My Daily Travels

I know that many of you are already feeling the effects of our nation's deep freeze. If the weatherman is on point, western Pennsylvania should begin to see the beginnings of the predicted brutal winter storm late this afternoon. We are predicted to get up to 14" of snow. Stepping outside this... Sign in to see full entry.

My small town has been experiencing internet and cable interruptions since yesterday morning. My interactions on my desktop computer have been sporadic all morning due to the unknown of when the internet will go out in the middle of whatever it is I'm doing at that time. It is back on at this... Sign in to see full entry.

Word has it that the polar vortex that is usually situated over the North Pole is forecast to dip down into the eastern half of the U.S. starting Thursday and lasting through the first half of next week. Beginning Saturday night through Monday morning, Western Pennsylvania is expecting a snow... Sign in to see full entry.

I have traveled through many states in my lifetime, with the exception of Texas and Ohio, I have rarely seen barn stars hanging on barns and homes other than primarily in Pennsylvania. Because I like the primitive look of the stars, from the front to the side of my house, I have huge black metal... Sign in to see full entry.

From indoors, the day appears deceptive with the blaring sun shining through my windows. Stepping outside to feed my woodland creatures, a glance at the thermometer tells me it's 10 degrees. There is no wind or an accumulation from overnight snow, just a peaceful calm that is comforting despite the... Sign in to see full entry.

My early morning breakfast crew. There was a fourth ginger squirrel enjoying the buffet, but she must have gotten sidetracked and scampered off somewhere. She may have headed off to the Midwest to visit Pat_B Word has it that she has a whole gang of squirrels hanging out in her backyard.... Sign in to see full entry.

Since I prepare homemade meals nearly every day of my life, I am always on the hunt for creative food ideas since meals can become boring without inspiration. Sunday is one of my favorite days to tune into the Food Network from 7:00 am to noon. The Pioneer Woman featured four pasta dishes. She is... Sign in to see full entry.

It's a much warmer day than it was yesterday, if you call 36 degrees warm, and I do for this time of year. There is predicted snow, but it is north of Pittsburgh, so our two youngest daughters are stopping by the house today for a visit. They love pizza just as much as we do, and since we skipped... Sign in to see full entry.

Ordinarily on Friday, John and I make or order a pizza for dinner, but today for a change, I'm making Chinese fried rice to go with some frozen egg rolls I purchased earlier this week. I have sweet & sour sauce to dip the egg rolls in. Yesterday, I cooked up some rice that I chilled overnight. I... Sign in to see full entry.

Taken through my kitchen window after I looked outside to see what the day has brought to my neck of the woods. It is not the best photo, but you can see we got a dusting of snow, and some squirrels. Although you can't see the fifth squirrel, he is hidden behind the ginger squirrel on the right, and... Sign in to see full entry.