Family
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The Seniors in School
I suppose the announcement last month from the CDC, the one nudging schools to get kids back full-time, should have given me that same gush of relief my first slug of caffeine gives me each morning. It did not. The Philadelphia Inquirer recently discussed the indifference kids, particularly teenagers, have towards going back to school.…
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Cement Sailboat Abandoned in Tullytown Marina Gets Makeover Series on YouTube
A cement sailboat abandoned at D&S Marina in Tullytown has a new owner who is documenting the rehabilitation in a YouTube video series, Float Jawn, writes Stephanie Farr for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Amede Bennett got the 1974 sailboat that is docked in the Delaware River from Craigslist. The price was the main driving point for…
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To Chore or Not to Chore?
I’m not sure where, exactly, my son’s sheets went. I know I handed them to him. I know I told him to make his bed. And I know he has spent every night since sleeping on his bare mattress. I would look in his room. I would. But my kids’ sloppiness is legendary. An accidentally…
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Wiser Wealth: Puppies Adopted During Pandemic Come with Hefty Price Tag, But There Are Ways to Keep These Bills Down
Many people opted to adopt a dog during the pandemic for companionship while not considering the expenses that come with the decision, writes Bruce Horovitz for The Wall Street Journal. According to Rover, the annual cost of a dog’s basic needs range from $610 to $2,115, depending on several factors, including where you live. This…
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Family Trades in Manhattan for Rural Pennsylvania to Escape COVID-19 and Considers Staying for Good
A family that traded Manhattan for rural Pennsylvania to escape COVID-19 is enjoying its temporary home so much that it is considering making the move permanent, writes Jason Nark for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Caroline Goldrick, her husband, Christian, and their daughter, Edith, moved to the home of a family member in idyllic Eagles Mere in…
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Quakertown Neighbors Help Each Other Clear Double-Digit Snowfall with Healthy Dose of Sarcasm
After double-digit snowfall covered the town, Quakertown neighbors grabbed shovels to help clear their street along with a healthy dose of sarcasm to make sure that everybody keeps their spirits up, writes Jaccii Farris for WFMZ 69 News. “We like to you know, bust on each other,” said Tom Geiger, the unofficial mayor of Juniper…
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Twenty-Four Hours In Pandemic Parenting
In the end, it was the smartwatch that sealed my fate. It started 2:30 Tuesday morning when I let my dog into the yard. He does this some nights, always between 2:30 and 3:30 in the morning. I think, in these moments, of The Amityville Horror, of Margot Kidder waking up screaming – every night,…
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DNA Sleuthing Helped Reunite Local Woman with Biological Mother
Irene Mannheims Mueller, who grew up in Olney and Cheltenham, discovered she lived a mile and a half from a daughter she had given up for adoption decades earlier, writes Kellie Patrick Gates for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Mannheims Mueller got pregnant in 1965 aged 26 when an acquaintance raped her on the ride home from…
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