My Daily Travels

Since I was a kid, I have enjoyed playing a variety of board games, as do my three daughters and now my two grandchildren love playing board games as well. My personal favorites are Clue, Life, and Monopoly, but the kids love dice, word, and card games. My youngest daughter, who is the mother of my... Sign in to see full entry.

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Due to some really nice weather this weekend in Pittsburgh, today is the perfect day for cleaning up my house and stocking up on much needed supplies. We have been renovating and catering to family members who want to see the upgrades that we have been making since we purchased our house in July,... Sign in to see full entry.

Ingredients - 1 lb ground beef - 1 onion, diced - 2 cloves garlic, minced - 1 bell pepper, diced - 1 can (14 oz) diced tomatoes - 1 can (8 oz) tomato sauce - 2 cups elbow macaroni, uncooked - 2 cups beef broth - 1 teaspoon dried oregano - 1 teaspoon dried basil - 1/2 teaspoon paprika - Salt and... Sign in to see full entry.

It is chilly and wet outdoors today, so I am making the best of the day indoors. Yesterday, I purchased a large package of ground beef that I am making into three different meals today. John is stuck on doubles at the steel mill all weekend, which means that I need to prepare extra lunches that are... Sign in to see full entry.

I have a chore list a mile long that includes painting, returning old cable equipment to the Xfinity store, tossing in a load of work clothes, and making something delicious and sustaining for dinner and then later for John's lunch tonight when he works the graveyard shift which includes some... Sign in to see full entry.

If I had to choose three taglines for the heartwarming Netflix movie that I just watched today, faith, hope, and confidence would be it. The Secret: Dare to Dream, starring Katie Holmes, Josh Lucas, and Jerry O'Connell, is a feature film adaptation of the self-help book, 'The Secret,' which focuses... Sign in to see full entry.

We bought a new storm door to match our newly installed exterior door, but it was too cold and windy today to install the storm door, so it will have to wait until tomorrow afternoon. Inside the house, we stayed warm by the fire and watched Netflix movies, and I managed to find the time to make a... Sign in to see full entry.

It's been nearly a century and a half since Pittsburgh journalist, feminist, traveler, and philanthropist Nellie Bly kicked off her trip around the world in 72 days. It was her attempt to break the record found in Jules Verne’s novel, “Around the World in Eighty Days” and prove that women can be... Sign in to see full entry.

Around this time of year in my neck of the woods, it should be much cooler than it currently is today, but I am not complaining about the warm and sunny above-average temperature that the day is providing. I have shopping to do to fulfill my weekly grocery list. For tomorrow's morning meal, John... Sign in to see full entry.