As I’ve mentioned before, my sister Kathy and her husband Paul, my friend Joni, and myself – for the past 3 years have volunteered at His Place mission on the north side of Pittsburgh. Once a month during the school…

Rumor has it that it’s supposed to be spring.  The calendar says that, the moon says that, and the seasons say that.  But the weather isn’t quite with the program yet.  Hopefully by the weekend!  Can’t wait for warm weather…

This past Easter weekend presented us with a plethora of pigs!  It’s honestly something I never really thought much about – being connected to piggies.  For the past several years, Kelly’s boys have raised pigs for 4H and showed them…

I’ve been thinking all evening about the last supper – the night that Jesus spent eating the Passover feast – as Jewish custom dictated – with his disciples in the upper room.  There are only sketchy details about the preparation…

We had a very nice – and fun! – evening at McKenna Center in Greensburg tonight.  My friend Mary, who is the director there, clued us in on their dinner and entertainment evening, and I decided I would go.  Dinner…

On Saturday morning, March 17th, I left my house at 7:40am, armed with ‘show and tell’ visual aids, seminar notes, and a bag of red/white/blue M&M’s.  Ligonier Valley Writers and Ft. Ligonier co-sponsored an all-day history writing event in their…

Sunday was a free museum day for Bushy Run battlefield and the perfect setting for a hands-on history class for my three home-schooled grandsons.  We took Chrissy along, too, and the four of them had a good time looking at…

Kath and I headed north to Mom’s this past weekend with an extra passenger!  My granddaughter Autmn came along to help and entertain, both of which she did well and pleasantly.  It was good to have her along.  Friday evening…

Yesterday was such a beautiful day in Western Pennsylvania.  Almost 80*, bright and sunny, and barely a breeze.  It was much too nice a day to stay inside!  I was home early enough (before my doctor’s appointment) that I decided…

It was a very fun and eventful week at the B&B (haha) this past week.  On Tuesday after work my daughter Kelly and the three boys – Peyton, Logan, and Chase – drove up from West Alexander to spend a…