Last week, being both a holiday and a calorie-crammed one, we had a good group on each of 2 runs. On Thanksgiving, Virginia led - through Schenley Park I think? Once again, I was talking too much to notice. But it was definitely a needed invigorating start to a day of roasting, sauteing, whisking, chopping, slicing, etc. In my case, as usual, bandaids were required. Lainy and her neighbors, however, got to stand around, wine glasses in hand, watching successive turkeys being lowered into a barrel of boiling oil. So naturally, on Sunday, what could be more fitting than going on our legendary Bird Run - and visiting the bird-frying spot itself - which gave it some meaning since the original birds are so long gone that nobody remembered exactly where they were. (If you do, write in!) We did spot an amazing antique doll collection in a window on lower Murray, though.
Coffee time was full of endorsements:
- Exhibit at the Carnegie Museum - Silver to Steel: modern designs of Peter Muller-Munk - gorgeous appliances of the Mad Men era, many created in our fair city
- Love the Coopers - let's hear it for yet another movie filmed in Pittsburgh! (But are there RG members in it?)
- St. Philomena's, aka Community Day School - local monument to ecumenicism (someone needs to update that entry)
- RG appearances in the PG SEEN column - they do happen - please tell!
- Handmade Arcade on Saturday Dec. 5 - local creations, great for gifts and also inspiration. (This is where I got the cashmere mitten idea that took over my entire winter)
- Possible new ice rink in Shadyside's Hunt Armory (location of a previous Handmade Arcade in fact) - fingers crossed
- Roasted Brussels Sprouts, Cinnamon Butternut Squash, Pecans, and Cranberries- this was served alongside that fried turkey and was a huge hit
- Medical consultations provided at coffee - it was a Norovirus - luckily we have our own infectious disease expert.
- Musical offspring!
- Margot and her group Hourglass at the Smiling Moose, Dec. 10 and 11
- Jules and his group SacréFunk at the Club Café, Dec. 5 - not to mention the Jewish Soul Stew of Chillent at the Squirrel Hill Sports Bar on Sunday night
- Overheard: "The Running Group Has Spoken"
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