Reader Jo took this photo of the 39th annual apple butter boil held at the home of a friend of hers in October. I was invited - again. I missed it - again. It's becoming a fairly irritating tradition! What does apple butter have to do with this post? Read on.
I don't normally do this, but I am hoping to engage in some gratuitous self-promotion here on the blog and get some feedback from you, loyal readers, in the process.
Here's the deal:
I have four "big things" going on online right now - two on the blog here, and two elsewhere. Here, in no particular order, they are:
1. Next week, I'll be guest-blogging for a good virtual friend and fellow Yorker, Debbie Jordan Kravitz, a professional organizer. I'll make sure to post a link when my post is up over there, but rest assured - if you're a neat freak like me, I think you'll love it!
2 and 3. I've got two new "blog series" ideas that I'm going to kick off as soon as possible - hopefully by the end of this month. I've gotten great response to series posts like yorkisms and what stores used to be. The two new series are also going to be occasional and, hopefully, very reader-interactive.
They are:
First, an ABCs of York County. I'll be taking suggestions each week for York County icons that begin with a particular letter, then we'll post a poll and let everyone vote for which gets to "own" that letter. Just think about it. Is S for Shoe House or Scrapple? And is A for apple butter, like that seen above, or the Accomac Inn? This should be fun.
Second, we'll do Names Around Town. Who was A.B. Farquhar and why did we name a park after him? Who is Norman A. Trimmer, for whom my daughter's school is named? (I don't even know the answer to that second one - yet!) We'll find out together, and again, I'll be taking suggestions as well as working through some good sources, like names in county parks and schools.
4. Finally, I am just finishing up something cool for the newspaper's Web site - a new user-submitted photo gallery. This is a great way for you to share your photos, whether you're in York now, from York but living elsewhere, or just a friend of mine with cool pictures. Hahaha! This is another case where I'm asking for your help! Remember the apple butter boil picture above by Jo? Well, she's helping me out by filling up the gallery with some of her great photos before its official launch. I'd love for ALL my readers to do the same. Just go here, click on "Submit photo," and fill out the form. And, of course, let me know if you have any problems or questions!
So what do you think? Willing to stick around with me for some more fun blog adventures? I'm really looking forward to it!
Love the photo! We'll try again next year to get you out there. Love the ABC idea. Great way for us non-natives to learn more about York. Yeah, I know. Jim & June are doing their darndest too. You guys are all great. I'm trying to locate some older photos to download into that link. Good luck with all your new stuff!
One complaint though. It's a real pain to have to keep repeating all that name/address stuff when downloading photos. Can't it be arranged to allow multiple downloads at one time but have to fill out that form only one time?