Early Sunday morning, Steve and I drove Mary to the train station. Our holiday travel together came to a close and she headed back to the city. New York, that is.
On the way home we stopped byLa Prima Espresso in the Strip District on 21st Street. I waited in the car, anticipating that first sip. I photographed Steve carrying the coffee, as he exited the shop and posted the pic in an Instagram story, tagging La Prima.
Later in the day I received a message asking if they could use the photo and I agreed. Complimented that my photo evoked an “ Edward Hopper vibe” wow-
So today I received a delicious pound of Coffee and a souvenir mug as a thank you. That was really nice of you. Thank you La Prima Espresso.
If you look across the street you’ll see the frost on the grass. The magnificent Iris are still blooming. Yes, this morning the temperature hovering at freezing.
Needle Point Breeze 6734 Reynolds Street Point Breeze neighborhood Pittsburgh PA
Last Thursday, I unearthed a needlepoint* project I started in 1981. In fact, I knew which bag in which closet to dig for it. More than halfway completed, I needed some wool fiber to finish it. A good friend recommended Needle Point Breeze. My project is my own design. Can’t spoil the surprise. Stay tuned….suddenly I was inspired to finish it. After all these years.
I came to the right place. Everyone was welcoming and helpful. I received good tips on how to prepare my project for professional finishing, too.
Now you know I do a lot of knitting these days. I’ve been through periods of counted cross stitch, English smocking, quilting, sewing, crewel embroidery, and needlepoint. But not for decades. I’ve enjoyed a multitude of fiber based handcrafts.
*nee·dle·point
ˈnēd(ə)lˌpoint
1. embroidery worked over canvas, typically in a diagonal stitch covering the entire surface of the fabric.
Store Hours Tuesday and Thursday 10 AM–5 PM Saturday 10 AM–4 PM
The store represents many canvas designers, listed on the website Welcome to Needle Point Breeze you can order online if you’re not able to come to the store Fiber, Canvases, Accessories, Purses, Boxes, Bags, Kits, Custom Designs and Finishing Services available Walls of rainbows. Fibers varieties wooly, metallic, fuzzy, fluffy, frosty, sparkly, velvety, shiny, I perused the fiber possibilities What a light filled, colorful space. Wool, silk, cotton, alpaca, angora to name a few and combination blends Christmas ornaments. Yes, you can needlepoint a partridge. Embroidery Floss Paternayan is the type of wool yarn I started my project and there was a basket full of so many colors like a woolly bouquet at Needle Point Breeze (even though the brand is now discontinued) Lucky Day The top left is Perle cotton and wool Needlepoint projects I stitched in the early 1980’s that I display in my home in 2023
“The Legends of Pittsburgh mural was a mural of some of the ‘Burgh’s all time best baseball players from both the Pirates and the Homestead Grays. It was an enlargement of a painting that Michael Malle did, with players selected by the Pirates to represent Pittsburgh’s baseball history. From left to right: Kiki Cuyler, Ralph Kiner, Fred Clarke, Max Carey, Paul and Lloyd Waner, Danny Murtaugh, Josh Gibson, Arky Vaughn, Willie Stargell, Pie Traynor (kneeling), Bill Mazeroski, Roberto Clemente and Honus Wagner.” Pittsburgh Murals and Public Art
At Second Avenue and Ross Street Downtown Pittsburgh
