Month: September 2024

New Apples

The new crop marks the beginning of fall.

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Sept. 15, 1927

Throwback Thursday 

Raymond (?) and Roy H (my father on the right) my dad born in Feb 1912 so would be
15 1/2 in this photo
I believe this is Pawnee High School in Pawnee Illinois but I discovered there’s a Pawnee, Oklahoma and a Pawnee, Texas so I couldn’t confirm with an old photo of the school building
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Chair and Chairs

Pittsburgh PA Aug 24
Columbus OH Monday morning
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Wordless Wednesday

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Sidewalk Time at Sunset

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Classic Diner

Valliant’s Diner in Pittsburgh
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Silent Sunday

From a friend’s garden
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Q-Less is a Great Game!

Just be sure you buy the real deal at Q-Less, listen to the inventor Tom Sturdevent.

I played the game at Laura’s house in Ohio. So much fun!

When I got home to Pittsburgh, I ordered three tins. One for me. Two for gifts. Ooops!

I bought fakes without being aware. And the bogus vendor does not respond to my emails seeking refund.

The game is Q-Less. It’s out of stock but you can register to learn when it is back in stock

Look at the right tin. Count the Qs. FAKE!!

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“Hi everybody!! Tom here to let you know Q-Less has sold out again! Good news is we expect to have more games in time for the holidays. 

Q-Less is only sold here at q-lessgame.com or on our official TikTok Shop. Please don’t buy it anywhere else or you will be purchasing a fake product!”

Now I know. I can’t believe purchased a fake product. Sorry Tom.

Laura’s authentic game on left.
I inadvertently ordered the fake one online shown on the right

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Monarch Watch in Pittsburgh

I saw a monarch on the Rose of Sharon bush by my front porch. I had to get shoes on to go to the yard to photograph the butterfly as you can see from the first attempted photo below.

There was a round sticker tag on the Monarch’s wing, which I’d never seen before. It was very exciting.

Turns out it was a tag of Monarch Watch “Monarch Watch is an education, conservation, and research program based at the University of Kansas that focuses on the monarch butterfly, its habitat, and its spectacular fall migration. Monarch Watch was founded in 1992 by Dr. Orley “Chip” Taylor and the monarch tagging program was launched in the fall of that year.

I was able to go online and sign up and registered the tag sighting.

First picture- too dark The light was wrong from the porch. If I hadn’t gotten a different angle, I wouldn’t have seen the tag.
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9/11/2024 New York City Night Sky

My sister shared this view from her West Village apartment window tonight 9/11. The moon and the memorial tribute beams of light. You’d have to be in NJ to see both streams.

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