I am not sure what evil forces of the universe conspired to open an ice cream shop only steps from my house. But as today just happened to be their grand opening, and as I just happened to be walking by, I figured I might as well make this new neighbor my New Place for…
In the middle of Pennsylvania farmland, surrounded by barns and meadows, with milk so fresh you can smell its producers as you stand in the parking lot–that’s where I found Grantville Super Market today. I actually saw several new places today, traversing back roads as I headed back to DC. looking for something that would…
“Can I help you?” the salesman asked somewhat skeptically when I walked inside Hermy’s motorcycle shop on a rainy today. For a split second, I considered pretending I was interested in the merchandise, as I sometimes do when I wander into stores for my One New Place. I knew it would be pointless, however. So…
In keeping with this week’s History theme, remember K-Mart? I didn’t know these stores still existed. You can count on Pennsylvania to be retro! This K-Mart was on my way out of Allentown tonight, so I took advantage of seeing a New Place and doing an errand at the same time. As I’m not…