A Different Path Part 5
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Originally Posted by Gilmer 
I wanted to order a painting from the artist at my old house, but she doesn't ship, and there is no way I could buy something in person: our big van could never park on that crampy one-way steet with cars lining both sides!
Oh, well. It was a thought. After the Florida trip, the prospect of buying a painting of a basket of seashells from the woman who lived in my toddlerhood house brought tears to my eyes for a few minutes.
Oh, well--I'm sure it would have been overpriced, anyway..
How long has it been since you've been in your home town? Do you get to go back often? Did you feel like asking for a tour of your old house? A few years ago we had someone knock on our door and ask to tour our house. They used to live here years ago. It was strange. They even took pictures of the bedroom. I was a little nervous, thinking that maybe they were 'casing the joint', but it was harmless and worked out ok. I was glad it just happened to be clean.
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Rar, I haven't been through my hometown since 2012, when I drove myself up for some laser eye surgery at Wills Eye Hospital in Philly.
I took a side jaunt through West Chester.
My husband wanted me to stop and ask for a tour of my old house, but I didn't think it would be appropriate: plus, the decor would be all different, so what would be the point?
I took a side jaunt through West Chester.
My husband wanted me to stop and ask for a tour of my old house, but I didn't think it would be appropriate: plus, the decor would be all different, so what would be the point?
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We’r At Longwood Gardens now waiting for the main fountain show in seven minutes.
I’ll post pictures when we get back to the hotel.
It’s 90 degrees, but I’m sitting on a hillside in the shade of a big tree getting ever-so-lightly misted by the water vapor of the fountains.
I’ll post pictures when we get back to the hotel.
It’s 90 degrees, but I’m sitting on a hillside in the shade of a big tree getting ever-so-lightly misted by the water vapor of the fountains.
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Have a wonderful time touring Longwood Gardens, dear Glimmers. The water show sounds great.
We went at Christmas Time one year and it was splendid.
I dream about the first home I lived in quite often - not sure that I would want to go in.
We went at Christmas Time one year and it was splendid.
I dream about the first home I lived in quite often - not sure that I would want to go in.
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Longwood Gardens was great, but BEASTLY hot!
When I got misted by the fountains, I got a slight breeze ever so often and it was the most magnificent sensation!
There were only two things that we skipped that were on my original list--but that's OK, They were both a bit of a hike outside in the heat--plus, I had seen each as a child.
One thing I remember from childhood was a tropical tree of some sort whose base was like a gigantic sphere.
It wasn't there. Maybe it died sometime in the intervening 46 years! Oh, well--everything else was.
My runaway favorites were the waterlilies. You'll see why!
When I got misted by the fountains, I got a slight breeze ever so often and it was the most magnificent sensation!
There were only two things that we skipped that were on my original list--but that's OK, They were both a bit of a hike outside in the heat--plus, I had seen each as a child.
One thing I remember from childhood was a tropical tree of some sort whose base was like a gigantic sphere.
It wasn't there. Maybe it died sometime in the intervening 46 years! Oh, well--everything else was.
My runaway favorites were the waterlilies. You'll see why!
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For lunch we got carry out from one of my favorite restaurants when I was a child, Jimmy Johns.
No, not the sub shop chain--an independently-owned hot dog place founded right after World War II by a soldier. Inside are two elaborate setups of model railroads that run around the perimeter of the ceiling.
The skins of the hot dogs are really thick. Unique! My husband detests them, so I got him a double cheeseburger.
The hot dogs were every bit as good as I remembered them from childhood! (I've since grown up and discovered the secret: they're actually not frankfurters, per se, they're knockwurst).
But a great lunch!
Last picture: this is the house I grew up in from age 3-19:
No, not the sub shop chain--an independently-owned hot dog place founded right after World War II by a soldier. Inside are two elaborate setups of model railroads that run around the perimeter of the ceiling.
The skins of the hot dogs are really thick. Unique! My husband detests them, so I got him a double cheeseburger.
The hot dogs were every bit as good as I remembered them from childhood! (I've since grown up and discovered the secret: they're actually not frankfurters, per se, they're knockwurst).
But a great lunch!
Last picture: this is the house I grew up in from age 3-19:
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