Taking the ordinary to the extraordinary one small change at a time.
I love meeting a friend for lunch. I also love exploring places I have never been. So why not combine the two and elevate the simple lunch to a mini road trip? My friend Craig and I like to take trips to nearby towns that we hear about either, in Craig’s case, the local news,... Continue Reading →
Hi all! I got back from Pittsburgh on Sunday evening and between computer issues and work stress I have not posted. So do allow me to present you with just one photo. A beautiful photo. A photo of one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen, smelled and tasted. Yes, this is a photo... Continue Reading →
My friend Jenn moved to Pittsburgh in 2012. I was really sad. I met Jenn when we both worked second jobs at the B.Dalton in Union Station back in the mid 90s. Ah those were the days – shootings, muggings and the occasional person disrobing because God asked them to. And that was just in... Continue Reading →
It was Saturday morning. I was looking in my refrigerator and wondering exactly what food would go bad before I returned home from Knoxville. I was leaving the following Tuesday and would be gone from home for almost a week. It was overwhelming. There were eggs, milk, apples and other perishables. So I did what I have... Continue Reading →
I was driving home on Sunday afternoon after visiting my Dad in Blacksburg, Va. About two hours in I found myself sitting in a 3-mile backup on Interstate 81. My fellow travelers and I were stuck in one of those lovely areas where radio reception is not good, and when there is decent reception the music, well, it is... Continue Reading →
See that? That there to the left? It's a beer. A lovely, light, peachy beer. I know, I couldn't believe it myself. And if there is nothing better than a perfectly ripe white peach on a perfectly cool summer's day than there is nothing even more perfect than an ice-cold R.J. Rockers Son of a Peach ale on a... Continue Reading →
Living A la Mode 