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Jul 28, 2013

York PA photographs

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Tesla and I had a pleasant day in York!  Click on the first thumbnail to best enjoy the photo gallery.  ~P.

Want to view more pictures of York County?  Check out the links below!  Thanks for stopping by my blog!  ~P.

http://girlboxer1970.com/2013/07/26/shopping-in-york-pa/

http://girlboxer1970.com/2013/07/26/315-east-market-street-york-pa-17403/

http://girlboxer1970.com/2013/07/26/restaurants-in-york-pa/

http://girlboxer1970.com/2013/07/25/tesla-photographs-york-pa/

http://girlboxer1970.com/2013/07/21/rail-trail-in-york-pa/

http://girlboxer1970.com/2013/07/14/the-real-shoe-househellam-pa/

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Jul 27, 2013

Emma’s Fun Day at Brookside Park, Dover PA

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“The family of a 2-year-old girl with a rare genetic disorder is holding a fundraiser Saturday in Dover Township to benefit research on the syndrome.

Emma’s Fun Day is named for 2-year-old Emma Dull, who was diagnosed last year with Pitt Hopkins syndrome, according to her mom, Stacey Dull. Emma started receiving therapy and undergoing tests when she wasn’t hitting some milestones as a baby.

Eventually, tests revealed that she had Pitt Hopkins, a syndrome characterized by a missing gene on her 18th chromosome.

Dull said only 250 people in the world have been diagnosed with the disorder. Parents formed the Pitt Hopkins Research Foundation several years ago to fund research .”  (YDR)

We spent our afternoon at Emma’s Fun Day at Brookside Park, in Dover.  There were fun, creative games, crafts, a magician, food and more.  We had a blast and all the proceeds go to a good cause, the Pitt Hopkins research fund.

Emma is a little cutie pie and enjoyed the day right along with us!   ~P.

Dover Township family raises funds for rare genetic disorder – The York Daily Record. <——click here for full story on Emma Dull

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Jul 26, 2013

Homemade Slip N Slide

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After a water balloon battle that came down to Tyler versus me, we broke out the bottle of Dawn dish soap and made a Slip-N-Slide out of a paint drop cloth.  It didn’t take long for my neighbor, Deb, to add the plastic bag her new mattress arrived in, and in no time, we had fun trying not to break any bones.  Well, I was trying that is, the kids don’t really think about their bones breaking during moments like this.  Tyler, Blaine and Tesla were reckless and daring, as usual.

My brilliant idea of the day. Make a slip-n-slide.

My brilliant idea of the day. Make a slip-n-slide.

Ammo

Ammo

The playing field

The playing field

 

The battle lasted longer than I thought; many balloons didn’t break on the first throw.  We had about 80 balloons, the green ones looked like hand-grenades.  The tie-dyes were really cool and everyone’s favorites.

After Deb cut open the mattress cover, I womaned up and joined in the fun.  Deb didn’t want involved, so she stuck to taking pictures.  Didn’t hurt myself, but I admit, I’m tired.  Good thing Suz is coming over and making dinner!  🙂

What a fun, but exhausting day!  A day that memories are made from.  ~P.

 

 

 

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Jul 26, 2013

Shopping in York PA

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My how the look of shopping centers has changed and it never stops changing!  From the Farmer’s Market to strip malls, York has them all.  ~P.

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Jul 26, 2013

315 East Market Street York, PA 17403

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A beautiful building, full of surprises with fancy chandeliers, stained glass windows and lots of gold paint.  Were we allowed to go to the third floor?  I have no idea, didn’t see a single person the entire time we were wandering around.  We should have checked out the bathroom.  I bet that would have been photo worthy!  Enjoy the beauty of the Renaissance Bridal Shop.

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Jul 26, 2013

Restaurants in York, PA

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York County restaurants  –Click on the first thumbnail to view gallery.  Enjoy!  Paddock 2013

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Jul 24, 2013

From Stauffer’s to Hake’s to abandoned

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If you lived in Dover, drove through Dover or heard of Dover, you surely know of the little store on Route 74 that was convenient to pick up needed items.

As a teen, I rode my bicycle to Stauffer’s Grocery and as an adult, I made many stops at Hake’s, often for a Smittie’s soft pretzel and a pint of Rutter’s chocolate milk.

Now the little store is closed, abandoned in my opinion.  I held my camera over the fence to see what condition the pool might be in.  I would say the pool condition is ideal for disease carrying mosquitoes, and a health risk for everyone in the area.

Not good.  ~P.

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Jul 23, 2013

The Little Green Owl at the Historic Shiloh Mill~York, PA

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A consignment shop just opened a week ago at the historic mill located at 2500 Carlisle Road, York 17408.  Once a tack shop years ago, this building has housed many businesses since.  Tesla and I, and our neighbor Deb and her grandson, Tyler, walked down to see what the new store had to offer.  After talking to the store owner, Jenn, I asked if I could get photos of the actual mill part of the building.  She’s going to check with the owner and let me know.  I’m looking forward to what might be an interesting place to photograph!

More to come, I hope.

Photos from our walk.  ~P.

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Jul 22, 2013

Gravestones at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church~New Bridgeville, PA

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I had some free time and find cemetery’s interesting places.  This cemetery was at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, just outside of Craley.  These towns are small, blink and you miss them!

A little country church

A little country church

 

The gravestone dated back to the 1800’s.  Some may have been older, but the inscriptions were worn away.  The ones etched in German were especially interesting, as I tried reading bits and pieces on the stones.  Many of the stones were broke, I don’t know if this happened naturally, by accident or by vandalism.  Broken tombstones makes feel angry and sad.  Angry that someone may have intentionally broken it, and sad that this personal artifact of the person buried below, was knocked down.

Click the first thumbnail to open the photo gallery.  ~P.

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Jul 21, 2013

Rail Trail in York, PA

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My dear friend from high school, Beth Fike (Lightner) asked if I ever rode my bike on the rail trail.  I had not, so we made half-ass plans last night to go this morning.  Beth was the only one really prepared at 9 am, Dale and I were just winging it.

Some pictures on the way to the trail:

Remember when this was McDonald's?

Beth gets our bikes down.

Beth gets our bikes down.

We started riding just off of Richland Avenue.  There was quite a bit of activity-walkers, joggers and bicyclists.  Ages ranged from babies in strollers to active senior citizens.  Beth, Dale and I were just trying to not wreck our bikes.  Dale’s bike has some serious gear issues, making this 4 mile total trip very difficult.  The trail is shaded and the scenery is over-all, pleasant.  The people we passed said hello, good morning or at least nodded if their ears were plugged with an electronic gadget.  I ran into a musical friend of the family, Lori Yost, and recognized her.  She couldn’t get over that I remembered her and her parents.  Gene and Esther Yost are doing well, still love Bluegrass music.  😉

There are many turns on the trail due to roads.  The weren’t any active trains (the weeds growing through the tracks and the “Derail Ahead” signs gave it away) in the area.  I said to Beth, “If the tracks aren’t being used, why don’t they recycle them?”  Beth’s answer was simple, “then it wouldn’t be a rail trail.”

Good point,

~P

Click on the first thumbnail to see what I discovered on the rail trail in York, PA.

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