Urgent Update: Local Pet Food Pantry Needs 250 Pounds Donated

Dr. John P. Ruffing VMD Pet Food Pantry Supports 70+ Caretakers and Households Earlier this month, we informed you that the Dr. John P. Ruffing VMD Pet Food Pantry was almost out of supplies for our 70+ caretakers and households. We had to cancel our September distribution. You came through and donated over 400 pounds […]

Oh, my darling, knock three times

Today, I made my favorite casserole- chicken divan – along with a pile of brown rice. Today was a day. Laundry. Therapy. Blogging. Catching up with friends. Oh, I remembered to water the mums. Maybe relationships are like casseroles – you show me your recipe, I change something and share it back. What you consider […]

Sitting cross-legged on the floor 25 or 6 to 4

I stayed up too late last night and woke up late, the sort of late start that makes your crotchety and out of sorts for hours until you shake yourself back. I was late enough to have to reschedule an appointment with a very understanding medical provider. Coffee helped. It is the time of year […]

“Five Nights at Freddy’s Is this where you want to be?

I’m on my own for the next five days – just me and the cats. And the groundhogs. Raccoons. Possum.  A few noisy neighbors. Today, I had therapy, followed by a turkey sandwich piled high with lettuce. When I got up to get a napkin, Coco – the turkey obsessed demon – dragged it onto […]

The Neil Diamond Story Fills the Benedum with Beautiful Music

But I got an emptiness deep insideAnd I’ve tried, but it won’t let me goAnd I’m not a man who likes to swearBut I never cared for the sound of being alone I like Neil Diamond. His songs peppered my childhood then slid into the mellow soft rock of my young adulthood. Melancholy rock might […]

In the 90’s, the Mormon Calvary Saved a Food Pantry

Update on the Closure of the Pittsburgh Pet Food Pantry Pittsburgh has been responsive – 27 people have ordered items from our wishlists. It is a little hard to know the quantity until they arrive. But 27 is lovely and will help us be prepared for October. I’ll admit I was hoping for an autumn […]