I’ve always written detailed posts on FB telling stories about people, places or even things I remember from the last few decades that I’ve experienced. I thought it would be nice to have an outlet for such musings, where I can go a little longer and it’s really just for me. Parts of it might feel like a memoir, but mostly it about things I care about.

I live in my hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I grew up here and left when I was 24 years old with my first husband. We moved to New York City in 1981. I lived in an area called Park Slope in Brooklyn. You’ll probably hear me talk about Brooklyn here and there because I lived there for nearly 30 years and have so many fond memories of living there.

I moved back to Pittsburgh in 2011 with my now husband and we bought a little mid-century raised ranch that we love. We also started our art studio called Paint Monkey shortly after moving back. My husband is from New York City, so Pittsburgh was new to him. It’s been fun explaining all the colloquialisms of Pittsburgh.

Another reason for moving back to Pittsburgh was concern about my Mom getting older. She was 83 when I got here, and she will be 97 this February. I’m blessed to still have her. She lives in her own apartment now, and needs me to help get her to places like the eye doctor and the hair salon. I’m sure I will write a post about the challenges of caring for someone older.

Either way, I hope you will enjoy my musings. I may never have an audience for this blog, but it doesn’t matter so much. This is going to be my place to tell my stories.