My Daily Travels

My yard has been in full bloom for the past week with buds, daffodils, tulips, hostas, and crocuses, so I was concerned that last night's unexpected freezing temperatures would do irreparable damage to my many varieties of flowers, trees, and berry bushes. After surveying the yard this morning, it... Sign in to see full entry.

Deprived of such foods as a child, if I allowed it, John would eat loaded cheeseburgers several times per week, but since I am in charge of making our daily dinner selections, I reserve serving the loaded artery-clogging cheeseburgers that he craves to a minimum of twice per month, if that. When I... Sign in to see full entry.

Had the weather been better, I would have grilled dinner on the BBQ for my youngest daughter, her new husband, and our two grandchildren, but it is a crisp 46 degrees today in Pittsburgh, and intermittent rain is expected all day. Our new son-in-law hails from the Dominican Republic, and he has a... Sign in to see full entry.

I learned something new today. I have heard the phrase, blowing smoke up your ass many times throughout my life, and I'm no stranger to having had smoke blown up my ass a time or two, but not quite in the literal way as was praticed in 18th-century England, when blowing smoke up your ass was an... Sign in to see full entry.

These wetland beauties are happiest when living near water. In Pennsylvania, the yellow-crowned night-heron is listed as state endangered and protected under the Game and Wildlife Code. One of their biggest enemies when living near urban areas is telephone and electricity wires that they have a... Sign in to see full entry.

Last night around midnight, this pretty little lady came for a visit via the railroad tracks that run parallel to the woods and river. I guess she finally smelled the apple-scented corn we have been setting out nightly. On high alert of predator dangers, she busted us taking her photo from the... Sign in to see full entry.

Recovering from an undiagnosed bout of the 24-hour flu, John and I have yet to regain our full appetites. Yesterday, we each lived off of a bowl of our favorite soup, and today, I am making a simple egg salad with dill weed, parsley, celery salt, and pickle relish on lettuce boats. I have Romaine... Sign in to see full entry.

It would appear that John and I are taking turns with the 24-hour flu bug. I was down from early Sunday morning through late last night. Whatever this crap is has now taken its toll on John. He woke up in the middle of the night, sick as a dog, and is now sleeping off the body muck between trips to... Sign in to see full entry.

Early Sunday morning, I woke up with a fever, painful stomach cramps, and acute malaise. I don't remember feeling this bad in years. I slept most of the day and night away. I am feeling a little better this morning, but the jury is still unsure whether I will fully recover today. I took Tylenol to... Sign in to see full entry.

Bald Eagles, Clair & Irvin We are fortunate enough to live next to a thriving river and two US Steel plants that hundreds of Bald eagles call home. On any given day, the eagles do fly-bys in search of their dinner. They are not great fishermen, so they rely on the local hawks to catch fish and then... Sign in to see full entry.