greetings from

PITTSBURGH. N@. if you don't know what that means, you will have to visit. sorry to have left you lonely so long, blog. i hope you are not expecting any pictures to be loaded onto you today. i cannot find clean socks, let alone the cord that connects the camera to the computer. so i will just write. to argue with ira glass, READING is the most visual medium.

denver and i bought a house in highland park, city of pittsburgh. we really did not know too much about highland park before delving into the real estate market here, but we have been pleasantly surprised and continue to be amazed at this lovely and vibrant community. years ago i would have never ventured through sketchy east liberty to get here, but now that the section connecting shadyside to highland park has been renovated with shops including yuppies' favorite wholes foods (insert choir of angels' voices here), walgreens, fancy restaurants like red room and abay ethiopian, home depot and others (soon to come is trader joes!), it is a treat to come over here. there are even plans for a pedestrian bridge to connect center ave to ellsworth's shopping district.

as for the house....as for the house....our kitchen is a cement slab, we have been sleeping next to suitcases in the basement and there is wall to wall painting supplies upstairs. hopefully this situation will improve in the next few weeks, as scheduled. i am maintaining a positive attitude. indeed. the place will be lovely! parquay as far as the eye can see! infloor radiant heat! air conditioning! a brand-spanking new state of the art kitchen! fun colors. what am i complaining about?

come visit. and thanks, blog, for still being my friend.

-erica