Update On My Pgh Holiday Things To Do

Kennywood

In early November, I published a list of holiday things that I’d like to do this year. My plans were unexpectedly derailed when I learned that my 13 year-old dog has cancer. In fact, just today he had surgery to remove the growth and will spend the next two weeks recuperating. So my holiday things-to-do […]

Ten Pittsburgh Holiday Things To Do

holiday serving tray

For the first time in a decade or longer, I’m not working on a holiday gift project of some type like a toy drive or a food or blanket drive. No drives. Organizing a drive or a giving tree is exhilarating and rewarding, but it consumes hundreds of hours. My personal seasonal activities were usually […]

My Favorite Holiday of the (New) Year

New Year's Pretzel, holidays

The Prompt: What is your very favorite holiday? Recount the specific memory or memories that have made that holiday special to you. When I was young, my grandparents would invite my family over to celebrate New Year’s Day. They would prepare a semi-ethnic feast: pork (and hot dogs) and sauerkraut, mashed potatoes, green peas (???) and […]