Grove. YES!
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