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Healing Stories's avatar

Yes, I like to read about the lives of others. I live in Texas, as well, and New England has always fascinated me. Visited only once—Boston and then Maine. Curious as to when you carve out time to write?

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Scott Marsland, FNP-C's avatar

Catch as catch can!

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Hillary Anderson's avatar

Hey Scott. I enjoy your family stories. I am a Texas girl so stories from 'your part of the world' are interesting to me. The extent of my experience in Pennsylvania is antiquing in the Lancaster County area and zero experience in New York state. I absolutely connect with your love of family and admire how you make being with them, talking about them and remembering them, important.

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Scott Marsland, FNP-C's avatar

As I have written, my Nana was Pennsylvania Dutch and when I lived with Nana and Pop pop, we went more than once to the world’s biggest buffet, Shady Maple, in Lancaster, PA. Many of the Amish, who previously farmed in Lancaster sold their farms for a crazy amount of money and moved to where we now live in upstate New York.

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Brandon is not your bro's avatar

I hope you went to Aunt Betty’s ice cream place 💥🤗💟

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Scott Marsland, FNP-C's avatar

Right next to Uncle Bill’s breakfast joint? You betcha!

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Jeff's avatar

Made me smile 😊

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Olivia Shaw's avatar

I don’t understand how to access all of your previous writings and research that you have done?? Please respond, I am vaccine injured long covid person and I want to learn everything that I can and glean as much information as I can! Thank you very much!

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Scott Marsland, FNP-C's avatar

Hi Olivia,

Go to the bottom of this most recent post, and click on the link for the alphabetized list. Or, go to the archive: https://lightningbug.substack.com/archive

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Hillary Anderson's avatar

Alexandra writes a beautiful substack about working with the Amish and the amazing barn they built for her https://alexandrafasulo.substack.com?r=onxbd&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=profile

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Zhenjiu's avatar

Years ago while still residing in NJ, I wrote some articles for an indie magazine based in Boston (or maybe it was Providence). I was into photography, so my two articles on AC were filled with photos of those glassy-eyed gamblers at the slots, the abandoned houses and weather-worn furniture on empty lots, and of the pawn shops lining the street directly behind the boardwalks casinos. Now we have a plethora of casinos in upstate NY, New England, and everywhere. There must be a positive aspect to this...

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