I just got back from taking my husband and daughter to see the marching band preview for my alma mater, Dover Area High School. I don’t know how to describe it except that it felt like home. I admit getting a little choked up when our director asked the alumni
What about butter bread? And dippy eggs? And sock feet? These Yorkisms seem to stem from yet another chance to drop a word or a syllable. Not “feet with socks” or “bread with butter” for us. No, why not just reverse it and save? “Dippy eggs” would be slightly different,
Any memories of what used to be the North Mall (where The Crossroads or Manchester Crossroads is now) in Manchester Township, on Route 30? Although it was still primarily a strip mall, there used to be an indoor part where you went from one level to the other, and in
So last week, for the Fourth of July, you might remember it poured, at least in many parts of the county. Despite this, I stood in my driveway (about a mile from the Expo Center, uphill from it) and watched the fireworks. Further, I drug out my husband in his
Does anyone remember the “Best” department store that used to be where AAA is now on Eastern Boulevard? One of my favorite memories growing up was when my dad would take me shopping for birthday and Christmas gifts for my mom. One year, not too long before he passed away,
So one of the things I promised when I started this blog was a post on the proper way to make hogmaw. But first, you have to put up with a little reminiscing about how I came to learn about this local delicacy… Growing up, my family went to Mount
Does anyone remember a fast-food-type restaurant named Rax that used to be on Route 30 near George Street, I think where the McDonald’s was before it moved across the street? (Wow, how’s that for a lot of used-to-bes in one sentence?) Anyway, my mom used to take me to Rax
Does anyone remember when the Rutter’s on Lightner Road in Manchester Township was a Rutter’s Family Restaurant and not the convenience store? Our family used to eat there a lot of Sundays after church. I remember it being a real cozy place with great food. I know they briefly had
I got a lot of responses on my “awhile” post, with enough other Yorkisms suggested to keep me posting for a long time. Thanks to everyone who wrote and posted comments! One that drew a few comments was It’s all. Most people said this is also a Lancaster County thing;
I’ve had this weird thing going on in my left eye for about a week now. It’s not pinkeye or a sty (the doctor says), so my mother has decided I have “a cold in my eye.” Our vet uses that phrase about my cats occasionally, and I don’t know