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Big Mac Pump Jack

Posted on April 19, 2023

A well believed to be the oldest continuously-producing well, at least in these parts, sits smack in the middle of the Bradford PA McDonald’s. Drilled in the 1870s by Thomas…

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Very few campers today

Posted on April 18, 2023April 18, 2023

There’s some debate about its origin, but the quote I keep thinking of is this:It snew and blewAnd then it thewAnd then, by jing, it friz. Yesterday, Millie and I…

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A 50-inch fish? No way.

Posted on April 15, 2023

Sightseeing today.The downstream end of Allegheny Reservoir is here at Kinzua (pronounced kinzoo) Dam. The reservoir, built in 1965 for flood control and a small power plant. Is 27 miles…

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‘Bout time

Posted on April 14, 2023

How determined is spring? April 2, 22 degrees and snow. April 8, the water supply to my trailer froze. Today, suddenly, crocuses — to my mind the prettiest of the…

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The Tourism Bureau

Posted on April 12, 2023April 12, 2023

Corydon is not pronounced like Cory and Don. It’s like corydn. With the accent on Cor. Ron and Susie live in Corydon. Ron’s a volunteer fireman — not a rescue…

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On Easter, they rose up and went home

Posted on April 10, 2023

A small portion of the two campgrounds for which I’m responsible. Sort slow on the day after Easter. Yep, that’s my little trailer down there, home for Millie and me.

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A Ride in the Park

Posted on April 8, 2023April 8, 2023

Millie is convinced, I believe, that life has given her lemons; she’s not yet certain how she feels about lemonade. She’s a bit more cautious about our slow-motion transportation after…

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I can hear AND translate

Posted on April 5, 2023April 5, 2023

The FedEx driver today made her first-ever delivery to this address. (4001 W Washington, Bradford PA, Michele Kinkaid if you were thinking of sending cupcakes.) FedEx brought my new hearing…

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That’s a big cat

Posted on April 4, 2023

Camper Dub — I don’t know if that’s her surname,  given name or nickname — had the cat on a leash. It might have been the first time I’d seen…

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What a day

Posted on April 3, 2023

I got my company hoodie, five company tee shirts, a company cap and a key to my golf cart/carryall. The cart has a bed on the back like a tiny…

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