Erie, PA Wine Festival

A beautiful fall weekend in Erie.

South Side Cemetery – August 31, 2018

Even though it’s the 2nd week in September, I wanted to relate my experience at the South Side Cemetery on August 31, as the the oppressive end of summer heat belied the fact that Autumn is starting in the mid-Atlantic. I drive by this (and a few other) cemeteries on my way to and from […]

Ohiopyle, PA

In between my Ireland posts, I wanted to sneak in a quick trip I made at the beginning of July to beautiful Ohiopyle, in the Laurel Mountains of Pennsylvania. This is one of my most favorite spots to visit, and I’ve been going there ever since I was a kid. We would camp, ride bike […]

May 1st

When I woke up this morning, the bright light was already streaming through my window. It was May 1st alright, and about time that spring had arrived in my part of the world. April was a lot colder than it usually is, and you could tell as much by the slow, slow budding of trees […]

The Harmony Society Cemetery

I’m getting married this autumn, and I recently found the dress of my dreams at a local shop in a hamlet north of Pittsburgh, that goes by the name of Zelienople. It’s a quaint town, where the main street is actually called Main Street. It has such a strange name, and I’ll admit I’ve always […]