East End Runners

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Thursday, December 08, 2022

December 11 Run/Walk: Meet at the Hartwood Acres parking lot in Allison Park (map in message)

Special treat:  this Sunday we're crossing a river - maybe even 3 or 4 (except for Beth and Gretchen) - to enjoy a Hartwood Acres run/walk led by Beth.  We'll start at the parking lot, 4100 Middle Rd., Allison Park (map).  Afterwards we'll decamp to the Three Little Birds Cafe (another map) which Beth arranged to open especially for us at 8.  A new frontier!

See below for a veritable gallery of gatherings, including 

  • traversing the rarely viewed neighborhood on the river side of the Blvd. of the Allies where Hamlet St. meets Elsinore St. and Ophelia St.  
  • our private room at Panera - will need to return
  • visit to artist Ron Donoughe's 19th c. (really) studio surrounded by his radiant evocations of our fair city.
  • stopping at Glowland giant musical seesaws in Schenley Plaza 
  • and an unmissable newly revealed photo of our stay in Smithton off the GAP trail.
Were there endorsements too?  You betcha!  (now that S. Palin is done for we can say that.)  On the off chance that you're not sick of reading this already, here are:
  • Dalia pants from Costco - can be ordered online.  Comfy, stylish, a bargain!
  • Kuat bike racks
  • Foldable kayaks - and also sit-on-top kayaks
  • Watch:  Yentl (movie) and Slow Horses (series) and if you have a new TV you don't have to mess with unfathomable streaming devices.  To get to Offspring now you have to get Hulu (just seeing those faces makes me want to watch it again)
  • Read:  James Michener - still enchants - especially Hawaii, Alaska, Iberia




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