Channel Four Party July 31, 2007

As promised… here are some pictures from our Channel Four party. The host is the guy on the right, Steve. He’s our Executive Producer. He does a great job all the time and is always a pleasure. On the right is my good friend, Missi. For those of you who’ve [...]

North Pole Live Chat July 29, 2007

Now to the story about our trip to the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Oakland. My kids got to talk live by satellite to scientists working at the North Pole. That is cool! ….. pun intended ; ) [...]

Quecreek Miners Phone Call July 28, 2007

I never expected the phone call I got today. I was rushing around with the kids getting ready to go to a Carnegie Natural History Museum event (which I’ll write about next) …. when my phone rang. It was [...]

NAMI Luncheon July 26, 2007

I spoke to a group called NAMI this week and I wanted to share a little about it with you.
NAMI is the National Alliance on Mental Illness. It’s serious stuff. Mental illness affects one in five families and the economic cost of untreated mental illness is [...]

First Tomato July 26, 2007

My garden’s first tomato! Isn’t it beautiful?

Blues Festival July 24, 2007

The weekend was perfect for the annual Pittsburgh Blues Festival. We went on Sunday night to hear Delbert McClinton. He rocks. Easy to see why he won a Grammy.
I [...]

THINK IT’S A SCAM? July 23, 2007

This is the 3rd email like this sent to me. It makes me so frustrated. They’ve all said they wanted to give me millions of dollars…. but the situation always changes. There is no doubt this person has no intention of giving me millions of dollars, but I [...]

Beautiful weekend = Kennywood! July 22, 2007

When the weather’s this nice… all signs point to Kennywood.
Of course, we had a great time. We loved standing on the bridge under the brave riders of the SkyCoaster and watching them free fall…. then swing right over our heads. It’s hard [...]

Mom’s Orchids July 20, 2007

More fun stuff now: I have had such luck with my orchid… that I got carried away and bought my mother a few. She has the perfect place in her house for them. Right in the middle of her home is a large atrium with lots of [...]

Honeybee Quote July 19, 2007

Here’s a quote someone sent me regarding my story on the mysterious death of so many honeybees: “If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe then man would only have four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more [...]

Honeybees July 18, 2007

I mentioned that I’m doing a story on honeybees. Something is killing them by the millions and scientists are scrambling to figure out why. One third of our food supply relies on the honeybees for help. In other words, if the honeybee disappears… we’re all in trouble. I [...]

Honey Bees July 17, 2007

I’m doing a story tonight at 5:00 about honey bees. They’re starting to disappear and die and no one knows why. We’re talking millions and millions of bees…. gone. Before you think it’s just a problem for honey production… consider this: One third of our food supply depends on [...]

Raccoons Red-Handed July 15, 2007

They’re back! And this time I captured the criminals on my camera.
These pictures were taken Saturday night. It was about midnight. I had just finished watching ‘Flags of our Fathers’ on ONDEMAND when I heard the familiar rattling outside my kitchen door.

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Kennywood July 13, 2007

Perfect weather for Kennywood Day!
I want to say a special hello to Paula. I see her every year. Her sister brings her to see us and it makes my day. This year I got to meet the “other” sister. What a great family. Paula has a beautiful smile and [...]

The Other Stonehenge July 9, 2007

On vacation, we were driving on a side road when it started to drizzle.That’s when we passed it up on the hillside.We all did a double take, turned around, and pulled over.

Someone had made a replica of Stonehenge. Zach said, “Mom, I have always wanted to come here!” The sign [...]