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Lifelines: Salford Schwenkfelder Cemetery
In the summer of 2025, preservation partners Rick Detweiler and Paula Hogan spent four months cleaning nearly 150 modest grave markers at Salford Schwenkfelder Cemetery. Nestled in Lower Salford Township, along the border of Harleysville and Souderton, this small Pennsylvania… Continue reading
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‘Twas The Night Before Christmas
While my house is nearly two centuries old, there is no chimney from which to hang stockings with care. The house has its quirks—squeaky floorboards, stubborn doors, and absolutely no exact right angles—details familiar to anyone who lives in a… Continue reading
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The Iron Maiden
It’s hard to believe there are only three weeks left in the year. I swear the days seem to slip by faster as I get older, each one a gentle—and sometimes piercing—reminder that time waits for no one. This year… Continue reading
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Battle of the Boards
My first real taste of Black Friday came when I was 21, give or take a year. I was home from college, tagging along with my mom—an early riser long before I ever became one. Half-asleep, I trailed behind her… Continue reading
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The Princess Diary
A single flash can make a star. A thousand can unmake one. The paparazzi live for that moment—the shot that blurs admiration with intrusion. At first, it feels thrilling, even flattering: a smile caught, a nod returned, the illusion of… Continue reading
