I really enjoyed seeing the beautiful kitchens too. I saw one counter top that I absolutely love. I saved the picture to show my husband, he loves it too. I just have to find out what it is. I need to go back and get the name of the poster and see what they can tell me. They have a gallery section of all the kitchens I can spend hours there. My kitchen does not match my dog but I didn't pick this kitchen, or the dog for that matter, she picked us. Edit to say the poster was fivefootzero on the dog match thread. If anyone knows that counter material let me know the specifics please. My best guess is that it's a soapstone but what one? Beautiful stone. This post was edited by ravencajun on Sat, Feb 1, 14 at 20:42

and I thought it was really funny. Since I had opened the disgusted and gone post, I had to open SamKaren's. But, I am not reading all the responses. Sam, I just want you to know, I love your post. I wish, someone had gotten me. :) Moni

Lilyfinch, My problem is I have too many favorite foods! Pittsburgh does not have a single, specific, signature food. I would think a Primanti sandwich, with your whole meal held between two big pieces of bread, especially your French fries, is unique to Pittsburgh. You can get the fries put on the side, but the sandwich isn't the same that way. The best pierogies are homemade, then church pierogies. My cousin Deloris said the ladies at St. Jehosaphat's, claimed theirs were the best. Those dear, old time ladies are long gone. My Aunt Mary made the best pierogies. They were huge, about the size of 4 Mrs. T's pierogies. She used a large Crisco can as the dough cutter! No wonder! What memories! My mother couldn't make good pierogi's. She didn't have the touch! Hers fell apart at the seams, but they were still delicious. Oakmont Bakery cannot be matched. You can breathe in their cakes while you're eating their cookies, twice the joy, in half the time. That's the only way to do it! Eat n' Park has a senior lunch buffet on Tuesdays. I taught English at Colfax School in Springdale, PA, many years ago. I am very knowledgeable of the river towns along the Allegheny. Cheswick is a nice place to live. There is a productive Bald Eagle's nest in Harmarville, on the cliff above Freeport Rd., at the Hulton Bridge (newly built..recently opened). Bald Eagles have returned to the Pittsburgh area after a 150 year absence! There you go, Lilyfinch, a little stroll down memory lane for both of us! Keep well. Moses

All such good ideas. I paint, so could try painting something like this on some pages from music books I don't use. Toolbelt, I looked at the Slate Lady site. I admire artists who can do commission work. When I wrote knitting patterns, I photographed the smaller finished pieces on sheet music. For now, I will just keep scrolling back to this page and enjoying this post. Suebelle, thank you from my heart. I also keep scrolling back to the Earth Angel thread to look at your amazingly beautiful EA. It will be my inspiration for 2020. I've never seen another one like it.