My Daily Travels

Our Boro bakery is honoring brave soldiers this month. We try to be good when it comes to bakery goods, but we have ordered two wedding cakes from Barton's Bakery in the last several years for our two oldest daughters. Their pastry and cake-decorating artistry never fails to amaze me. Our oldest... Sign in to see full entry.

This group of Breaker Boys" worked from dawn to dusk at the Woodward Coal Mine in Plymouth, Pennsylvania for very little pay. The boys were expected to help their families survive by using their meager earnings at the coal mines company store. The workers broke the world record by mining 1,000,000... Sign in to see full entry.

This quaint little coffee house shows appreciation for all walks of life, including fur babies. The Central Coffee Shoppe promotes happiness, good vibes, and a huge variety of yummy treats and drinks. (20+) Central Coffee Shoppe | Elizabeth PA | Facebook Sign in to see full entry.

My biggest mistake today was not eating something before my appointment earlier this afternoon, and now I have managed to not only come home with a swollen face, but I have to go back to the dentist next month and get a permanent bridge that they say will be cemented into the right side of my mouth.... Sign in to see full entry.

I broke a tooth about a month ago on a piece of chewy caramel candy that John shared with me from our anniversary candy assortment. It left me with a jagged half-tooth that continually conflicts with the side of my tongue. Not fun! With the last few root canals, crowns, and other dental issues, I... Sign in to see full entry.

The area where I live is a favorite of these majestic creatures. Eagles are in my opinion one of the most beautiful birds of their kind. They have built nests all along the river next to my house and around the wooded area where the many country lanes lead you away from my small Boro. Sign in to see full entry.

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Pittsburgh is a complete melting pot that is made up of several ethnic groups including Italians, Irish, Germans, Jewish, Polish, and Slovakians. Back in the late 1800s, Pittsburgh had a thriving Chinatown neighborhood that city officials decimated with the busy thoroughfare, the Boulevard of the... Sign in to see full entry.

Since she lives three-thousand miles away from me in Carson City, Nevada, I don't get to see my mother but every few years when we meet up in a city that we all decide on as the destination of choice for that year. Thank goodness for the cellphone that allows for multiple conversations from all ends... Sign in to see full entry.

Yesterday I posted about the local implosion of an old power station that is located 2.7 miles from my house. It not only rattled my house but it appears that things didn't go as expected if the ugly mess that was left behind is any indication. Sign in to see full entry.