Archive for December, 2015

Post Christmas Dinner

Monday, December 28th, 2015

 

Spread Eagle Tavern (F Nash Collection)

The Spread Eagle Tavern is a special place.  My sister and Bro-in-law treated my wife and me to a wonderful dinner at the seasonally decorated and fire-lit restaurant and inn.  The building is one of the finest examples of Federal Period Architecture in Ohio. 

 

In 1837, the tavern was built on the Sandy and Beaver Canal which connected to the Ohio and Erie Canal.  The Sandy and Beaver Canal was completed in 1848.  At that time the Spread Eagle was a flourishing place of commerce. The canal was abandoned in 1852 and with its loss commerce of the town also declined. 

By the way the Sandy and Beaver Canal was built along the west branch of the Little Beaver Creek which empties into the Ohio River at Smiths Ferry – opposite Georgetown, PA.

 

If ever road-weary along the Sandy and Beaver Canal, I highly recommend the Spread Eagle for lunch or dinner.    

 

 

 

 

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Change in Site Rules

Thursday, December 10th, 2015

 

The function of subscribing to this site has come to an end.  Many subscribers, using throw-away email addresses from strange IP addresses, have been submitting commercial advertisements which I have not approved.  Rather than waste my time continually deleting these users and their proposed comments, I have decided to disable the subscriber function. 

 

Early subscribers and those subscribers who have provided their names and thoughtful contributions are still active.  RSS feeds are  available to them.

New subscribers should email me and I will establish a user who can receive RSS feeds and submit comments.

 

If you want to comment on my posts, feel free to drop me a line at the following email address:   fwnash@comcast.net .  I will add your contributions to the discussion.  Site Rules still apply.

 

 

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Vive la Climate Summit

Thursday, December 10th, 2015

It is a parody of hell around here.  Heavy fog.  Air quality alert.  The backyard looks unusually grey.  Not a single bright autumn leaf remains on our huge sweet gum tree.  In fact, the whole of Carlisle seems to have been drained of all color. 

 

The six fish I live with are active and swimming.  By this time in past years I have removed the pond filter system and pump and the fish are dormant.  Not this year.  And the weather forecast is much warmer for the next few days.  White Christmas?  I do not think so!

 

I hope that the Paris Climate Conference ends with meaningful good news.

 

 

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