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Weekend Wanderer: I’m Too Picky About My Showers
Now that my husband is all Buddy the Elf about making friends in his outdoors organization, I have met many people. Many, many people. I have friends all over the country. And one acquaintance in Canada. Or maybe he’s just from Canada. I don’t know. But he makes me look like a better cook so…
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TLC: Geocaching: Summer Adventure for the Whole Family
With summer break in full swing, low-cost, spontaneous opportunities for adventure are at a premium. One great way to combine treasure-hunting, adventure, problem-solving, and connection with other adventurers around the world is to join the millions who enjoy Geocaching. Geocaching is an outdoor activity involving using GPS coordinates to find hidden containers or “caches” in…
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Weekend Wanderer: Why Does My Mom Keep Misplacing Checks?
It’s been a bit since we had a Willie story. We should probably check in on her. Our check-in begins this morning, when I was recounting to my husband the plot of Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead. He was, as you might imagine, enthralled. If there is one thing better than watching a ’90s…
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Bensalem Listed as One of the Best Places to Move Your Family This Year
A township in Bucks County was listed as one of the best places in the country to live with your family and start life anew. Alexa Mikhail wrote about the township for Fortune Well. Bensalem Township was listed as #26 out of the 50 best places to raise a family in the United States. Some…
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Weekend Wanderer: The Death of the Refrigerator, Part Two
When I last left you, I had saved my fridge but decimated the freezer. But I made a bet I could save that freezer. And I had come this far in my quest to avoid pronouncing the refrigerator dead. I wasn’t ready to quit. When I originally pulled the refrigerator from the wall, finding a…
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Weekend Wanderer: The Refrigerator Is Trying to Die
One day in 2017, Indy pulled my fridge from its kitchen nook. I was in trouble. Upon discovering my failure to periodically clean behind and beneath the fridge, Indy told me he’d be over to be sure I got the job done. I should have been able to get that fridge out myself. But I…
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Weekend Wanderer: (Not) Planning a Family Vacation
I fly to Scotland in 72 hours. Sealed in a metal tube 30,000 feet above the Atlantic Ocean. Where the Titanic sank. You know how I feel about sunken ships. I feel no less animosity toward them when they’re beneath my plane. Or, you know, next to it. Throw in some snakes and that situation…
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Cheltenham Couple Fell in Love Through This Long-Lost Art
Adrienne Lanier Dupree and Maurice Dupree, residents of Cheltenham, have a unique love story that has withstood many obstacles, writes Kellie Patrick Gates for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Both grew up in North Philadelphia, but their lives initially took different trajectories. Maurice was incarcerated on a weapons charge at the age of 22, while Adrienne had…
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Weekend Wanderer: Springtime Pests, Part Two
The dead mouse was bad enough. But the critter situation is so much worse than one long-dead mouse in the crawl space. You might remember the skinks living beneath my house. I thought they were snakes when they first showed up because, really. Am I getting close enough to the serpentine thing slithering up from…
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For These Glenside Parents, Both Sons Were Surprises, Albeit Very Welcomed Ones
Glenside’s wife and husband Margaret Haff and Nathan Koelper knew they both wanted children. But they were not set on trying right away, writes Anndee Hochman for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The couple met online in 2016 and immediately hit it off. By July 2020, they were married. They traded in a planned large wedding at…
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Weekend Wanderer: Cleaning Led to a Terrible Discovery
I made a gruesome discovery last week. It was Friday. The day yawned beautifully before me. Nothing hinted at the evil lurking in the hours to come. Rather, it was — to quote Bill Withers — a lovely day. Temperate. Gentle breezes. Puffy clouds floating through the sky. And I was alone. I am finding…
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Ambler Symphony Couple’s Life Turns Up-Tempo with the Arrival of Long-Awaited Baby
Diane and Matt Billas, Upper Dublin residents, met in 2014 as fellow musicians playing French Horn in the Ambler Symphony. They married in 2015. But the tempo of their lives turned presto (very fast) with the December 2023 arrival of son Luke Anthony Billas. Anndee Hochman profiled them in The Philadelphia Inquirer. The couple struggled…
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Classy Couple Chooses Classic Chevy for Bryn Athyn for Engagement Photos
Georgianna Neuber and D.J. Mulhern picked the Beaux Arts class of Cairnwood Estate in Bryn Athyn as the setting for their engagement photos. But they brought a different kind of classy — a 1955 Chevy — to add visual interest. Kristen Schott presented the eye-appealing result for Philadelphia Magazine. The Bucks County couple met on…
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Blue Bell Mom Heeded Minister’s Parenting Advice: ‘Thou Shalt Use Mt. Airy Babysitting Co-op’
Eleanore Pabarue, who now lives in Blue Bell, took full advantage of the Mt. Airy Babysitting Co-op when she first moved to Philadelphia 37 years ago. Alfred Lubrano, in The Philadelphia Inquirer, reported on this familial resource she found so valuable. The former English, Latin, French, and history teacher at the Country Day School of…
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Willow Grove Marriage Fulfills the Groom’s Engagement Prediction
Warren and Millie Potash, a Willow Grove couple, have spent five decades of their lives together, all of which have been filled with love and many adventures. Kellie Patrick Gates profiled their long-term connection in The Philadelphia Inquirer. They met in a synagogue in 1972, and it only took ten days for both to know…
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Mother’s Day Mentionable: Three Generations of Women Benefit Worcester Volunteer Fire Company
Citing a mother-hero for Mother’s Day is a common honor; however, for Nicole Drake, the label fits in more ways than one. She’s the centerpiece of three generations at the Worcester Volunteer Fire Company. Nicole started volunteering at the company’s auxiliary in 2012 with her own mother. Together, they organized fundraisers like flower sales, flea…
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Good News for Mother’s Day: Montgomery County Ranked in New ‘Maternal Vulnerability’ Index
A 2021 index of “Maternal Vulnerability” ranged from zero to 100, based on 43 indicators. A lower score indicated a lesser likelihood of poor pregnancy outcomes such as preeclampsia, premature birth, and maternal death. “When it comes to a mother’s health and survival, the United States fares worst among high-income countries,” said Surgo Ventures CEO…
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Best Montgomery County Sites to Pass a Rainy, Gray Spring Afternoon with the Kids
Weather-wise, Spring 2023 has been somewhat disappointing, leaving many Montgomery County parents struggling to find things to do with their kids. Philadelphia Inquirer reporters Nick Vadala and Michelle Reese offer worthwhile, in-county, two-part suggestions (close-proximity side trips from the main attraction). Elmwood Park Zoo 1661 Harding Blvd., Norristown The Philadelphia Zoo may be the first…
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