[Mama_Bear]

Good morning, everyone. Sorry to have to post and run. I will be back a little later this morning.

If you would like on or off the Finest list, FReepmail me.

[JustAmy]

Good Morning, Again.

[Aeronaut]

Good morning Mama.

[The Mayor]

[JustAmy]

Hey ..... I'm coming to Maryland!! You did an outstanding job enticing us to come for a visit.

Thank You!!!
((((( Pip )))))

[Calpernia]

Good morning Mama_Bear!

[Billie]

Good morning, you two! What a pretty and colorful introduction to Maryland today! So how much room do you have, Pip? :) You just might have made Maryland 'the' place for FReepers to visit!

Thank you both for the tour - it truly sounds like a wonderful place to visit.

Lori, I love these state tours you're providing, and the fact that they're not alphabetical means we never know when our 'own' state is up for review! Thanks, Sistah, for your second feature presentation in one week. LOL

Do bluebirds and orioles get along? :)

[dansangel]

What a beautiful presentation ((((((((Mama_Bear))))))))))

You illustrated ((((((((Pippin))))))))'s description of her beloved homes state wonderfully.

It's easy to see you are proud of your beloved Maryland, Pippin. Great job in being our tour guide for the day!

Back to w-o-r-k (ugh) then a Dr. appointment later, so I may not be able to get back until this evening. Have a great FRiday! :-)

[Diver Dave]

Morning FR's Finest... hostesses. And a special good morning to our tour guide, Ms. Pippin.

You've got a nice neighborhood, Pip.

[MeekOneGOP]

Mornin', everybody ! Happy Friday !

75 degrees as I post this, headin' for around 87 today.

[MeekOneGOP]

[ru4liberty]

Maryland looks wonderful! I think I'll pack Chel and the car and head up that way. Anyone know where I can find a Stuckey's route?

[ST.LOUIE1]

Afternoon, fuzzy! : )

Very, very nice. : )

Everything looks so nice and *green*. LOL

[Jimmy Valentine's brother]

I wondered who to over as official state booster when former state comptroller Louis Goldstien departed. Now I know.

As Louis said Maryland is America in miniture, We got the seas, the mountains, the farms, big cities, big industry fishing, crabbing, oystering, we got it all.

He also said at the close of his regular Sunday bradcast on Maryland history, "God bless you all, real good."

[Trace21230]

Baltimore/Maryland PING!

[LadyX]

Ariving with an apology, not having 'custody' of the computer earlier, and wading through the entire thread (pant, pant..) before responding.

This series on the individual states - all qualifying as among The Finest of America - is a wonderful idea, and you've done such a great job with the presentaion, Mama_Bear and FRiend..:))

I've been in and through Maryland several times. The first was when I represented Florida in the National Spelling Bee in 1947, part of our week's tours going to The U.S. Naval Academy.

While I froze on the Mt. Vernon tour (down by bus - returned on a steamship), 47 degrees that morning and had to purchase a jacket, the one to The Academy was in the 90's or better.
Was dying of thirst, and we never found a single water fountain - at the indoor pool, I was tempted to dive in and drink!

Lived near there, Pippin, in 1955-56, in Chincoteague, Virginia, just a bit down the Eastern shore. Went to Maryland to Pokomoke City now and then, the largest town anywhere near.