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About forstegrupp

Currently I am an English teacher at an independent school outside of Philadelphia. To arrive at this way point, I spent many years in graduate school researching, reading, learning, and studying and finally earned a doctorate in comparative literature from Harvard University. I specialized in medieval orality and literacy. My private interests include baking, knitting, spinning, and gardening.

Geothermal Features of Yellowstone

Posted on August 2, 2019 by forstegrupp

For ten days, SH and I explored Yellowstone National Park. We visited just about every geothermal feature: geysers, fumaroles, hot springs, mudpots, and hot spring terraces. The one feature SH really wanted to see was the Grand Prismatic Spring — … Continue reading →

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How does the second Democratic debate connect to the threat of conspiracy theories?

Posted on August 1, 2019 by forstegrupp

Last night, I watched the second part of the second Democratic debate. I did not watch the previous three. I could not bear the thought of seeing more than twenty Democrats rip each other down when our real target needs … Continue reading →

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Knitting and Window Boxes

Posted on July 31, 2019 by forstegrupp

I will return to Yellowstone and the Tetons in a later post, but wanted to throw this up there about a recent weekend spend in Nantucket in June. This was my second weekend in Nantucket and once again did some … Continue reading →

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Coming to Grand Tetons in the Twilight

Posted on July 21, 2019 by forstegrupp

Yesterday SH and I arrived in the West for a vacation in Yellowstone but we started yesterday day with an overnight at Lake Jenny in Grand Teton National Park. The Tetons resemble the Alps in Grindelwald. Both raise straight up. … Continue reading →

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The Horses of London

Posted on July 1, 2019 by forstegrupp

Recently SH and I were in London and visited the National Gallery and the British Museum on the same day. I was fascinated by the horses we saw in the art. First, we paid our respects to Whistlejacket in the … Continue reading →

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Nantucket Weekend

Posted on July 1, 2019 by forstegrupp

For the second year in a row, SH was invited to speak at a conference given by a certain private equity firm. As an added perk, he is allowed to bring a + one. Thank goodness he still wants me … Continue reading →

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What’s to do in Sheffield?

Posted on June 21, 2019 by forstegrupp

Plenty. After I left SH in the hotel room working and dropped off my suitcase at the hotel desk, I visited the Millennium Gallery. They have the exhibit “John Ruskin: Art & Wonder” to celebrate the bicentennial of Ruskin’s birth. … Continue reading →

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Dogs in the Rijksmusem

Posted on June 17, 2019 by forstegrupp

Yesterday SH and I went to this museum and spent most of our time on the second floor in the 1600-1700 galleries. Given the vast number of paintings by famous artists, including Rembrandt’s “The Night’s Watch,” I decided for this … Continue reading →

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Yarn Tourism in Amsterdam

Posted on June 16, 2019 by forstegrupp

Yesterday we arrived early in the morning and after a brief nap, SH and I went our separate ways for a few hours. He had to go in to load his slides for his talk the next day and I … Continue reading →

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Peony

Posted on June 14, 2019 by forstegrupp

Here is a record of the peony which bloomed in our yard this spring in May.

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