My Daily Travels

We will be heading out to our two youngest daughter's houses in a bit for our regular Sunday visit. The drive takes us about 40 minutes and it is visually appealing with the many country scenes. Our girls live just a few miles from each other, so we venture from one to the other. The youngest... Sign in to see full entry.

Since the pandemic, in our house, we have been having fun with creating various food choices, and I draw plenty of inspiration from my favorite channel. I am a Food Network fanatic. It is hard not to be inspired by the daily creations represented on their various shows, so to add some spice to our... Sign in to see full entry.

A lovely vision filled with sunflowers and butterflies can be found at the Black River Farms where nine-acres of grapes sits nestled in fields that beckon you to come and relax and enjoy the sights, sounds and a sip of one of their many wines. Location: 2472 Black River Rd, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania... Sign in to see full entry.

Due to the 2020 pandemic, the Mushroom Festival has been canceled this year, but that has done nothing to stop Pennsylvania’s number-one vegetable cash crop, worth well over $400 million a year. Agriculture and mushrooms are big in Pennsylvania and nowhere bigger than Kennett Square, the “Mushroom... Sign in to see full entry.

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On the morning of December 7, 1907, 240 men and boys headed to the Darr Mine for their regular workday. At approximately 11:30 a.m., the townspeople heard an explosion that was so powerful it shook homes and shattered windows for miles. The locals rushed to the mine in an effort to help. Thankfully,... Sign in to see full entry.

The state of Pennsylvania has no shortage when it comes to being home to celebrities and famous sports figures, and one of the greatest quarterbacks in the history of the National Football League just happens to be from New Eagle, a coal mining town located just 25 miles south of Pittsburgh. Joe... Sign in to see full entry.

Beautiful and entertaining, this is Shirley Jones during her high school years at South Huntingdon High School, class of 1951. Named after child star Shirley Temple, Shirley mae Jones was born on March 31, 1934 in Charleroi, Pennsylvania, but she grew up a few miles away in Smithton where her family... Sign in to see full entry.

A circa-1930s car is shown with three men standing by it looking out over the expanse from the former Grandview Ship Hotel on a 1800s barn located on U.S. Highway 30. https://www.pahighways.com/us/US30.html Sign in to see full entry.

Trump wants to cut mail-in voting and for good reason. The U.S. Postal Service has warned the battleground state of Pennsylvania that some mail-in ballots are at risk of not being delivered on time to be counted in the November general election because the states’ deadlines are too tight for its... Sign in to see full entry.