The article mentions Hemingway spent summers in Petoskey, Michigan and used the region as inspiration for his first novel. Readers would benefit from deeper context on his life and literary significance.
Featured as one of the vacation photo locations described as an 'amazing place.' This UNESCO World Heritage Site has rich geological and cultural history worth exploring.
Referenced multiple times as a previous contest location with discussion of Romanian architecture and history. This Transylvanian city has fascinating medieval history and cultural significance.
(For the View From Your Window contest, the results below exceed the content limit for Substack’s email service, so to ensure that you see the full results, click the headline above.)
Some highlights from this week’s write-up:
Where the inventor of the computer was born.
Where Friday the 13th is a cherished holiday.
A train wreck that smelled of chocolate.
A death cult of turkeys.
Furries!
A recent winner — the one with the famous Bernedoodle — touches on “a few matters”:
First, the VFYW book arrived, and what a lovely way to relax at the end of the day. Second, as I am enjoying the full lifecycle as a Dishhead and VFYW sleuth, I have now experienced the angst of having the correct research ready for its final form regarding the contest … and then getting too busy to finish it out. This is my fault, not yours. I will talk with my calendar keepers (me) about scheduling adequate VFYW time (also me).
Third, have you wondered why you get so many dog pictures from these parts? My wife trains puppies, and they board-in with us for a period of time. So there is an ever abundance of fluffy furry friends to photograph. For instance, have you ever in your life wondered what it would look like if a St. Bernard and a Poodle together made yet another “doodle” variant? Wonder no more:
A quick note from our super-sleuth on the UWS:
Hope you had a fabulous Thanksgiving, filled with good times with family and friends! It’s the one holiday “they” haven’t been able to commercialize (yet), and I just love it.
Big ditto. Another sleuth sends a holiday greeting and “my annual Caribbean VFYW!”
I’m feeling thankful in Noord, Aruba:
Happy Thanksgiving to you and Andrew!
Don’t forget Truman! I’ll be dog-sitting him next week, so expect some pics.
Another vacation pic from the coast comes from our super-sleuth in Sydney:
This week I’m going for the best location from which to find the window:
It’s the back of a boat in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam. Amazing place.
Big want. A couple more views come from our super-sleuth in Brookline:
Between multiple time crunches over the past few weeks and the difficulty of the Sibiu contest (I thought maybe Poland or one of the Baltic states; I never would have gotten to Romania), I broke my pretty
