I am a Victorian Soul, who lives in a small townhouse that was built in the mid 1970's, not a huge Mega Mansion!! I just recently lost my Hubby Joe, who was a Retired Letter Carrier. I worked night shift as an RN on a Hospital based Rehabilitation( Physical Medicine) Unit for 37 years before I had Knee Replacement Surgery and officially Retired in 2019 after 41 years working in Direct Patient Care ... I am so glad that we retired at 62 years of age and got to spend that time together before he passed....I still do love Retirement!!!!

I DABBLE IN A BIT OF THIS AND THAT!!!!

" IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO BE WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN"
George Eliot
George Eliot was actually a pen name for a woman named Mary Anne Evans......

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Thursday, September 26, 2019

Joe's Pittsburgh trip, Punxsutawney, Part 2

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In my last post, I shared Joe and our oldest son, Joey's, trip to Pittsburgh......

This is the 3rd year that they have traveled to Pittsburgh to see a Pittsburgh  Penguins Exhibition Hockey game......

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On the second day of  their trip, they visited the Heinz History Center.......
 Click HERE if you missed that post.....

The Heinz History Center has seven floors and two of them house the Pittsburgh Sports Museum......

Joe was in his glory as he is a fan , not only of the Penguins, but also of the Pittsburgh Steeler's....

But you can tell he only had Hockey on his mind as he only took pictures of the Hockey displays....
We are Season Ticket Holders, and have been for many years, of the Wilkes Barre Scranton Penguins, which is the AHL team of the Pittsburgh Pens......
 Did you know that Sidney Crosby, star of the Pittsburgh Pens, played his first game in the NHL in an exhibition game at the arena 5 minutes down the road from us????
Joe has the Line Up card from that game.......
We also have been privileged to see Mario Lemieux play at the arena right by our house too....
Our son, Joey, is a huge fan of the movie, Night of the Living Dead, which as filmed in the Pittsburgh area by George Romero....
In fact, on last year's trip, they visited the Living Dead Museum and the cemetery where part of the movie was filmed.....
 Click HERE if you would like to see that post from last year.....

Like me, Joey does not like to have his photo taken....
Also in the Heinz History Center is the Mister Roger's Exhibit.......
Mister Roger's was a native of Pittsburgh.....
And I am sure you are aware of the movie with Tom Hanks playing him that is coming out this year......
Joe also took these photos of Polish Hertitage because we are both of Polish descent.....
He took a photo of this double decker Tour Bus......
And there was a wedding reception at their hotel so he also snapped this photo of a limo but missed getting a photo of the Rolls Royce that the Bride and Groom arrived in....
On the way home, they decided that they were going to stop in Punxsutawney, Pa.!!!!
Yes!! The home of Punxsutawney Phil!!!
We recently found out that Phil, the infamous weather predicting Ground Hog, lives in a Burrow in the heart of the town!!!!
Yep!!!
This is Phil's Burrow where he lives with his mate, Phillis!!!!
LOL!!!!!
Imagine if we could all drink that magic Elixir that gives Phil 7 more years of life!!!
And this is the inside of Phil's Burrow......
You can see Phil and Phillis in their little cave like home....
Outside the Burrow.....
And there is also this statue of Phil!!
Painted on his back.....
Oddly, Joey, who does not like getting his picture taken, did not mind having his photo taken with Phil!!!
LOL!!
And we all know Joe is a big Ham!!

This is a sweet little park in the town....
A really cool interesting fact about Punaxatuney is that there are over 30 statues of Phil all over town!!!!

Here are a few of them!!

In front of the Florist!!
I think this guy is a Miner!
Statue of Liberty Phil!!!
In front of the Library......
I believe this one is a Wizard???
I am thinking for Harry Potter????
And a Mail Man Phil!!!!
You may remember Joe is a retired Mail Man!!
Even Joey posed with this Phil!!!
The Town Clock, I guess??
Joe thought it was interesting!!!

Did I say before that Joe is a Ham????
Joey refused to do this!!

LOL!!

Then they visited Gobbler's Knob!!!!
Where Phil predicts if there will be 6 more weeks of Winter or not!!
Thousands of people come here for a huge party on February 2nd every year...
This is a Visitor's Center that is being remodeled.....
The Infamous Groundhog Day was first started by German Immigrants that settled in this area of Pa.
 Punaxatuney is a charming little town with many quaint little shops!!

Joey described it as a weird little town but in the best possible way!!!

And as he said,"I mean this in the most positive way...It was a nice little town".

On the way home, at a Rest Stop that they stopped at, Joey made a new friend!!
Notice how he didn't mind having his picture taken with this cutie!!!!

Joe did ask me to come along on their trip since I am now retired but I felt this is a great Father and Son time for the both of them so I declined...

Next year, I may go with them as they are planning to stop at the Flight 93 National Historic Memorial Site again...

They stopped there on their first trip out to Pittsburgh 3 years ago.....
 If you would like to see this post, click HERE...

I would like to visit the Flight 93 National Memorial Site because it is really something to see.

In my next post, I will return to sharing my Fall and Halloween decorations.....

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11 comments:

  1. csuhpat1September 27, 2019 at 10:38 AM

    Such a cool trip. Very nice. Thanks for sharing it with us. I would love to visit Pittsburgh.

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  2. mamasmercantileSeptember 27, 2019 at 1:51 PM

    What a fun trip, some really interesting facts.

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  3. Little Wandering WrenSeptember 28, 2019 at 7:36 AM

    Photo shy, unless with a cute doggy, I get it! Lots to see here in Pittsburgh, looks a great Father son trip.
    Wren x

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  4. SandySeptember 28, 2019 at 1:33 PM

    I had no idea all that stuff was there! Looks like they had a good time. I know the hockey part of it would indeed call out to my hubby. He loves Hockey! Long time Bruins fan. Though now we have a team here in Columbus so he roots for both teams.

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    1. Debbie-Dabble Blog and A Debbie-Dabble ChristmasOctober 3, 2019 at 9:48 PM

      Sandy,
      Thanks so much for stopping by! I could not find any other way to get in touch with you so I am doing so here!
      Hugs,
      Debbie

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  5. Joanne September 30, 2019 at 4:56 PM

    I think I would have enjoyed Puxatony Phil and the Mr. Rogers exhibit; I grew up watching him.

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  6. Kippi O'HernSeptember 30, 2019 at 8:16 PM

    Ground Hog Day must be a real celebration in Punaxatuney. Your family looks like they had a blast. Lucky lady to have such a fun family.
    Happy Fall!
    Hugs,
    Kippi
    Ps. Did you know my daughter, Olivia, just started blogging?
    https://oliviaohern.com/

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  7. Louca por porcelanaOctober 1, 2019 at 1:37 PM

    Such fun!They had a great time together!

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  8. JanineOctober 2, 2019 at 8:37 PM

    I was just thinking of the movie Groundhog's Day and that my son would probably enjoy it when I came across your cute post. Thanks!

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  9. Dogmom DivaOctober 3, 2019 at 2:37 PM

    Looks like a great trip. I have been to Pittsburgh twice, my friend Shelly lives there. Was at the Flight 93 memorial in 2013, they were still building part of it. Carl and I are plannibg to go back to Pittsburgh next fall for a visit, also trek to Niagara Falls. Its beautiful country back there!
    Barb

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  10. MelissaOctober 5, 2019 at 9:42 PM

    Looks like they had a great trip! Thanks for sharing at Farm Fresh Tuesdays!

    Melissa

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