Awake: 6:29am Temp 46 sleep 6+59 fog...then sunny overnight @ Nicktown.
After our coffee in the motorhome, we left Nicktown @ 7:20am & motored to Cranberry Township, north of Pittsburgh, (close to 100 miles) & visited Hillmon Appliances.
Kathy wanted to see & discuss every one of the appliances with Greg that she had selected before to be sure we are doing the right thing. Walking around with Greg &, taking notes, she made only one change from the units she had selected before so we finished up in less than an hr. Using our credit cards, sometime next week, we will send Hillmon a 50% down payment.
From Hillmon, we motored less than (2) miles & visited Costco to load up on fruit, veggies, fish, meat, etc.
Next, we traveled south into the city of Pittsburgh & the West End area where my sister Corinne is living. Kathy asked only one person where Corinne's house is located &, bingo, we found it.
Corinne was having an "open house day" for the nuns this afternoon so it was the perfect time for us to visit. Her house is a duplex with plenty of rooms for more nuns to join Corinne should any of them find this location convenient to their jobs.
Here is the community room with Sister Norma, Kathy & my Sister Corinne.
Corinne is currently using this nice big room with fire place (hardly in the picture) for various parish meetings.
And here is Corinne's room; she could have selected a larger room but preferred this one, esp. since it has a ceiling fan. It really is a nice cozy room.
Corinne's 1st guest nun was Sister Norma, who came early to help Corinne prepare; we have known Sr. Norma for decades. And this is Sister Barbara, arriving.
Many other Sisters arrived throughout the afternoon but I didn't get their picture. My sister's job, which she enjoys very much, is "parish social minister" for Saint Athanasius Catholic church. We are so thankful that she has this position.
Oh, I didn't mention the delicious & healthy treats my sister had laid on the table; we didn't want them to go to waste so we did indeed help her out, eating more than our fair share.
When it was time for us to leave one of the good sisters offered to show us the way 1st, to Home Depot & 2nd, to suggest a suitable route back in order to avoid the mid afternoon traffic.
So thank you very much sister; we enjoyed the State Route-228 which worked out very well. And thank you, Sister Corinne, for giving us a grand tour of your new home & letting us help keep the fruit from spoiling.
We arrived in Nicktown around 5:00pm which gave us plenty of time to walk to & attend the 6:00pm vigil Mass.
Afterwards, K & I shared a small pizza & each had had a Shock Top beer.
Late movie: "The Way to the Stars." We watched ½.
Lights out: 11:44pm.
Kathy wanted to see & discuss every one of the appliances with Greg that she had selected before to be sure we are doing the right thing. Walking around with Greg &, taking notes, she made only one change from the units she had selected before so we finished up in less than an hr. Using our credit cards, sometime next week, we will send Hillmon a 50% down payment.
From Hillmon, we motored less than (2) miles & visited Costco to load up on fruit, veggies, fish, meat, etc.
Next, we traveled south into the city of Pittsburgh & the West End area where my sister Corinne is living. Kathy asked only one person where Corinne's house is located &, bingo, we found it.
Corinne was having an "open house day" for the nuns this afternoon so it was the perfect time for us to visit. Her house is a duplex with plenty of rooms for more nuns to join Corinne should any of them find this location convenient to their jobs.
Here is the community room with Sister Norma, Kathy & my Sister Corinne.
Corinne is currently using this nice big room with fire place (hardly in the picture) for various parish meetings.
And here is Corinne's room; she could have selected a larger room but preferred this one, esp. since it has a ceiling fan. It really is a nice cozy room.
Corinne's 1st guest nun was Sister Norma, who came early to help Corinne prepare; we have known Sr. Norma for decades. And this is Sister Barbara, arriving.
Many other Sisters arrived throughout the afternoon but I didn't get their picture. My sister's job, which she enjoys very much, is "parish social minister" for Saint Athanasius Catholic church. We are so thankful that she has this position. Oh, I didn't mention the delicious & healthy treats my sister had laid on the table; we didn't want them to go to waste so we did indeed help her out, eating more than our fair share.
When it was time for us to leave one of the good sisters offered to show us the way 1st, to Home Depot & 2nd, to suggest a suitable route back in order to avoid the mid afternoon traffic. So thank you very much sister; we enjoyed the State Route-228 which worked out very well. And thank you, Sister Corinne, for giving us a grand tour of your new home & letting us help keep the fruit from spoiling.
We arrived in Nicktown around 5:00pm which gave us plenty of time to walk to & attend the 6:00pm vigil Mass.
Afterwards, K & I shared a small pizza & each had had a Shock Top beer.
Late movie: "The Way to the Stars." We watched ½.
Lights out: 11:44pm.
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