I had intended to write this blog about my Little Free Library, but it was going to be a different blog. I was going to write about the things I’ve learned having a Little Free Library in my front yard: I put it there for the people in my neighborhood, a working class neighborhood with …
Monthly Archives: January 2024
Fireworks
Fireworks—pyrotechnics—are such a big part of New Year’s Eve celebrations that it’s hard to imagine this night without them. It wasn’t always that way, though. It’s a relatively recent development in America. The first time I ever experienced this phenomenon was the night of the 1955/56 New Year’s Eve. I, an American, was living in …