Last week we had a rather deflated tour of holiday inflatables - a few sad puddles of plastic, and not much else to look at. Even the glowing Moravian stars on Hastings are gone. Maybe it's hard for homeowners to get in the seasonal spirit when it's so damn warm. Sorry, but winter should come with icicles, snowdrifts, frigid air blasts, drippy noses, numb toes, etc. Call me Scrooge, but I love that nice warm feeling you get after a good run in the freezing cold, especially when a group coffee is involved. Also, we need it so that we can wear buffs.
Speaking of which, many endorsements!
- For families that are combining Chanukah and Christmas: special glasses that turn Christmas lights into little Stars of David
- Christmas Music events - Pittsburgh Camerata , Heinz Chapel, and madrigals at the East Liberty Presbyterian Church (note for next year)
- Leaf and Plate on Ellsworth - teas to cure whatever ails you - seriously
- smitten kitchen cooking blog - and we were just asking about gingerbread!
- the new Ace Hotel in East Liberty - great lunch, and how did we get so trendy?
- the story of Kaufmann's Department Store and the family behind it - a real saga from the PG - so many things we didn't know!
- Kenyon Jewelers in Wilkinsburg - provides jewelry therapy as well as repairs
- Another don't miss series: The Man in the High Castle - not the heart-warming kind though
- Future runs: Troy Hill and its Shrine, and Aspinwall/Sharpsburg
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