1) Someone holding a broom is invisible.

2) Smokers are piggies. You wouldn’t believe many cigarette butts we swept up.

3) That sweeping the steps of a church while doing community service does not breech the Constitutional divide between Church and State. (Granted that this is the conclusion of myself and a co-worker).

4) Street People are more appreciative of volunteers than “regular” people.

5) All volunteer t-shirts are extra large.

6) Deep down, city workers do have a sense of humor.

So I had to travel to Philadelphia this week for a meeting and I arranged it so that I arrived early enough in the day to do some marathon site seeing. Because of the usual airport fun and games it worked out that I only had an hour before everything closed – not exactly what I can in mind. After getting to my hotel I allowed myself 15 minutes to charge the camera and I took off. I managed to get to the Liberty Bell (twice), Independence Hall, Christ Church burial ground (it was closed, but I could almost see Benjamin Franklin’s grave), walked by the Mint (also closed), went to the gift shop at the Constitution center, found the Love sculpture, and gawked at City Hall. I couldn’t find the Rocky Balboa steps anywhere though! I was fairly pleased with myself given that it all took an hour and twenty minutes with no guidebook.
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I added some more pictures to April’s photo gallery.  Unfortunately, I wasn’t paying attention and they got added after the ones that were already posted.  There are 23 new ones on the last few pages.

Piper laying out the picnic quilt we’re making. She picked out the fabric and laid everything out. I seem to be doing the sewing and ironing. Hmmm…

Tim and Piper setting up the electrolysis to clean her Roman coin.

Aww… the flexibility of homeschooling. Mass spring vacation week was last week. It rained. A lot. We did school and are taking off this week instead. It’s not raining. It was 91 degrees yesterday.
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