August 2016
Places Traveled
I drove to Scranton, Pennsylvania and spent a day touring Steamtown National Historic Site. I got to go on a ranger led train ride and two ranger walks. Although it was pretty hot and I couldn't be out in the sun, there was much more to see there than I expected. I especially enjoyed learning about trains from the rangers and then being able to go back to see them on my own.
After having a delicious take-away sausage and pepper hoagie at Dino & Francesco's Pizza & Family Restaurant, the next day I drove to the Anthracite Heritage Museum which I enjoyed very much. At the time I was there the traveling exhibition focused on the people of the region, a perfect topic for me. After about an hour-and-a-half, I took the Lackawanna Coal Mine Tour. Although the museum and tour are not related businesses, I got a discount for going to both and they are right beside each other. The coal mine tour was just exciting enough to be thrilling but not scary.
I left the area wishing I had more time to spend looking at the other sites around Scranton!
I also was able to spend a few days with my family in New Jersey. One of the places my grandson and I went was to the Rancocas Nature Center for story hour on two days and one day to visit the animals on our own. We had picnics there and enjoyed the mornings. We also went to Sesame Street with with his dad and generally played Thomas and other games at his house. I had a marvelous week with him!
I spent a very enjoyable day with Rachel, Jon and his parents in Knox, New York. We had a wonderful picnic, looked at pictures of Rachel and Jon's trip to Newfoundland, and then ate a delicious desert. The weather was perfect for such a marvelous summer day with family.
Books Read
The Boyfriend List by E. Lockhart
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
The Airport Book by Lisa Brown
How to Dress a Dragon by Thelma Lynne Godin
I Will Find You: A Reporter Investigates the Life of the Man Who Raped Her by Joanna Connors
Hannah and Sugar by Kate Berube
Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood by f. Isabel Campoy and Theresa Howell
Love is my Favorite Thing by Emma Chichester Clark
The Ugly Dumpling by Stphanie Campisis
Penny & Jelly Slumber Under the Stars by Maria Gianferrari
Hot Milk by Deborah Levy
Ms. Spell by Ethan Long
The Bear and the Piano by David Litchfield
Dandelions by Karina McKelvey and Kirrili Lonergan
That's Not Bunny! by Chris Barton
Snail & Worm: Three Stories About Two Friends by Tina Kugler
Snap! by Hazel Hutchins & Dusan Petricic
Mousetropolis by Gregory Christie
Bloom by Doreen Cronin and David Small
I Will Chop You! by Jory John
Are you the Pirate Captain? by Gareth P Jone & Garry Parsons
The Snow Rabbit by Camille Garoche
Ida, Always by Caron Levis & Charles Santoso
The Kingfisher Book of Family Poems selected by Belinda Hollyer
Been There, Done That: School Dazed edited by Mike Winchell
The Heartless Troll by Oyvind Torseter
Sybil Ludington: Revolutionary War Rider, Based on a True Story by E. F. Abbott
I drove to Scranton, Pennsylvania and spent a day touring Steamtown National Historic Site. I got to go on a ranger led train ride and two ranger walks. Although it was pretty hot and I couldn't be out in the sun, there was much more to see there than I expected. I especially enjoyed learning about trains from the rangers and then being able to go back to see them on my own.
After having a delicious take-away sausage and pepper hoagie at Dino & Francesco's Pizza & Family Restaurant, the next day I drove to the Anthracite Heritage Museum which I enjoyed very much. At the time I was there the traveling exhibition focused on the people of the region, a perfect topic for me. After about an hour-and-a-half, I took the Lackawanna Coal Mine Tour. Although the museum and tour are not related businesses, I got a discount for going to both and they are right beside each other. The coal mine tour was just exciting enough to be thrilling but not scary.
I left the area wishing I had more time to spend looking at the other sites around Scranton!
I also was able to spend a few days with my family in New Jersey. One of the places my grandson and I went was to the Rancocas Nature Center for story hour on two days and one day to visit the animals on our own. We had picnics there and enjoyed the mornings. We also went to Sesame Street with with his dad and generally played Thomas and other games at his house. I had a marvelous week with him!
I spent a very enjoyable day with Rachel, Jon and his parents in Knox, New York. We had a wonderful picnic, looked at pictures of Rachel and Jon's trip to Newfoundland, and then ate a delicious desert. The weather was perfect for such a marvelous summer day with family.
Books Read
The Boyfriend List by E. Lockhart
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
The Airport Book by Lisa Brown
How to Dress a Dragon by Thelma Lynne Godin
I Will Find You: A Reporter Investigates the Life of the Man Who Raped Her by Joanna Connors
Hannah and Sugar by Kate Berube
Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood by f. Isabel Campoy and Theresa Howell
Love is my Favorite Thing by Emma Chichester Clark
The Ugly Dumpling by Stphanie Campisis
Penny & Jelly Slumber Under the Stars by Maria Gianferrari
Hot Milk by Deborah Levy
Ms. Spell by Ethan Long
The Bear and the Piano by David Litchfield
Dandelions by Karina McKelvey and Kirrili Lonergan
That's Not Bunny! by Chris Barton
Snail & Worm: Three Stories About Two Friends by Tina Kugler
Snap! by Hazel Hutchins & Dusan Petricic
Mousetropolis by Gregory Christie
Bloom by Doreen Cronin and David Small
I Will Chop You! by Jory John
Are you the Pirate Captain? by Gareth P Jone & Garry Parsons
The Snow Rabbit by Camille Garoche
Ida, Always by Caron Levis & Charles Santoso
The Kingfisher Book of Family Poems selected by Belinda Hollyer
Been There, Done That: School Dazed edited by Mike Winchell
The Heartless Troll by Oyvind Torseter
Sybil Ludington: Revolutionary War Rider, Based on a True Story by E. F. Abbott
