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Simple Pleasures: Cutting Your Own Christmas Tree
Monday, December 1, 2008 11:55AM
Much like paying to pick your own apples, cutting your own Christmas tree seems kind of silly on the surface. You could always go to one of the 1,000,000 area businesses or roadside stands that sell trees and get one that is just as nice. You also wouldn't spend the next two days picking sap out of your hair.
But people react to Christmas—and by extension Christmas trees—on an emotional level, and there is something satisfying about looking through a field of trees and trying to find the perfect one for you and your family. Plus you get a little jolt of manliness out of cutting something down and dragging it back to civilization. Even if you have a little bit of help from a hay wagon.
If you've never cut your own, I went to McCurdy's Tree Farm in Dillsburg this weekend, and they make the process extremely easy and a lot of fun. Full Article » -
A Fall Afternoon at Kings Gap
Monday, November 3, 2008 12:44PM
Sometimes things just fall into place. After spending an incredible Friday at the Phillies victory parade, I woke up Saturday morning to find that someone had swapped the first day of November with a gorgeous September afternoon. Sunny, low 60's, slight breeze. Perfect.
To make the most of it, I headed to Kings Gap Environmental Education Center with my parents and fiancee to get some fresh air. I went to Kings Gap regularly as a child, but I had not been in years. Going back reminded me why it's such a hidden gem. I know the State Parks don't really have much money to market themselves (do they have any?), but if you don't know anything about Kings Gap, I recommend checking it out out either now, or when the weather turns next spring. Full Article »
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