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Weekend Wanderer: I Watched the Jonas Brothers’ Christmas Movie
So there I was, stuck on the sofa for a few days after surgery to repair that broken arm. Which I have just so much to say about. But that’ll have to wait. Because I want to talk about what I watched while I was compelled to rest. I also want to point out these…
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TLC: Creating a More Connected Holiday Season for Your Family
The holidays can feel like a lot. There is joy, stress, excitement, and sometimes a little chaos all mixed together. For families who are blending traditions, sharing time between households, or simply trying to make it through a challenging year, the season can stir up even more emotions. Even so, it also creates natural openings…
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Weekend Wanderer: Complications of Our Dog’s Illness
Humphrey is a bad, bad boy. And I never should have tempted fate with my jabs at the universe. Humphrey was scheduled for removal on a Thursday. By Monday, he was quite bloody. Humphrey bled everywhere. On the carpet and on the sofa. On Pete’s blankets and on Pete’s pillows. On my bed’s comforter and…
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Weekend Wanderer: Our Dog Has a Weird Growth
So, I flirted with the universe’s algorithm for disaster last week with full knowledge of two things. One, it’s November. And we all know how my last few Decembers have gone. Two, my dog, Pete, has a weird growth flopping from his mouth. A few weeks ago, I was making my bed when I noticed…
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Weekend Wanderer: I Deleted My TBR
Now, I know you often ask yourself, while reading my little column here, how much tragedy can one person experience in a few years’ time? I mean, I would hardly characterize the events of the last few years as tragedies. As such, I’m sure the universe is now planning a calamity to befall me, as…
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Weekend Wanderer: Money Is the Root of All … Friendship?
Willie explains to me — often — how she spends her day. See, Willie hates her apartment. The apartment I picked out for her after her little walk last December. The apartment with the newly installed plush rose carpet. The apartment with the view of the forest. The apartment with the cozy chair I nestled…
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Weekend Wanderer: The Annual Halloween Story
We have an October tradition in this space. Near Halloween, I tell you an eerie story. You get scared. We call it a day. These stories have always been ghostly, possibly demonic. This year, we’ll switch horror genres to the slasher, the home invasion. Home invasion is the most disturbing genre. As much as I’d…
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Phoenixville Mother And Son Thank Kind Strangers For Their Lifesaving Help During an Emergency
Phoenixville mother and son Jenessa Broderick and Weston Hammacher recently got to thank the kind strangers who saved Weston’s life, writes Cheyenne Corin for 6abc. Fifteen-year-old Weston suffered a surprise seizure during a car ride with his mother last Saturday. Jenessa quickly pulled over on Phoenixville‘s Bridge Street and yelled for help. Three bystanders immediately…
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Weekend Wanderer: I Took the Keys, Part Two
So, we’re on the phone with the Temple of Doom, who assures us nobody is hurt. “Not too badly,” they said. In the eternity before those next words, many, many thoughts raced through my head. Nobody was hurt badly, but somebody was, obviously, hurt. Who? And who caused the injury? What was the injury? Was it…
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Eagles Couple Balances Demanding Football Season By Sharing Hilarious West Chester Home Renovations
Philadelphia Eagles couple Landon and Brooke Dickerson manage more than just a demanding schedule during the football season, writes Tabitha Parent for People. The couple has gone viral for their Instagram account where they share the process of renovating their West Chester home. At @dickerson_diys, viewers can get a glimpse of the duo’s life off…
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Weekend Wanderer: I Took the Keys, Part One
It’s time to tell you why I took Willie’s car keys. Let’s program the DeLorean to take us back a few years. OK. Flux capacitor fluxing … Our visit to the past finds Indy alive, and he and Willie living on the independent living side of the Temple of Doom. Indy stopped driving a year…
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Where Montco’s Best Pumpkins are Picked
October means crisp air, colorful leaves, and of course—pumpkin picking. Whether you’re hunting for the perfect jack-o’-lantern, stocking up for fall décor, or just looking for a family-friendly outing, Montgomery County has plenty of local spots that deliver autumn charm. Here are some of the best places to grab your pumpkin this season: Maple Acres…
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Weekend Wanderer: A Manicure Leads to a Terrible Revelation
No good deed goes unpunished. This is, perhaps, one of the tritest expressions in the English language. But there is a reason some expressions are trite, isn’t there? Their veracity, their specificity, their sagacity, their reproducibility? No good deed goes unpunished. Let me tell you about my good deed. And the vicious punishment it meted…
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Weekend Wanderer: It Is Not, in Fact, Dinnertime
There was a long day this summer in which I functioned as co-pilot while my son drove an hour and a half to his camp in New Jersey. I dropped him off, taking his car to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where my daughter was scuba diving to 45 feet in a quarry filled with buses and planes…
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David’s Bridal Dresses Grandma in Wedding Gown, Decades After Racism Disallowed It
Ninety-four-year-old Martha Mae Ophelia Moon Tucker was an active figure in the Civil Rights Movement. She spent her early years in segregated Alabama, and was barred from many institutions and activities that kept her from living her life to the fullest. When she married her late husband Lehman Tucker Sr. in 1952, she was…
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Weekend Wanderer: A Like Mind in an Odd Place
In one month, my parental caregiving enters its 10th year. Being uncomfortably sandwiched between kids and parents, I’ve been in a doctor’s office once or twice. A month. For a decade. I’ve also dealt with lawyers, Veterans Affairs, care home staff, banks, and likely more people I’m missing but who should not be sorry I’m…
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Weekend Wanderer: Not-So-Fond Memories
I have one more story from summer. One more story before I flood you with demands to decorate for Halloween, like, two weeks ago. My family regularly vacations in North Carolina’s Outer Banks. I’ve visited one particular island since I was born. More recently, I’ve spent time in Wilmington for my daughter’s camp. One thing…
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Exton Teen’s Small Business Goes Pro with Eagles-Themed Jewelry
Exton teen Samantha Martin’s unique small business has made its way to the NFL, reports Shawnette Wilson for Fox 29. The fourteen-year-old resident sells a variety of handmade jewelry through her business, Samantha’s Beads. Her Philadelphia Eagles-inspired pieces have been a success within the community, and items have even made their way to the Eagles’…
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