Recently, Polly #2 went with Debbie for a visit to her hometown of Mechanicsburg, which is located about 8 miles west of Harrisburg, Pa. in Cumberland County. It’s the home of Jubilee Day, which is the largest and longest-running one-day street fair on the east coast. It’s estimated that as many as 60,000 people attend [...]
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Have you ever heard of Alex Debogorski? If you’re a fan of Ice Road Truckers, then you definitely know who I’m talking about. This past weekend, Debbie, Candee, and I jumped into the car and drove to the Chester County Book & Music Company in West Chester, Pennsylvania for the chance to see Alex at [...]
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The National Apple Harvest Festival has been going strong in Adams County, Pennsylvania for over 45 years. It was begun by the Upper Adams Jaycees who contacted the Adams County Fruit Growers Association with an idea for using a festival as a fundraiser. The first Apple Harvest Festival was in October 1965, and some of [...]
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“Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal….”. These are the opening words of the Gettysburg Address, given by Abraham Lincoln on November 19, 1863 at the dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery [...]
I just visited my very first amusement park….click here to check out my pictures! The Turtle was so much fun. Weeeeeeeeeeeee!
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What’s a frog to do on a hot summer day when she also wants some extreme action??? You head to the Susquehanna River at City Island in Harrisburg, PA for some jet-skiing. On a hot Sunday afternoon, Jeff took me along to the river to ride on his Kawasaki Jet Ski. On this type of [...]
Sometimes a “Polly Adventure” happens when you least expect it, like when we were visiting Candee’s sister Missy a few days ago. We had planned to get together and go out for dinner at a Spanish Tapas restaurant in downtown Harrisburg, but when we got there, there wasn’t any parking available in front of [...]
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Maddie has had a cast on her foot for about three weeks. Her heel has been hurting her for several months. She went to the doctor and found out that she has something called Sever’s disease. It really isn’t a disease. It is more of a condition, something she will outgrow. She has two breaks [...]
Recently Polly #3 accompanied her friends for an evening of dinner and socializing at T.J. Rockwell’s in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. At the recommendation of one of her friends, she and everyone else sampled the fried cheesecake. Everyone thought it was very good, even though they were all full from the delicious meals they had eaten. Be [...]
Today, Polly found a wonderful little restaurant/gas station/general store that’s off of the beaten track and far from the maddening city crowds. She broke out her trusty GPS and navigated as we took I-68 to the Fifteen Mile Creek Road exit, drove to the top of Green Ridge Mountain, and turned left on the road [...]
