Pittsburgh
Keri and I road tripped to Pittsburgh for the weekend to visit my cousin Anita. We arrived late Friday night so we just spend some time chatting and eating concord grapes (YUM!) before retiring for the evening. I woke up Saturday morning and was hanging out with Anita's cat Fred when what appeared to be Fred's purr began to freak me out. (It was REALLY LOUD) I became convinced Fred was having a problem, but Anita was still asleep. What to do? Fred began using my foot as a scratching post, and I was increasingly convinced that Fred was trying to tell me something about what was happening to him. Call it an early morning brain fart - I know it sounds crazy now, but it seemed totally rational at the time. I got him to follow me into the kitchen and I pushed his water bowl toward him. Eventually he stopped the racket, and my blood pressure decreased a bit. He later made the noise again, and luckily Anita was awake, and assured me that no, that thing that sounded like a sputtering motor was actually Fred's normal purr. I was then able to relax! 
Fred
We headed to the quiet storm, a coffee shop, cafe, and music venue for some yummy tofu paninis and I had a vegan lemon ginger milk shake. We then did a bit of shopping (Anita bought me a scarf and I bought her a necklace) at 10,000 villages and Casablanca, and then headed to Penn's colony, an outdoor festival/fair where local artists/craftspeople sell their wares while dressed in Dutch colonial gear. We then checked out the Point Park (on the river) before getting wine to take to a BYOB ethiopian restaurant, where Anita's boyfriend as well as her co-worker/friend joined us.
The Park
Anita and Keri at the park
At dinner (I'm wearing the new scarf, and Anita's wearing the new necklace!)
Before going to bed, we watched "Pink Floyd in Pompeii" which was CRAZY and amazing. The next morning, Anita took us to a vegan/vegetarian place called Zenith on the South Side. It is also an antique store. This place had an incredible brunch. I had banana french toast, and lots of vegan cakes and pie and essentially had to be rolled out of the place. We decided a brief walk was in order before getting in the car to drive back to New Jersey, or otherwise we'd have had to stop for coffee 10 times. We walked around the South Side, admiring the attractive architecture, before setting off for New Jersey.
Fred
We headed to the quiet storm, a coffee shop, cafe, and music venue for some yummy tofu paninis and I had a vegan lemon ginger milk shake. We then did a bit of shopping (Anita bought me a scarf and I bought her a necklace) at 10,000 villages and Casablanca, and then headed to Penn's colony, an outdoor festival/fair where local artists/craftspeople sell their wares while dressed in Dutch colonial gear. We then checked out the Point Park (on the river) before getting wine to take to a BYOB ethiopian restaurant, where Anita's boyfriend as well as her co-worker/friend joined us.
The Park
Anita and Keri at the park
At dinner (I'm wearing the new scarf, and Anita's wearing the new necklace!)
Before going to bed, we watched "Pink Floyd in Pompeii" which was CRAZY and amazing. The next morning, Anita took us to a vegan/vegetarian place called Zenith on the South Side. It is also an antique store. This place had an incredible brunch. I had banana french toast, and lots of vegan cakes and pie and essentially had to be rolled out of the place. We decided a brief walk was in order before getting in the car to drive back to New Jersey, or otherwise we'd have had to stop for coffee 10 times. We walked around the South Side, admiring the attractive architecture, before setting off for New Jersey.
posted by Anna at 3:15 PM
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Fred is cute :)
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