Tag Archives: Pittsburgh

Thursday Doors – Church of the Epiphany

Posted on June 15, 2017 by

When you discover a church in what seems to be an odd location, you know there has to be some interesting history. My experience is that you can’t always find that history, but in this case, it couldn’t have been … Continue reading →

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One-Liner Wednesday – National Aviary

Posted on June 14, 2017 by

“Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect.” – attributed to Chief Seattle – Chief … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors – Station Square

Posted on May 25, 2017 by

We all arrived in Pittsburgh on Friday night, for a Sunday church service and my mom’s funeral on Monday. That left us with some free time on Saturday. Faith and I drove to Station Square, the old Pittsburgh & Lake … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors – Pittsburgh Leftovers

Posted on April 27, 2017 by

A busy couple of weeks, and a door research project that yielded more questions than answers has left me without the doors I was planning to share today. So, like any good little protégé of Norm, I’m reaching into the … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors – Doorsumptions

Posted on February 23, 2017 by

Remember Sesame Street? “♫One of these things is not like the others.” Well, that’s how my doors research went this week. Two buildings that I have long thought belonged together, are completely different things. Different, but interesting. Once again, I … Continue reading →

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SoCS Ain’t Misbehaving

Posted on February 18, 2017 by

Marian, over at Marian Allen dot com, recently wrote a post about when characters won’t behave. We were filled with empathy for her characters. Who are we? Well, we’re those ham-handed, as Dan is wont to say, voices which are … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors – Indian Nationality Room

Posted on February 2, 2017 by

Late last year, I featured The Cathedral of Learning, on the University of Pittsburgh’s campus, in a couple of posts, including a Thursday Doors post. I mentioned that one of the signature elements of the Cathedral of Learning is a … Continue reading →

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