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The final tally was three visits in as many days.  It would have been four,  but our travels were taking us in a direction away from the diner on the final leg of our trip.   The visits included a first … Continue reading

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Apparently duckpin bowling is an east coast thing; this I didn’t know until recently. Most histories point to Baltimore for the origins of the sport. I grew up on duckpin bowling in Maryland, and it was always present – even … Continue reading

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Picture a yard sale running 800 miles from Maryland to Missouri. Then, picture mile after mile of small vendor tables, church bake sales, and the occasional impromptu flea market. This is the Route 40 yard sale. Every year, this amazing event takes place around the end of May or first part of June. This year it ran extra long during the first week of June, beginning on the 1st and concluding on Sunday, the 5th and was well-attended across the whole time frame. Continue reading

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