Cottage-Upon-Avon

03/12/2026

“As the journalists wrote, ‘Striking a school full of children is sure to be recorded as one of the most devastating single military errors in recent decades.’”

In a brief call with Barak Ravid of Axios today, President Donald J.

07/29/2019

A doe and her fawn eating our hydrangeas. Welcome to the world, little one!

07/05/2019

For 3 years we’ve been pulling these “weeds” by our lamp post. This year we’ve been too busy... and we’ve discovered they’re not weeds! There’s a life lesson in there somewhere...

07/04/2019

2nd Owners - On July 9, 1951, Paul J. Kelly and Myrtle O. Kelly bought this home. Again, successful searches in the newspaper dictated that I search for "Mrs. Paul J. Kelly."

06/29/2019

The first owner of Cottage-Upon-Avon was Margaret Ely. At some point her husband Fred W. Ely was added to the title. When I searched through the Pittsburgh Post Gazette archives, I could not find ANY mention of "Margaret Ely," which surprised me because I had heard she was active in the community. It finally occurred to me to search for "Mrs. Fred W. Ely"... and BOOM. She is ALL over the Post Gazette with announcements concerning the DORMONT NEW CENTURY CLUB. The photographs attached are samples.

05/23/2019

Once upon a time, a gardner lived here... and I thank them every Spring for having the foresight to build a beautiful future they would never see.

05/16/2019

As we listen (and dance to) Donna Summer... we both wish you a beautiful May evening!