Loving Fall

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Dog Walking

Finally got to walk some pups!  They're so sweet and lovable.  I started volunteering at the Western PA Humane Society and I'm hoping to be able to get in lots of play time with the doggies.  How do you say no to that face?

Cookies!

As part of the programming I planned for Medical Library and Health Literacy month at my Library, I made cookies following National Library of Medicine theme of "Fishing for Information."  So fish cookies!  And I used my crack cookie recipe, so good!

 

 

 

Enjoying a Beautiful Fall Day

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Pumpkin Party

Gutting the pumpkins

Rachel digging deep

The fixins'

Chalices for our warm apple cider...spiked of course

Yum! Apple Walnut Pie, so good!

Shelly is an artistic genius!

Soaking the seeds

A Miserable and Cold Pittsburgh Day

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Pittsburgh Zoo

The Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium offered free admission today so I thought I'd go and check it out.  So many cute animals.  Took lots of pictures!  It was a lovely and chilly Fall day.  I toughed out the mid 50degree weather with the help of a comfy sweatshirt and my super cute hat. 

Possible Mennonites

Looks like Hannah Banana but w/ a big mane

baby! so cute!

They kept bumping each other.  They were battling it out

Pittsburgh loves Steeler Players

Teddy Roosevelt

new hat...

baby!

Fall is here

And its so pretty
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Sweet Tammy's

Cutest cake ever! Although sadly cupcakes aren't as good as violets.
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South Side Slope Trek

I trekked around the South Side today with my boss and her husband.  My legs were on FIRE!!  So many stairs....so steep!  But such beautiful views!  And we got to stop by 2 open houses.  One of which was an old church that is being converted into 26 condo units.  Pretty cool, a bit overpriced and trying too hard to provide modern and expensive units in an area that is not so nice.  But beautiful views...

The Cathedral of Learning, off in the distance

Some old shack

 

 

I was squinting into the sun, and had just climbed up a big hill!

  Penguin fans waiting in a 4+ hour line to see/touch/take a picture with the Stanley Cup

At the Fish Market

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On the agenda for tomorrow- good weather permitting

South Side Slopes Step Trek 2009: "

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Get ready for a vertical hike – Pittsburgh is home to thousands of city steps that help people get up and down the hills around this city. Each year the South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association organizes a self guided tour of some of the different steps and points of interest around the slopes.

Sunday, October 4, 2009 – Noon to 4pm

Register at 21st and Josephine Streets – UPMC South Side Lot

Walkers will enjoy all of these features as they tour, at their own pace, approximately 2,700 steps and the intertwining streets and sidewalks that connect them. The courses have changed to offer a different perspective of the South Side Slopes. Trekkers should find the routes pedestrian friendly, especially as they explore the middle areas of the Slopes neighborhood.

The South Side Slopes may quite possibly have the most steps of any neighborhood in the United States. After all, it is home to nearly 10% of the 712 sets of steps within Pittsburgh, which has the most steps of any city in the country. The city with the next greatest amount of steps is the Ohio River town of Cincinnati, followed by

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San Francisco. The steps of the combined cities, however, do not equal those in Pittsburgh. Altogether, some 66 out of the city’s 88 neighborhoods have steps. These hundreds of public stairways give tribute to the many hillside neighborhoods.

Puppies in the fountain

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