My forebears were – and I remain – Confederate sympathizers. But in recent years I’ve come to realize that the world has become a better place courtesy of the Union’s victory. And although I remain stunned by the courage of the men in gray, I have come to equally respect the spine of the Bluecoats. […]
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Years ago we spent a lovely weekend in the Doubleday Inn, named for a Union general present here who also is credited as the inventor of baseball. At the Inn we enjoyed a wine and cheese gathering with a Gettysburg historian and learned much, courtesy of the Inn. The next day we did the battlefield’s […]
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Kat’s current work schedule is four days a week, leaving three to fill. The first day off is for rest, the second calls for local amusement, and the third is to prepare for the coming week. After three seasons here we have seen all the surrounding fairs and festivals, and with Saturday and Sunday now […]
Read MoreIn camp we saw three aged rebels (50’s to 60’s?) cooking meat over a wood fire. They were using a steel grill. The meat bore a suspicious resemblance to prime beef. I asked the mess sergeant (the guy wearing three red stripes wielding tongs) “Is that ‘possum or ‘coon?”
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Life on the Blue Highways 