Phaeacian Thirty-Five

To Meeting New Friends

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May 6th 2015
Nausicaa and I spent a lovely evening sailing and having supper with a young couple we encountered on the water, Peter and Katherine. Katherine was glowing with impending childbirth. Nausicaa and I opened up to them as we haven't in many years with strangers. They are avid lovers of stories and so we spoke with them, confiding things we haven't before. It was comforting, in a way. I believe we wil ... read more

North America » United States » Virginia » Chesapeake

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more