My Daily Travels

I love morphing my leftover holiday spiral ham into multiple meals. Waste not, want not. Yesterday, I froze the ham bone from my spiral ham, along with a few good pieces of the solid meat. It will later be used for my favorite 15-bean soup when the weather is cooler. Today, I am using the thin... Sign in to see full entry.

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Abandoned on a lonely corner, this Philadelphia beauty is unhappily waiting to be demolished. This is such a waste from days gone by. If only her walls could talk, the stories that she could tell. Sign in to see full entry.

I wondered why all of my squirrels were ignoring the seeds, nuts, and treats that I put out for them this morning. Even my woodpecker skipped out on his morning lard and nut feast at the suet. As stunning as he is to see, this hawk is a huge troublemaker who will make a feast out of any tiny... Sign in to see full entry.

This little beauty is a regular visitor to the suet that I provide for him so that he may peck away as he pleases. Woodpeckers are hard to attract unless you set up an area with their favorites...that being a birdbath, black sunflower seeds, dead trees for boring holes, fruit-bearing plants, and... Sign in to see full entry.

I can't honestly remember this time of year being this warm in Pittsburgh. We are expecting a high of 59 degrees on Christmas Day. So far this year, we have had one dusting that came along during a three-day freeze, but that snow melted just as soon as the sky opened up and allowed some sun to break... Sign in to see full entry.

Incorporated in 1844, Allegheny Cemetery is the sixth oldest rural cemetery in America and expands over 300 acres. Today, Allegheny Cemetery memorializes more than 124,000 people. Some of the oldest graves are of soldiers who fought in the French and Indian War. Many of them were moved here from... Sign in to see full entry.

A favorite all over the U.S., the giant Heinz ketchup bottle that was removed from Acrisure Stadium is being erected at the Senator John Heinz History Center in the Strip District. Sign in to see full entry.

After having a terrible night of sleep disruptions due to one loud train that sounded as though it was rolling along on square wheels followed by a disturbing dream, I decided this morning that a hot shower would fix all of my cragginess, but my hot water heater had other ideas. Instead, I was... Sign in to see full entry.

I have been going strong with primping up the house for our Christmas guests who will arrive Monday afternoon for dinner and a gift exchange. My shopping is done except for a few last-minute grocery necessities. December comes with extra obligations for my family due to several birthdays. My mom hit... Sign in to see full entry.