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Friday Fun Flick, the best French Fries in the world
This rather decrepit trailer is well known in Brussels for having the best “French fries” in the city. I would say they are the best I’ve ever eaten. Tourists would go out of their way to this small family community… Read More ›
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Pho heaven
The best places to eat sometimes are in strip malls. When visiting my family with my daughter Aynsley, she convinced us to go to “the best Pho place ever!” She had read about it online. My mom and I were… Read More ›
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What do I have in common with this firetruck?
My friend Chip Taylor owns a fire truck (he’s single ladies!). Actually owning a fire truck may be part of the reason he’s single, he also owns a cool collection of radios. He lives in a beautiful part of Vermont,… Read More ›
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Friday Fun Flick! Time to eat in Chinatown!
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Laura Flook, get well soon!
I spent a wonderful weekend at the cabin (now open for Spring and Summer) that I mention often on the blog. Fellow blogger Kochanski came up for a weekend of butterfly watching, fossil buying, wool shopping, and Thai food. Then… Read More ›
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Friday Fun Flick! Why do their hats have wings?
An old postcard of Holland. I can’t picture actually walking in wooden shoes all day. These women seem to not be there for the tourist trade, but the card is from around 1920. Related articles Almost Time to Tip-Toe Through… Read More ›
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Pierce Homestead, and why I’d like to be a guide there
President Franklin Pierce, New Hampshire native and our 14th President, was born and raised in Hillsborough. I live one town over from Hillsborough, in the small town of Antrim. The state of New Hampshire has a peculiar relationship with Pierce…. Read More ›
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Who let the dogs out?
Hillsborough New Hampshire is where I saw the DGYLIMO. I was first attracted as I didn’t know you could get a truck with that big a cab. Then I noticed the beautiful dog. Then I noticed the beautiful dogs. Turns… Read More ›
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Hint, it never worked well at all….
Long before computers, there were typewriters. Typewriters that did not come with spell checker or backspace keys that would instantly wipe out mistakes. What to do? Well, a variety of really quite bad products and items were invented to deal… Read More ›
