My Daily Travels

Yesterday, I was fooled by the warmer-than-average day accompanied by soft breezes, with a weather prediction of only a 49% chance of rain. Quite often life unfolds in the most extraordinary of ways. One day it is a shit show of "Tom Foolery," events, and on other days, it is all systems go, similar... Sign in to see full entry.

I have an unusual love for trains. Maybe that is why I was okay with buying a house situated not more than 30 feet from train tracks with active trains running past several times per day. Pittsburgh and the surrounding communities are home to several hundreds of miles of train and trolley tracks... Sign in to see full entry.

I currently have a list that is a mile long of things to get done before my family arrives later this month. My mother loves to bake breakfast frittatas, but since I also bake, broil, and roast quite a bit, my oven was starting to resemble a battle zone. Years ago, I cleaned my oven while down on my... Sign in to see full entry.

It is one of my hubby's all-time favorite foods, yet I only fry up crispy chicken a few times a year. While shopping yesterday, I spotted chicken on sale, so I grabbed the family-size package with the $5.49 label. I also bought buttermilk to use as my overnight marinade for the chicken. I added... Sign in to see full entry.

The Laurel Highlands are absolutely stunning this time of year. The area sits nestled along the Appalachian Mountains and offers views of waterfalls, historic landmarks, and a few haunted venues. We live roughly half an hour from Route 40/National Pike, which falls at the base of the Appalachian... Sign in to see full entry.

What started as a quiet day quickly turned into a busy one with a laundry list of overdue chores that needed to be crossed out by tomorrow. Two loads of laundry were washed and hung by 10:00. I then made cowboy breakfast bowls that we ate while discussing the day's plans. John is off on Tuesday and... Sign in to see full entry.

The day before yesterday I broke my toe and last evening at work, John broke his finger. We are both bruised at the impact of our injuries and the chill in the air is compounding the pain for both of us today. Thank goodness for ibuprofen. We have yet to turn on the furnace, but I turned on the... Sign in to see full entry.

The first American Bandstand aired live from Philadelphia WFIL-TV on October 7, 1952. One of the repeat fifties dancers was a teenager named Ray Smith who said, initially, "There were no auditions to get onto the show. People waited in line and if you got in, you got in. Hundreds of hopeful... Sign in to see full entry.

Anyone who has a sense of sight, smell, and taste gets the occasional craving. Mine happened this morning after watching one of my favorite Food Network shows. Lemons, angel food cake, and berries rank high on my favorite foods list, and Joanna Gaines's lemon angel food cake looked delectable. So, I... Sign in to see full entry.

Whenever I make a batch of spaghetti sauce, I freeze the remaining sauce in half-gallon-size freezer bags for later use. My spaghetti sauce is packed with minced garlic, diced onion, garden tomatoes, parmesan cheese, and a handful of Italian herbs I grow outdoors in raised beds. I have been running... Sign in to see full entry.