arcade but no pinball league.

I lost the thread of the big-picture community connection, and focused on my affectionate friend visits and occasional pinball dates instead.

Last year, I moved to Ithaca, New York — even more of an island apart from pinball lands.

But head a couple of hours in any direction, and in particular north-west out to Buffalo, and the pinball scene is thriving — including a women’s pinball league, Buffalo Women’s Pinball.

In the fall, I reached out to BWP for advice on visiting Buffalo on a brief pinball pilgrimage, and found a friendly group of folks eager to immediately share advice (like, within minutes).

Just a couple weeks prior, I had met a pinball mechanic in Las Vegas and found her infinitely encouraging as well.

It was so wonderful and~ Two ladies, wine, and some great books

Book Blitz: Reap (The Harvest Saga) by Casey L. Bond

Blurb:
The remnants of the United States of America have been divided. From five enormous, technologically-advanced cities, the Greaters rule over the Lessers. In the Lesser village of Orchard, things are not as perfect as Abby Kelley thinks they are. When the apple harvest draws near and the Greater’s engineered fruits become too much for one village to handle alone, reinforcements from neighboring villages are called upon.

Having to choose between her best friend, whom she has no romantic feelings for, and mysterious newcomer Crew, Abby finds herself in the middle of a harvest that she had no intention of becoming a part of. She becomes involved in a situation that threatens the strict