Monthly Archives: June 2011

Columbus Urban Dare

On June 25th we drove over to Columbus, Ohio to do our second Urban Dare of the year. We had fun earlier in the year at the Pittsburgh Urban Dare. In Columbus, we got to check out Janie’s old stomping … Continue reading

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Giant Silkworm Moth!

This evening, Tim noticed a very large moth on the sidewalk in front of our house, which must have gotten knocked down during a brief thunderstorm this afternoon. He picked up the piece of twine it was holding on to … Continue reading

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Orioles in Pittsburgh

We went to our third Pirates game of the summer on June 21st. This was a Tuesday night game, in the middle of a 3-game intra-league series with the Baltimore Orioles, the favorite team of Tim’s Dad. This night the … Continue reading

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Pirates + Huey Lewis Skyblast

We attended our second Pittsburgh Pirates game yesterday (Saturday, June 11), a game against the New York Mets. This was a Pirates Skyblast night, with a concert (Huey Lewis & the News) and fireworks show following the game. Thanks to … Continue reading

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Sausage, pepper & cornbread skillet pie

We finally got around to using a very nice cast-iron skillet that Janie received as a wedding shower gift. Recently Tim’s Mom came across some skillet recipies in a magazine of hers and mailed them to us. We decided to … Continue reading

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Raccoon Creek State Park

Yesterday (June 4) we drove over to Raccoon Creek State Park. After driving by this park many times, along US-30 between Pittsburgh and Wooster, we decided to hike on one of the trails listed in Tim’s book 60 Hikes within … Continue reading

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