Dec. 8 Run: Lawrenceville next - meet at The Abbey at 4635 Butler Street

In preparation for another icy run, we'll meet Sunday at the warm wooden coziness of The Abbey, on 4635 Butler Street near 47th St., (open at 7 so we can wait inside) and then we'll maybe go High Victorian in Allegheny Cemetery - or else see what the Lawrenceville shops are offering.  'Tis the season!  Speaking of which, there are also plans for the Downtown Holiday Run which will take place on Dec. 15, so get your Santa hats ready.  Or is it Pussy hats?  It's that season too.

Last week - Shadyside?  It's all a blur.  Great coffee though!

Endorsements:

• Misfits Market Box - year-round discount organic vegetable delivery with a twist!
• Airborne super vitamin remedy for incipient colds - works for me
• the JCC Group Power class - maybe for those who are mourning the demise of Club One. (For a few of us this was our entree into the running group years ago.)
• the Pittsburgh Girls Choir Holiday Concert
• TV:  Last Breath on Netflix; His Dark Materials on HBO (that was in last week, but still)
• Bears: someone found one in their car.  Also one is starring in His Dark Materials.
• Book:  Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan
• Popsockets for your phone
• Or, no phone
• 79 climate-friendly gift ideas