My Daily Travels

John would have a salad with every meal if I made him one. We keep plenty of diced-up vegetables in the fridge for dipping in garlic hummus and guacamole throughout the week, so I have plenty on hand to throw together an easy meal of salad and cheesy garlic bread. I pickle most of the peppers we... Sign in to see full entry.

Every year between July and August, the Perseids meteor shower puts on a brilliant light show in the sky for stargazers everywhere. This year the ultimate viewing time frame due to the half-moon interference will be on Sunday, August 11th at 10:00 pm and ending before dawn on the 12th, so get... Sign in to see full entry.

Early this morning I washed and hung a load of clothes while watching my favorite Food Network programs. The pause on my remote allows for a twenty-minute pocket of time so I don't miss my shows and then I can just fast-forward through annoying commercials, and pause again if need be. It is a calm... Sign in to see full entry.

It is an overcast day with rain that has been pouring down off and on since after last night's concert on Plum Street. There is no wind to counteract the humidity, only thick air that makes for an uncomfortable day without some form of cooling apparatus. I have the ceiling fans going, and my wind... Sign in to see full entry.

A Pittsburgh Central Catholic graduate and fellow teammates made history for Team USA. Michael Grady, second from left, and rowing teammates Liam Corrigan, Justin Best, and Nick Mead took first place, winning the Gold Medal in the men’s four final events at the Paris Olympics. It’s the first time... Sign in to see full entry.

This guy is watching my yard from the bridge so he can select what his next meal will be for the day. I always know when the predatory red-tailed hawk is nearby because my woodland creatures go into hiding and there is an unsettling sound of silence. We don't wish him any harm, but when I see him... Sign in to see full entry.

I guess he loves tomatoes just as much as John and I do. This morning I caught the little rascal in the tomato plants having a field day. From the evidence I found this morning, he seems to enjoy the cherry tomatoes. Luckily, I managed to run him off before he did any real damage. Photo Credit:... Sign in to see full entry.

August is "National Sandwich" month. The definition of a sandwich is “two or more slices of bread or a split roll having a filling in between,” according to Merriam-Webster. The first recorded use of the word “sandwich” was in 1762, when Edward Gibbon wrote in his diary that he had eaten “a sort of... Sign in to see full entry.

Just a few weeks ago, the one-hundred-year-old dam on the Monongahela River near my home in Elizabeth Borough was blasted and removed, severely dropping the water levels of the river and exposing treasures along the shorelines for miles. Beachcombing is fun and it can be lucrative if you take the... Sign in to see full entry.

I have enjoyed seafood since I was old enough to eat it, which would have been around my first birthday. I lived in Delaware at that time, and fishing and baiting the crab cages down at Port Mahon was all a part of my family's weekend rituals. To this day, I still try to have some sort of seafood on... Sign in to see full entry.