Sassy Sidecar
Went to Sassafras in Old City, the only cool place in the area IMHO, and had a lovely sidecar. Lovely I tellya!
LUPEC- love it!
a few years ago I was gathering up information for a birthday trip to Pittsburgh. Yes, I am the type of gal that goes to Pittsburgh for her birthday. A pal of mine had written a lengthy article about the Burgh for his magazine, so I had a list to start with and knew I wanted to check out some of the places.
One of the places was the Suburban Room. With the name Suburban and that wonderful green vitrolite exterior, how could I not want to check out the Suburban Room. That is SO up my alley!
Bad news -when we arrived in town, the Suburban Room was closed. And even worse, the original incarnation had closed for good ( the old owner had passed away) and it was being reopened into a place that served wings and showed sports. If this is progress yo u can have it.
Good news- in trolling the interweb for info about this place I discovered LUPEC- Ladies United to Preserve Endangered Cocktails, and knew instantly I had found some kindred spirits. They had visited the Suburban Room a few years prior to my visit, and I can’t thank them enough for snapping photos of the wonderful place- and of course for starting a kick ass organization like LUPEC!
Since then LUPEC has blossomed like gin across the country- Boston has an active chapter, and I know NYC, Philly, Denver and other hotspots have joined the cause. I tried to start a chapter, but with the busy lives of the gals I know, we decided we could not do the name justice, and became instead the Queens of Prussia.
So I raise my cocktail glass to LUPEC, and toast the memory of the Suburban Room!
Batter made with Butter makes it Better!
Just in time for cold weather drinking and holiday parties. Thanks Harv!
who’da thunk? Hampton Inn uses cool photos
We’re staying in a Hampton Inn in Jim Thorpe for the gig and I have to give them a tip of the pillbox for their use of black and white vintagey photographs throughout their marketing materials. Each room has an iconic image that identifies it – we’ve got a old truck in front of a roadside stand, score! And they even have these cool little boxes of mints that can be placed together to construct a bigger photo of roadside signs. The lady neatening up the breakfast bar must’ve thought I was touched as I fished around to find the missing pieces, but I will most likely never be staying here again so no big deal.
I think I might roam (if I want to) the halls seeing what other neat images I can find, which I can post later. I promised Cliff he could sleep as long as he likes which he deserves it after a long hardworking weekend.
I like! Buy Olympia .com
Just in time for the holidays! BuyOlympia.com is one of the first places I saw (advertised in BUST) with the whole indie craft vibe. Finally crafting was cool!
Now every town seems to have some sort of DIY craft collective, and that’s definitely a cool thing, but I have a soft spot for these folks especially Sarah Utter, who gave us “Reading is Sexy”! Guybrarian and Future Librarian:
My pal HP also hepped me to this cool literary craft, I just need to learn how to embroider:
and who in their right mind could resist:
So check ‘em out and support these folks this holiday season!
