Molly Roe's Blog

My husband and I made two side trips while visiting relatives in Schuylkill/Carbon Counties yesterday. First we delivered some promotional bookmarks to the Anthracite Mine Museum in Lansford and spoke to the friendly people working there. The manager wasn't available so I left a copy of Call Me Kate. The salespeople in the museum store said visitors often inquire about the Molly Maguires, so I am keeping my fingers crossed.

Our second stop was at a used bookstore on Ridge Street in Lansford where

Pork and sauerkraut is the traditional food for the new year here in NePA. I think it stems from the Pennsylvania Dutch (German) heritage. I’ve heard lentil soup is served in the south, and fish is eaten elsewhere. The pork dish is supposed to be lucky, but it didn’t turn out that way for our beloved Nittany Lions. They were defeated by USC in today’s Rose Bowl game. As enthusiastic Penn State fans, we had considered going to Pasadena, but eventually decided against making the trip. Guess that w

Christmas vacation is the perfect time to sit in front of the fireplace and snuggle up with a book (almost guilt free.)  I've been catching up with the tower of books I've had stacked up since the summer book sales.

I just finished Love in the Time of Cholera and Writing Down the Bones, two books that have been on my short list for a while.  My daughter gave me I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt as a gift. The topic, the murder of Jimmy Hoffa, didn't make for a cheerful holiday read, but

Welcome to my blog! It's December 23, countdown time 'til Christmas 2008, and I'd like to wish all my family, friends, and colleagues a wonderful holiday. Let's hope for peace, joy, better economic times, and a signed contract for the school district ;-)

I'd like to say I am completely ready for Christmas Eve, but I still have lots to do and I shouldn't be blogging away the wee hours like this. Just consider it a break from wrapping and baking, and walking the picket line in 8° weather!

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