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Monday, July 18, 2011

Jul 24 Run: CommonPlace Coffee in Squirrel Hill

 Thanks to Paul the Brit for taking up scribe's duty while I was rowing away in Boston:

Next week we will do something involving the cars. PtB will lead. Meet at The Common Place. And in an unusually organized fit we planned the week after's run which will be something across the Allegheny around Washington's Landing/boat houses ???? to catch Aimee's husband emerging majestically, from the river to do stage 2 of the triathlon. Not sure he will be wearing a bikini, singing about mango trees, so sadly Sean Connery is unlikely to be present.

Not sure who agreed to do the writing but words that spring to mind are:
 
Welcome to Sarah Ross our newest member.
 
The hat of birthdays was worn by PtB and passed on to Sarah who's birthday is SOON but not as SOON as Dr P's (Pam) who won't be with us next week.
 
Wonderful clear day and views of the downtown and rivers from the dizzy heights of Greenfield. Aimee did a sterling job of guiding us round hills (but not too many to be honest) to catch these views frequently. And then to finish off with some secret city steps.
 
We saw a cutie house where Teri grew up. Tom may also have grown up in Greenfield but I missed that bit. Tom did tell us a tale of the Pittsburgh defenders setting up artillery bases high up on Bigelow in case General Lee paid a visit. I am not up on my american history so forgive me. I suspect General Lee took one look at the hills (and in those days the lack of IKEA or Crate and Barrel) and went off somewhere flatter.
 
Talk at coffee was of..... I arrived a little later with Karen so fill in the blanks but the Race Around the Square was mentioned, the Great Race, Harry Potter and the costume of lipliner (Teri took her daughter's to the showing at midnight and everyone was in costume). A spontaneous, minimalist affair that Jean Muir would have approved of, and Teri's daughter's were envied of.
 
That is all I can remember.
 
I am pretty certain this is it:
 
 
 

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