My Daily Travels

I live just a few miles from the Pittsburgh North Shore neighborhood where the American Heritage riverboat was seen docking on the Ohio River yesterday before she headed out on her voyage to Ohio. This massive beauty makes her rounds regularly in Pittsburgh. She travels regularly back and forth from... Sign in to see full entry.

This has been a long time coming. Packed to the hilt with everything imaginable from our nearly four decades of marriage, the time arrived this morning for us to tackle the shed and make some sense of all of the memories that have become a real rat's nest due to stockpiling old furniture, costumes,... Sign in to see full entry.

Due to plenty of overtime at the steel mill recently, this past week has been about catching up, spending time together, and enjoying a few new restaurants. That aside, today, the yard is calling our name about some unfinished business that we have been ignoring. This past week, the rain has caused... Sign in to see full entry.

We have several wineries in our area that offer good food, fire-roasted pizza baked in 600-degree outdoor pizza ovens, and plenty of wine varieties, but today we are heading out to the one that carries our favorite Granato wine. The Narcisi Winery plays live music on the weekends during the summer,... Sign in to see full entry.

There is no shortage of these guys who can always be seen hanging out in our lakes, rivers, and ponds, but to see them all with their little butts sticking up in the air at the same time indicates that they have located the perfect fishing spot. Sign in to see full entry.

Hundreds of reports flooded in early this morning concerning damages and outages that occurred from severe thunderstorms that left nearly 20,000 people without power all around us. Many residents are still without power. Allegheny County where I live was hit the hardest. Neighboring counties were... Sign in to see full entry.

Duo’s Taqueria in Pittsburgh is a unique Mexican restaurant that offers free Spanish quizzes for guests, and all of the servers speak both English and Spanish. The food and the atmosphere are amazing. The big ta-da is their beef brisket, pork, and oyster mushroom tacos, and the quirky joint features... Sign in to see full entry.

We started the week off by having a sleepover with our two grandkids. They love fast food, the park, and shopping, so we completed their list of things to do while they were staying at our house. Now that they are safely back home with all their school shopping needs fulfilled, I have a list of my... Sign in to see full entry.

This place is like a dream come true for anyone who loves Italian cuisine. The three brothers who emigrated from Sicily made this place an Italian dream in 1902 and it has been going strong ever since. Dips | Spreads | Bruschetta (pennmac.com) Sign in to see full entry.

School starts here in just one week. We always take our two grandchildren school shopping for clothes, shoes, and supplies to give them a head start. Ever since we introduced them to one of the largest brick-and-mortar buildings with several connecting retail stores, their place of choice to shop... Sign in to see full entry.