What's your morning beverage of choice? Coffee, tea, juice? Homemade or store-bought? Cappuccino Coffee made in our Italian stovetop espresso maker, made with freshly ground Starbucks espresso beans (or organic if I can get them), and heated milk – in our cute Italian coffee mugs! Read and post comments | Send to a friend
What is your favorite scent or smell and why? Submitted by Nebraska Plates. I think… rain in the summertime. Or it's not so much the smell of the rain, as it is the earthy smell it creates in the woods or in the garden. Mmmm. Read and post comments | Send to a friend
This year for the church Mardi Gras party, we were going to make gumbo instead of jambalaya, but then we saw them making muffalettas on Bobby Flay’s Food Network show, so we thought that looked like more fun – especially since Rose was still making jambalaya. We decided one soup was enough, what with all…
Are you watching the Super Bowl today? Who are you watching it with, and which team do you want to win? Get real! The Steelers aren't in it, so I couldn't care less. Here's a joke making the rounds locally (in Steelers Country): On the first day of school a first grade teacher explains to…
Mmm – seafood stuffed mushrooms 0131081800.jpg Read and post comments | Send to a friend
Sneakers & Salem 0131080626.jpg Here, they're waiting for their morning treat from me… they go from office to office mooching snacks, cuddles, and warm laps all day long… such a life! (we got them as kittens when we moved in here almost 5 years ago – they're sister and brother and had been abandoned near our…
Job Site Photos 080104 035 Here are jobsite photos of the Rotunda stairs we built for the new New York Mets stadium. The design, formwork, and production of these precast concrete stairs took about 9 months, but the end result is breathtaking I think. They were shipped from our Saxonburg plant and installed in…
Geese1 The geese in the back yard are trying to stay warm by being near the ice-cold water… that tells you something about the air temperature! Floating on an ice floe… Geese2 Read and post comments | Send to a friend
I was so excited last night because we were planning to meet our friends Derek & Lorena for dinner at one of our favorite spots for good beer (and food), North Country Brewing in Slippery Rock. Unfortunately, I found out too late that they don't take reservations, and I didn't realize they didn't realize it…
A weight has been lifted from me today… SharePoint is working again, after being down for nearly 5 weeks. While I’m ecstatic that my entire IT strategy for the past 6 months isn’t down the tubes after all, I’m very frustrated that Microsoft was unable to deal with this issue within the first few days…
Where have the days gone? 