Next run will tour the Homestead hills and monuments and anything else that turns up - perhaps another member of the clergy will offer a church tour! Start is at the Waterfront parking lot at the foot of the giant smokestacks (which for some reason remind me of Stonehenge - there has got to be a theme here somewhere.)
At our last run Pam once again was our very own Rick Sebak in uncovering yet another Pittsburgh discovery: the most exquisite place to see the sun rise in Pittsburgh, which is (seriously) from the ridge over the slag heaps that are now Summerset, where the wide rosy view toward the Waterfront, over a river breathing trails of mist, lent unreasonable romance to housing and retail development. It was so lovely that we took the same route there and back.
And of course the subsequent baby shower was huge fun, highlighted by the appearance of Aimee, of course, who looks pregnantly fabulous, as well she might after all the running she was doing. We also held our own Moth storytelling competition, starting with Cheryl and ending with Lainy; Charles Dickens could not have provided more wild coincidences, eccentric characters or hilarious situations. The theme was: "We're finished!" but we hope not.
Many delectables were provided as could only be expected. Pam and Chris were as ever gracious hosts, and their amazing coffee making equipment was surpassed only by the weirdest knife ever seen. (I am responding here to requests for the scones recipe, shamelessly identical except for the secret addition of a few drops of Fiori di Sicilia.)
This Thursday! Chris invites everyone to a planning meeting at his and Pam's house (2200 Beechwood) of local citizens and politicians exploring avenues for Pittsburghers to control guns and gun violence, starting at 7 p.m.
Also this Thursday! Super-Moth GrandSlam Storytelling Competition (the real one) - get tickets here - Lainy is sure to be there along with others of the group - you'll undoubtedly want to find each other, so texts will undoubtedly be flying.
Also endorsed!
Goodreads - social networking for bookies, naturally some of us are on there -
Roots Jungle Retreat in Dominica, experienced by Paula the Brain and Jonathan (also brainy) - and we want to hear more about the "jungle dining"
People of the Book - a novel
Must stop now before this turns into another novel.
Roye
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