Whiskey and donuts for breakfast? Snacking on wine?

 It was just what the doctor ordered!  I am cured!

My Weekend In Pittsburgh, PA..... 
We started  with breakfast....raspberry lemonade donut for me, maple bacon donut for Carmen....

Yummy donuts.........

 Then, we moved on to a fun and very informative and tastey tour of the only whiskey distiller in Western PA.  They also make a lovely, smooth gin  called Ginever....to. die. for!

Locally distilled whiskey......

After that, we ambled down to a one's the city's newest little hidden gems for a winey snack.....

Fun little Urban winery.....

Remember when I told you about my little weekend adventure?
Well, if the hint that I gave....the pretty picture of my hometown Pittsburgh.... didn't give it away then I will own up---yes, our little getaway was to Pittsburgh PA....
Only a few miles away from our little suburban hamlet yet a world away when you need to be a world away.
 Beginning early Saturday morning, we jam packed the weekend with some fun activities and sight seeing.  We tried out a wonderful new place for lunch  in one of our favorite areas of town--the Strip.   Then, we had yummy cocktails on the sunny roof top of this place where they serve one of my favorite warm weather drinks--a Hendrick's Sage Gimlet.  After some meandering on the city streets, we went to a fun, musical production of Johnny Cash songs at the CLO then  dined late night at one of our favorite little Italian places in the heart of the Cultural District.    We capped it off with a night at one of our magnificent old world hotels in our beautiful city with a view that always takes my breath away!
On Sunday, we lolligagged here  then  frolicked there before leisurely enjoying the ambiance and tranquility..and the lemon pancakes and the creative, tantalizing cocktails... of this little place....
After that, the drive home--driving through the streets of our fair city and across the river and through the tunnels---was only20 minutes.
Another part of the perfection of the perfect weekend in Pittsburgh, PA. 


Sometimes the perfect vacation is only minutes away.
Try it. 

As a side note......
Yes, I know, it appears that I ate and drank quite a bit while visiting Pittsburgh this past weekend and Chicago only two weekends ago.  (I guess that means that's what I like to do! ).  Yet, my scale tells me that I actually lost 5 pounds.  You heard me right.....I lost 5 pounds since May 15.    I was pretty stunned myself.  However, after thinking about, I realized that both visits consisted of walking, walking, walking and more walking.   
Another reminder of the power of exercise....