After two blissful days of peace and quiet in the neighborhood because of the holiday, the construction project continued today. I decided to walk over there and see if there was someone that I could ask about how much longer the project would take. My neighbor down the street had told me that the people … Continue reading Boom Boom Boom
Neighborhood
The House Down the Block
A house down the block is having a major construction project. It looks like they’re adding a couple of extra stories to the house. Whatever it is, there has been lot of hammering and other noises going on for the past few weeks. They start sometime before 8:00 AM and sometimes work as late as … Continue reading The House Down the Block
Ich verstehe die Menschen nicht
When I arrived home from a short shopping spree, I noticed that there was a traffic cone at the start of my street to keep cars from turning into it, and at the opposite end of the street there was a huge rental van parked with several folks loading furniture, etc., from an apartment. So … Continue reading Ich verstehe die Menschen nicht
Number Nine
On Saturday I relocated squirrel number nine. Number nine, number nine, number nine… It’s been awhile since I relocated any squirrels. The birds had started eating the bait. …number nine, number nine, number nine… And then the heat waves began, and I didn’t feel like carting the squirrels to a park in 90+ degree heat, … Continue reading Number Nine
9th Street
Most people call it the Italian Market, but the old timers in this neighborhood just refer to it as 9th Street. There really aren’t that many old timers left as they’ve been gradually replaced with newer generations. But then so have the vendors on 9th Street. Once upon a time they were of Italian descent, … Continue reading 9th Street
Seven
The pain in my shoulders has returned, and I realized it was from relocating those pesky squirrels. They aren’t very heavy, but carrying them in that cage as they jump around wreaks a bit of havoc on the old shoulders. So when I trapped the seventh squirrel, I initially thought about just releasing it and … Continue reading Seven
Five
I have now caught and relocated a total of five squirrels. This fifth one didn’t seem to be as angry as the others.
Flea Market
A little farther down Passyunk the other day I came to a flea market. Most of the wares didn’t interest me, so I kept my pace as I walked past them. But then I noticed a very intricate urn and stopped to admire it. The woman, who was roughly my age, or so I … Continue reading Flea Market
New Art
I live equally distant from two Acme markets, but I usually go to the one on South Street, as the walk is just a little bit pleasanter with slightly less traffic to worry about. But the Acme on Reed Street is larger and presumably better stocked, so yesterday morning I walked to that one, and … Continue reading New Art
Power Outage
The note from Peco was pretty clear. There was going to be a power outage the following day from 8 AM to 4 PM and this time they meant it. They had threatened an outage the previous week and after the neighbors had gritted our teeth and prepared for it, Peco never followed through. But … Continue reading Power Outage