My Daily Travels

North Park is a 3,000-acre park located at the northern tip of Allegheny County off of route 19 and is the largest park in the county. The park offers a 65-acre lake with fishing and kayaking. It is also home to gravity hill which is a popular optical illusion. Drivers put their car in neutral and... Sign in to see full entry.

Due to the popularity of online shopping, quite a few stores have been forced to close their doors, and that included several of our local malls. We don't have many of them left in our immediate area and the ones that are still open only have a few stores. When the Live Casino attached itself to the... Sign in to see full entry.

I am not a big fan of Billy Joel's music other than loving his one song, "Uptown Girl," that featured his supermodel ex-wife Christie Brinkley in the music video, but he apparently has a huge following if the concert at PNC Park last night was any indication. "Uptown Girl" was written and performed... Sign in to see full entry.

The one thing that my husband John never gets tired of is Italian sausage with peppers and onions on a toasted sub roll. I took half of my peppers from my raised beds and blended them with some sweet peppers that I found at the market. A side of buttery corn on the cob and garlicky, rosemary... Sign in to see full entry.

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With all of the rain this past week, John and I waited for a pocket of time to trim our hedges, weed-eat and cut our overdue grass yesterday. We lucked out and were given just over an hour to get what we needed to be done to look make our yard somewhat presentable. It was muggy, making for extreme... Sign in to see full entry.

There is no shortage of statues and monuments in and around the Pittsburgh neighborhoods. A few of them have artsy, musical flavors reminiscent of the deep history of musicians who are from the area. Pittsburgh Murals and Public Art: Pittsburgh People by Penelope Jencks (pghmurals.blogspot.com) Sign in to see full entry.

John and I are headed out to our favorite hot dog stand where the prices are still fairly old school compared to other restaurants. The chili cheese dog and cheese fries are my favorites. John always chooses the hot sausage with peppers and onions. The Red Caboose has been operating since 1980. The... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday in Pittsburgh is always fis day. This is the ultimate ice cream stop when visiting Mount Washington. Di Fiore's Ice Cream Delite makes one of the best fish sandwiches in the Steel City. The view from Mount Washington looking down onto the city of Pittsburgh Location: 120 Shiloh Street,... Sign in to see full entry.