Monthly Archives: August 2015

Back Home to the Swamp

At Breakfast with Janet and her guy at Eat ‘n Park.  Then I was off to the airport.  What  a fun trip to see people I either saw 25 years ago or only saw through Facebook.  And Pittsburgh was a … Continue reading

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Hanging with My Cousins

Went over to Patti’s and met her first daughter Elizabeth, her husband James and their daughter Tegan.  Patti made Golumpki and halushka (cabbage and noodles).  We pretty much ate them  slowly throughout the day so it was our lunch and … Continue reading

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A Mill and a Cover Bridge

Patti took me for a picnic at Slippery Rock Creek.  Saw the covered bridge with the creek. We then went in and took a tour through a Mill build before the 1900 and used only water to grind up wheat, … Continue reading

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A Submarine and a Cruise

Cindy, her kid and I when to Carnegie Science Center.   We first saw and when in a real submarine.  The USS Requin first set sail in 1945. Inside the Science Center was a miniature railroad and village. It was amazing … Continue reading

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Having Some Wine on the Incline

Cindy, her kid and I ate lunch at The Church Brew Works. It is a restaurant in a deconsecrated Catholic Church. They brew their own beer and some of the vats are on  what use to be an alter.  It … Continue reading

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Downtown Pittsburgh

Cindy took me first to what is called the strip.  We went in one place that was like a farmer’s market for seafood.  We ordered fresh clam strips, some cole slaw and a mixed lemon drink with no sugar added.  … Continue reading

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Out For Some Culture

Went with my cousin Cindy and her kid Danny to the Carnegie Museum of Art.  The museum of Natural History is in the same building.  So we saw crystals, real dinosaur fossils and some really nice paintings.   I saw 4 … Continue reading

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Falling Water

Janet, her guy and I went out to see Frank Lloyd Wright’s Falling Water House.   We had a couple hours before the next open tour starts to we went to see the Ohio Waterfall. Pretty cool and also and saw … Continue reading

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Cousins I Have Never Met

Debbie took me see her sister (my cousin Patti.  Met her husband and 2 of her kids Rebekah and Kali who are 20 and older). Rebekah’s husband and her daughter Aniela.  Aniela is 3 and has a really cute voice.  … Continue reading

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