My Daily Travels

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Last year while trimming the hedges I ran into some poison ivy that had somehow intertwined itself throughout my box hedges. Living along the river and near the woods, I have been warned about the poison ivy plants that grow everywhere, but the leaves of three never bothered me until they did. After... Sign in to see full entry.

I have a habit of binge-watching my favorite series. One of my favorite series is set in 1813 in Regency Era London, and I cannot get enough of it. Netflix's Bridgerton is currently in season three, with only eight episodes of which half aren't available until June 14th, 2024. Bridgerton is based on... Sign in to see full entry.

We purchased a small table and chairs from Amazon for a nook in our kitchen a few months ago, but I never really liked the size, color, or style of the dinette set. Today, we hunted for a more suitable table and chairs that matched our style and located a cute one from Marketplace for the right... Sign in to see full entry.

I am changing plans from my traditional Friday meal choice. Fish Friday is the direction I normally head to, but John's work schedule this week has him home for the dinner hour and he requested breakfast. It is wet and chilly today, so that is fine by me. A hot plate of fried potatoes with onions... Sign in to see full entry.

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Even though this brings them up close and personal for better photos, shot from my kitchen window, the suet can't stay in this location for obvious reasons. The biggest issue is that it's too close to the house, which brings more than just birds to feed on the lard and seed brick due to their messy... Sign in to see full entry.

We were supposed to have gotten around to it and planted these two little beauties last week, but a million other things got in the way. They sat quietly in their pots, waiting patiently for John to have time away from the steel mill and dig the shovel out of his shed. We also believe we found the... Sign in to see full entry.

We have been trying to get to our overgrown hedges for over a week. The constant rain has not only promoted their growth, but they are almost out of control and demanding several hour's worth of work to get them back into shape. The sun is shining in a bright blue sky for the first time in over a... Sign in to see full entry.

Just around 6:00 p.m. last night, my cellphone went crazy with repeated loud alerts from the National Weather Service warning of severe storms that typically come before a tornado. Just three miles from my house in Jefferson Hills, the tornado touched down, taking down trees and sending flying... Sign in to see full entry.