Takeaways from WordCamp Pittsburgh 2017

registration table with basketball covered with Twitter handles, WordCamp stickers, and WordCamp Pittsburgh lanyrds and name tags

This past weekend I had the pleasure of joining over 150 bloggers, business people, designers, and developers at the WordCamp Pittsburgh 2017 conference to learn and talk about WordPress.

I was excited to attend!

Last year, I was disappointed I couldn’t attend the inaugural WordCamp Pittsburgh 2016 so I made sure to mark my calendar for this year’s event.

Plus, it was the first time I’ve been back to Pittsburgh in over 20 years!

I had a great time at WordCamp, made new friends, and picked up some new tidbits about WordPress, customer service, and project management. Continue reading Takeaways from WordCamp Pittsburgh 2017

Photo of the Week: Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens

White day lily glass art stands out against the dark background, in a pond with faint reflection of the lily below.

While I was in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania this weekend for WordCamp Pittsburgh, I took time to visit Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens near Carnegie Mellon University.

Part of Schenley Park, the steel and glass Victorian greenhouse built in 1892 is a historic landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.Continue reading Photo of the Week: Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens