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Breakfast at the Homesick Café


 

I’m mostly not sleeping in my own bed these days. There’s something vaguely weird about striving to write a HoCo Local blog, day after day, when I’m not even in HoCo. I’m grateful for glimpses of my “home place” as I visit the outside world via social media. Here are some that have been like gentle tethers to the places and people I love.

Shark Rangers (Jon Merryman)


Sharkey keeps telling Jon we should open a creepy toy museum. From the #ExorcistBabyDoll collection, found this week.

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Historic Ellicott City by Air (AAIC Drones)


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Here’s an oldie but a goodie from 2019 when I was playing with textures over the photo. 

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Excited to visit this new place in OEC: 





From Ellicott City Partnership: 

Check out the newest addition to Old Ellicott City! Al's Love Cafe is a neurodiverse friendly space that employs and trains members of the neurodivergent community. If you're looking for a cozy place to enjoy delicious pastries and drinks, consider stopping by Al's. Welcome to OEC!


Althea’s Almost Famous at Lake Elkhorn - - I didn’t think that there was anything that could make that place any better. But, Jamaican Patties? Take my money, as the young folks say.





Community Care: the amount raised for William Castillo’s Go Fund Me has doubled since I first learned about it. They’re just over halfway to their goal. 



Glimpses of home. How welcome they are to me right now. 



 

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