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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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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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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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Bucks County Woman Fulfills Mother’s Dying Wish to See Her Get Married
Hannah and Jerry Novak changed their wedding plans to accommodate the dying wish of the bride’s mother, writes Matteo Iadonisi for 6abc. “We were originally planning our wedding for September 16, 2023,” said Hannah. “And my mom went into the hospital.” Debbie Kay LoRusso, who was known for her big heart and her faith, was…
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Weekend Wanderer: My Family Can’t Get Their Holidays Straight
You might remember Thanksgiving, when my aunt had designs on attending dinner at my brother’s house. A dinner my brother wasn’t hosting as he planned on having dinner with our parents. They just didn’t know he planned on having dinner with them. It was like a Thanksgiving surprise party. I was the only one who…
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Weekend Wanderer: Becoming an Expert in Selling Real Estate
In the 1950s, Indy bought a property in Maryland. Indy never built anything on the property. While the rest of the neighborhood is dotted with homes, Indy’s land is dotted with feral cats and listing trees. Two years ago, Indy and Willie tasked me with selling the property, which we’ll call Westeros. Because selling it…
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‘Carversville Day’ Returning to Bucks County. Read to Learn About the Festivities
A popular festival is returning to a town in Bucks County, and promoters have a plethora of events and fun activities for everyone. Carversville Day will be returning to the namesake town on May 13 from 12 – 3 PM. Local resident Alexandra Heffern created an event poster for the annual festival, which was shared…
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Jaworski’s Freedom Day Golf Tournament Honors Military and First Responder Families
Folds of Honor will be hosting a mass golf outing to honor members of the military, first responders, and their families. On July 3, more than 750 golfers of all skill levels will participate in playing 117 holes of exceptional golf across six Ron Jaworski Golfproperties in Pennsylvania and New Jersey to help the families…
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Weekend Wanderer: What Does It Take to Raise a Kid?
If you read this column with any regularity, you may ask yourself how, exactly, one raises an adult fearful of reptiles and swimming over sunken ships. Well, you surround her, as a child, with a few good men. I don’t mean Marines, although 50 percent of the men I’m about to discuss are Marines. What…
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Weekend Wanderer: When Your Teen Leaves the Nest
Spring break has come and gone, and so has my daughter’s childhood. Wow. That’s melodramatic. True, but melodramatic. Let’s start with the driver’s license. She got it two weeks ago. And my nerves are fizzing like a Fourth of July sparkler. Any parent with a licensed teen has felt this way — that visceral fear…
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Weekend Wanderer: Panic at the Campground
A few years ago, my husband joined an organization whose mission is public land protection. In short order, he joined the Pennsylvania chapter’s board. He asked for my blessing before doing so. Joining the board meant I would shoulder more of the workload at home. How could I say no? It’s a great cause, for…
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Plymouth Meeting Couple’s 55-Year Marriage Followed a Botched Blind Date
Vince and Barbara Schaeffer, who moved to Plymouth Meeting 17 years ago, have been sharing love and support for the last 55 years. Kellie Patrick Gates profiled the couple in The Philadelphia Inquirer. The pair were initially supposed to meet for a blind date during the 1964 holiday season. But Vincent contracted pneumonia and had…
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Weekend Wanderer: The Ocean’s Depth to the Mountain’s Peak
Now that I’m two-thirds of the way through the horror of scuba certification, it is time for me to tackle another challenge. Munro bagging. I promise I’m not making up words. Munro bagging is a real thing. Munros are what Scots call their mountains. Munro bagging is the endeavor to summit all 200-plus Munros in…
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Disney Princesses Flock to Doylestown Restaurant for Upcoming Meet-and-Greet
For parents who want to introduce their young children to Disney’s most beloved characters, a Bucks County restaurant has you covered. Chambers 19 Bistro & Bar, located at 19 North Main Street in Doylestown, will be hosting a Princess Meet and Greet Pancake Breakfast on March 25 from 8 – 11 AM. The event will give…
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The Easter Bunny Will Be Making a Stop at a Bensalem Business. Here’s What to Know
As Easter is fast approaching, the holiday’s furry friend will be making a stop at a Bucks County business in the very near future. Pot Heads Coffee House, located at 3718-B Bristol Pike in Bensalem, will be hosting the Easter Bunny at their cafe on March 25 from 10 AM – 12 PM. A free…
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Weekend Wanderer: Colliding Fears and Yogic Breathing
There is something worse than using a portable toilet because you’re camping. It’s using a portable toilet in a scuba suit because you’re at an outdoor pool in March. Preventing a scuba suit from dangling in the mystery moisture of a portable toilet’s floor is a scuba skill I failed to anticipate. It was snowing…
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Rubber Duckie, You’re the One: Sesame Place Moves Iconic Duck as They Open New Attractions
One of the most recognizable monuments in Bucks County is being moved from its longtime spot to make way for a new structure. The Rubber Duckie statue, which has stood atop the popular Sesame Place amusement park in Langhorne for decades, is being moved to another part of the park as the new “Bert &…
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Weekend Wanderer: Don’t Make Me Scuba Dive, Part Two
You may remember I’m certifying in open-water scuba diving. You may also remember I’m afraid of swimming over large objects, like whales or a shipwreck. I’m afraid of a lot of things. But this is my most absurd fear. Good news on that front, though. It turns out wreck diving is an entirely different scuba…
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