1. New blog: Through the Flaming Sword

    From Steven Davison of Philadelphia YM: “I’ve always had a passion for the study of Quakerism—its history, its ‘theology’, its approach to the life of the spirit, both personal and corporate, its…

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  2. The resurrected window: This window had been covered over by plaster long ago. Liz had a replacement made and installed where the original had been. For Sale listing.

    The resurrected window: This window had been covered over by plaster long ago. Liz had a replacement made and installed where the original had been. For Sale listing.

  3. The back garden “oasis”. House for sale as of 6/10.

    The back garden “oasis”. House for sale as of 6/10.

  4. Philadelphia Convergent - Quaker Quaker

    Philadelphia area Friends interested in discussions, meet-ups and gatherings of Quaker Quakers. Eastern Pennsylvania, South Jersey, Delaware.

  5. Quakers and Slavery, 1657-1865: An International Interdisciplinary Conference

    This looks pretty cool. November in Philadelphia. Jerry Frost is one of the keynotes:

    This major international, interdisciplinary conference aims to examine the history, literature, and culture of the Quaker relationship with slavery, from the society’s origins in the English Civil War to the end of the American Civil War.

  6. Philadelphia Yearly Meeting sets a priorities list

    Spiritual Growth and Renewal, Caring for Our Community, Witnessing our Faith, Making Ourselves Known

  7. What’s a Big City Without a Newspaper?

    The Times profiles the dealings at the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News, now locked in bankruptcy proceedings:

    A possibility exists, probably remote at this point, that the papers could just fold, making Philadelphia the winner of a dubious sweepstakes: first major American city to be left without a daily newspaper.

    Of course, one sign of the paper’s lost relevance is the fact that I’m reading this in the New York Times, a site I check into every two hours or so. When was the last time I went to Philly.com and did I even find whatever I was looking for there?

  8. Haverford Friends Meeting

    This Quaker meeting sits along Philadelphia’s Main Line suburbs and is making special efforts at outreach. They wanted a design refresh that would allow the heads of committees direct access to…

  9. Popeye the Zoo Keeper?: 

Philadelphia Zoo Popeye the Zoo Keeper?:

    Philadelphia Zoo

  10. Otter fun: 

Philadelphia Zoo Otter fun:

    Philadelphia Zoo

  11. More scenes from the Zoo trip: 

Philadelphia Zoo More scenes from the Zoo trip:

    Philadelphia Zoo

  12. More scenes from the Zoo trip: 

Philadelphia Zoo More scenes from the Zoo trip:

    Philadelphia Zoo

  13. A purrfectly happy cat: 

Philadelphia Zoo A purrfectly happy cat:

    Philadelphia Zoo

  14. The classic Zoo shot: 

Generations of families have pictures of kids on this boar. Julie and the boys went with our friend A. & her son C. to the Philadelphia Zoo The classic Zoo shot:

    Generations of families have pictures of kids on this boar. Julie and the boys went with our friend A. & her son C. to the Philadelphia Zoo

  15. Stay away from those horns: 

Julie and the boys went with our friend A. & her son C. to the Philadelphia Zoo Stay away from those horns:

    Julie and the boys went with our friend A. & her son C. to the Philadelphia Zoo

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