Lunch Time
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Friday, April 8, 2022
Thursday, April 7, 2022
Pittsburgh Ranked 29th For the Healthiest Cities in the United States
Location, location, location, it is everything when it comes to work, home, health, safety, and overall peace of mind. San Francisco ranked #1 in both green space and food whereas Brownsville, Texas rated low across the board where healthcare, food, fitness, and green space are counted as... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
Pretty Pittsburgh
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Tuesday, April 5, 2022
This is Really a Thing Found in the Older Homes Around Western Pennsylvania
This is a popular find in the basements of 1800s and 1900s "row housing" where coal miners and steelworkers could enter through the basement door and discard their heavily saturated clothing, shower and use the facilities before coming upstairs for the evening meal. We had one of these in our Star... Sign in to see full entry.
For Those Who Enjoy This Type of Activity, It's That Time of Year Again
It's almost that time of year once again for camping, splashing around in the pool, waiting in line for your favorite ride, and genuinely enjoying all of the things that take place at an amusement park. Pennsylvania has several amusement parks sprinkled throughout the state, but none compare to... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, April 4, 2022
One of Our Three Rivers, and One of Our Many Bridges Out Several Hundred
Pittsburgh sits at a point where the Allegheny, Ohio and the Monongahela Rivers meet. This shot is of the Allegheny River. This is one of the three sisters bridges, also known as the Roberto Clemente (Sixth Street), the Andy Warhol (Seventh Street), and the Rachel Carson (Ninth Street) Bridges, the... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, April 3, 2022
A Pennsylvania Tradition That Can Be Seen Everywhere This Time of Year
The tradition began in Germany when eggs, being signs of new life, were hung on the yet-bare branches of trees in early spring. Much like the Christmas tree, the custom of hanging eggs in trees came to the United States with German immigrants, entrenching itself among the Pennsylvania Dutch. Across... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, April 2, 2022
A Clean House and Some Dinner on the Run
Spring cleaning has consumed most of my and John's morning and early afternoon, other than the breaks that I have taken to catch a few of my favorite Food Network shows and to add new blog posts. Our windows, mini blinds, curtains, sheets, and comforter are all clean and laundered, the dust bunnies... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, April 1, 2022
My Neighborhood One Century Ago
Located just down the road along the Monongahela River, the above image was taken in 1919 of the wharf in Monongahela. Today, a few changes can be clearly detected. Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, March 31, 2022
Daily Life in My Neck of the Woods
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