My Daily Travels

After some minor repairs to our roof yesterday, we decided to drag the pressure washer out of the shed this morning and give the siding on our house a thorough cleaning. While John did that, I weeded our borders, cut the grass, and trimmed my rose, lilac, and blueberry bushes. The birds weren't... Sign in to see full entry.

The storm damage from this past week hit a little too close to home. The strong winds blew some of our shingles off the roof. Luckily for us, John had extra shingles in the shed left over from when we had our new roof installed a few years ago. His brother owns a construction company specializing in... Sign in to see full entry.

I have heard about it, but I have never understood people marrying their cousin, especially a first cousin, but it surprisingly does happen more than you think. After being discovered by a photographer and filmmaker, America’s most inbred family has been portrayed on several YouTube documentaries... Sign in to see full entry.

It's not surprising that the sky has turned dark with thunder rumbling in the background, considering the weather channel gave a warning this morning that today would be an impact day, but one can hope the meteorologists were wrong. I'm crossing my fingers that the power doesn't go out and that the... Sign in to see full entry.

While grocery shopping and meal planning at the store this morning, it hit me that I may have missed my calling to go to culinary school when I was younger. I worked in restaurants in my twenties and thirties, but never as a cook or chef. I have always enjoyed cooking and planning meals, but back... Sign in to see full entry.

I'm sure you can guess who won by the photo. Actually, we both won since I plan to make John Southern-fried chicken for dinner with a side of mashed potatoes and gravy. Then he can take the leftover cold chicken in his lunch tomorrow. After we finish our lunch, there is some weeding to tend to after... Sign in to see full entry.

I have spent the last 30 minutes jumping out of my chair from the intermittent loud thunder boomers. We are expecting rain off and on for most of the day, which is fine by me, but whoever is angry up there needs to simmer down a bit. Someone is definitely bowling for strikes upstairs. Sign in to see full entry.

Pittsburghese, also called Western Pennsylvania English, is primarily spoken in Pittsburgh and the western half of Pennsylvania, with some influence extending to nearby regions like Erie County, Harrisburg, and parts of Ohio and West Virginia. Words like house, down, and found are pronounced with an... Sign in to see full entry.

Today is all about chores, starting with hanging a load of clothes on the line. John is up on the roof tending to our gutters, and then he will run the mower through the grass this afternoon after the sun dries it out a bit. We have had a few good rain days that are appreciated. I am not fond of... Sign in to see full entry.

Breaking our usual Tuesday tradition of going out to dinner, we went out this morning to an all-you-can-eat buffet at Eat n Park. It's a good thing the breakfast buffet is cheap because I can no longer eat my money's worth these days when it comes to eating two to three plates of food. After... Sign in to see full entry.