My sister, FA, is visiting for a couple of days and we had a great time this morning down at Pittsburgh's "Strip". It's a beautiful autumn day, delightfully sunny and warm. We went into every store and grocery, looking at everything! So many things.
Lots of yummy breads ...
The old buildings ...
Steelers stuff ...
Teas and coffees ...
More bread ...
Flour and bread boards ...
Olives ...
Fish and lobster ...
Everything on display ...
Pastries ...
The little stores ...
of all ethnicities ...
Lovely Flowers ...
Cookies ...
Chocolates ...
Italian men!
Threads ...
Halloween costumes ...
Fabrics et al ...
More Halloween stuff (this glass blown ball is painted on the inside!)
Art that I fell in love with (I especially love the pine tree work and the corn in the upper right).
A scarecrow (that I'm sure someone would steel from my front yard)...
Dried flowers ...
The dried wreath that would look great over FA's fireplace ...
More Halloween stuff ...
And we finally found the "Franktuary" (in an old Church basement) for lunch (downtown PGH).
This is a Chicago imposter on the left and a New York Classic on the right. Blue and Yellow smoothies to go with the dogs. Good lunch place.
What a neat neighbourhood!!! I should finally explore the Jean Talon and Atwater markets that are similar.
ReplyDeleteIt really was fun, Barbara. I've been there a few times, but John is never one to want to wander around and just look at things. This time I got to do that and was astounded at the artistry and ethnicity that is held together in these "street markets". The whole is bigger than the parts, yet it is delightful in the details.
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