My Daily Travels

Thankfully, John is off work today, so I don't have to deal with the predicted severe weather alone. We expect 58 MPH winds, thunderstorms, and hail around 4:00 pm today. We secured the yard the best that we could this morning. Now, all we can do is wait and hope for the best. 🙏 Sign in to see full entry.

I got out and enjoyed an afternoon walk yesterday, and once the rain stops this afternoon I plan to take another one before the high winds ruin any chance of enjoying the 64-degree weather today. Tomorrow my area of the planet like much of the U.S. is expected to be hit with damaging winds, hail,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Easter is tomorrow, but my hubby is working a double at the steel mill for the religious holiday, so I will make our Easter dinner today and pack it in his lunchbox so that he does not miss out on the good eats tomorrow. I am making a spiral ham that will be slathered with several spices, honey, and... Sign in to see full entry.

Break out the cigars! The sweet little fur baby who predicts the weather is a proud new papa. The famous groundhog couple, Punxsutawney Phil, and his wife Phyllis welcomed two healthy woodchuck pups this week. The famous furry family is settled at the Punxsutawney Memorial Library zoo, and the pups... Sign in to see full entry.

We have been walking along our river in the woods this past week looking for wild ferns to transplant in our yard. During our walks in the woods over the past few years, we have located Tiger Lilies and several other flower varieties that have helped make our yard the perfect woodland creature... Sign in to see full entry.

I absolutely love a fresh tomato sandwich that is made with sliced Beefsteak tomatoes, has been properly salted & peppered, with the tomatoes nestled between two lightly toasted slices of good sourdough bread that have been slathered with Hellman's or Duke's mayonnaise. Sign in to see full entry.

The demolition begins today on the Century III Mall in West Mifflin, just seven miles from my house. The mall was built on a former slag dump in 1979 and closed in 2019. It was once the third-largest mall in America. Century III Mall was a popular destination for four decades, attracting millions of... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunny and warm in my borough today, it's the perfect weather for a walk, so we are headed out to the trails to dig up some wild ferns that I will plant under my Japanese Maple tree where my birds hang out on their feeders. Ferns grow really well in the shade, and the birds will enjoy a place to hide... Sign in to see full entry.

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