My Daily Travels

If he could, John would eat spaghetti & meatballs several times per week, but I enjoy variety. Today, I am granting his request for his favorite meal. Other than making the meatballs and simmering the garlic and herb sauce that will eventually marry with the meatballs, it is an easy meal to throw... Sign in to see full entry.

My hubby was craving his favorite homemade chicken noodle soup, so I was happy to deliver. Soup's On! Sign in to see full entry.

Even though our heater is set at a comfortable 72, I could instinctively feel the chill permeating through the walls from outdoors. Stepping out on the porch, I was shocked when I looked at the thermometer's reading of -11 degrees. Thankfully, no pipes were damaged from the extreme dip in... Sign in to see full entry.

I normally run out to the yard early in the morning in my pajama shorts and flip-flops to fill my bird feeders. So far, I have been able to handle 20-degree weather for the time it takes to gather their feed from the galvanized cans where I store it on the garden bench outdoors. Today, the lids gave... Sign in to see full entry.

Today was not an ideal day for driving, but after the snow took a break, a walk through the snow in the park was not out of the question. Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday is my favorite day to watch my top five Food Network programs, but before driving conditions become dangerous from the non-stop falling snow this morning, I've got to make a store run for water and a few other essentials. Our shoveled and salted walkway is already covered with another layer... Sign in to see full entry.

Most of the snow in my area has melted and even the country roads are clear. Too bad it's all for nothing. Western Pennsylvania is expected to get 1 to 3 inches of snow starting tomorrow afternoon, and Monday will see the beginnings of the big freeze. 🥶 Sign in to see full entry.

The snow is melting, the sun is shining, and it is 40 degrees today. I am highly aware that this is the calm before next week's arctic storm, so I'm taking advantage and making a chef's salad for dinner. I'll save the stick to the ribs, hot and hearty dinners for next week. Since it is unseasonably... Sign in to see full entry.

It is hard to keep up with the exterior maintenance of a vehicle during extremely freezing weather. Yesterday's break in the snow allowed us to run to the carwash and blast off the salt debris, slush-encrusted highway remnants, and all of the other road crud that caked itself on my shiny paint job.... Sign in to see full entry.

Happy Bagel Day! Historically, National Bagel Day was celebrated on February 9th, which happens to be the same day as National Pizza Day. However, thanks to an initiative started by Thomas’ Breads in 2014, bagels now have a day of their own on January 15th. I use plain toasted bagels to make cream... Sign in to see full entry.