My Daily Travels

This guy is "Trouble with a Capital T with one eye on the neighborhood bird feeders and the other on anything smaller than him that moves. Living next to the river, the Hawk is a common sight in my yard. Sign in to see full entry.

The greenery is beginning to take over the dry and crusty yellow and orange leaves along Ohiopyle in the Appalachian Mountains. https://ohiopyle.org/high-ohiopyle-bridge-scenic-view-area/ Sign in to see full entry.

There is no shortage of pizza, hoagie, and BBQ joints in and around Pittsburgh, and the creativity behind some of these local food joints is impressive. I have had my share of over-the-top pizza toppings, but I had never seen a pot roast pizza with homemade gravy until now. The belly-busting pizza... Sign in to see full entry.

Philadelphia is known for its cheesesteaks, and Pittsburgh is known for Isaly's famous chipped ham. Growing up in western Pennsylvania, you more than likely tasted the popular Isaly's chipped ham and Swiss sandwich or the BBQ chipped ham. Then you enjoyed a Klondike bar or the skyscraper ice cream... Sign in to see full entry.

I don't make it as often as John would like, so when I do, there are rarely any leftovers for his lunch the next day. John would eat spaghetti and meatballs three times a week if I made it, but I prefer a bit of variety. He took what was left of last night's dinner in his lunch today, along with a... Sign in to see full entry.

I think it is such a waste of a warm day when it is overtaken by an overcast sky and rain. Worst yet, I get to run around in this muck. It is a double appointment day for me at our local hospital to get my A1C, TSH, and Comprehensive metabolic panel tests, and then I'll go onto the women's center... Sign in to see full entry.

Waking up to the sun streaming through my bedroom window was a pleasant surprise yesterday morning. After a few weeks of overcast skies and zero-degree mornings registering on my outdoor thermometer, reading 42 degrees on the thermometer was the next wonderful surprise. It was at that moment I... Sign in to see full entry.

I rarely miss getting outdoors on a warm sunny day. I am looking forward to walks to blow off some of the winter fat I have accumulated from too many nights sitting in front of the television. I don't normally do breakfast, but I do enjoy breakfast for dinner, so that is my plan this afternoon,... Sign in to see full entry.

Indiana County, Pennsylvania is home to several Amish and Mennonite communities who not only live off the land, they live off the fish abundant in the Mahoning Creek Lake. The first time I saw an Amish family riding down a country lane in their buggy, towing a boat, I felt as though I had a rare... Sign in to see full entry.

I have no plans to cook today. Instead, I plan to grab one of the area's best turkey clubs, filled with turkey, bacon, veggies, and ranch sauce wrapped in a sun-dried basil wrap. The $6.99 Saturday special is located at the Sandwich Shop and Deli in the historical town of Brownsville where we are... Sign in to see full entry.