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Our Kitchen Renovation
ByKarenOur kitchen was undoubtedly thought of as state-of-the-art when it was built. But 50 years later, it’s dark, ugly, and inconvenient. Here’s what it looked like before we fixed it up: The sea foam green backsplash tiles had been carefully matched to the wall color and the accent color of the linoleum flooring. We admired…
Hiking Brandywine Creek State Park
ByKarenBrandywine Creek State Park, located just north of Wilmington in northern Delaware, is a beautiful destination for hikers who enjoy rolling hills, wooded trails, open meadows, and scenic views of the Brandywine Valley. The park encompasses more than 900 acres of natural landscapes, with a network of trails offering options for both casual walkers and…
Brandywine Raceway
ByKarenBrandywine Raceway was a 5/8 mile Standardbred harness track in Wilmington, Delaware, that opened in September 7, 1953, and closed on December 28, 1989. The first race was won by Head Pin for a purse of $900 before 13,500 fans. Horseracing-tracks.com describes the track this way: “When Brandywine Raceway first opened it was your traditional…
Red-Tailed Hawk, Buteo jamaicensis
ByKarenA few years ago, in August, my husband got these shots (below) of a hawk perched on the utility lines that stretch along the back of our property line. We weren’t sure if it was a Cooper’s Hawk, a Red-Tailed Hawk or a Red Shouldered Hawk, three of the more common ones in our area….
Kittens Playing in Box
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Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus sulphureus)
ByKarenAs someone who hates to eat mushrooms, I surprise myself by being kind of fascinated with these fungi. I think it’s because I associate them with fairies, gnomes, and pixies, my favorite forest dwellers. It’s certainly not the fact that they are associated with male virility because of the phallic shape, ugh. Nope, for me,…

