Friday, August 31, 2012

The Piano Man

 Unusual Art
Unique Sculpture at the Fair
The Piano Man


Thursday, August 30, 2012

Minnesota Worker


Capable Painter
Paints and Repairs Our White House
Professional Job

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Grand Old Gray House-ABC WEDNESDAY "G"





 Excellent Gray House
Graces an Historic Street
Summit Avenue





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Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Governor's Grand Executive Mansion-ABC WEDNESDAY "G"

Governor's Mansion
Home on Summit Avenue
Beautiful Landscape

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Monday, August 27, 2012

Monday Reading #2: The Barista


Taking a Short Break
Hard to Ignore Camera
Sandy,  the Barista


Inspired by "Reading the Paper" by Emma Jones (Red Bubble Posters)

Sunday, August 26, 2012

Sunday Drive


For a Sunday Drive
 Roadster is a Perfect Car
Hop in for a Ride


BREAKING NEWS...BREAKING NEWS...BREAKING NEWS...BREAKING NEWS



R.I.P.   Neil Armstrong

Family statement regarding the death of Neil Armstrong:  For those who may ask what they can do to honor Neil, we have a simple request. Honor his example of service, accomplishment and modesty, and the next time you walk outside on a clear night and see the moon smiling down at you, think of Neil Armstrong and give him a wink.

Saturday, August 25, 2012

Better Than the Internet!


The Red Balloon's Bears
Children's Mecca for Good Books
Come Meet An Author!


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Friday, August 24, 2012

Refreshing Marketeers


The Three Marketeers
Giving Away Free Samples
Refreshers--So Good!

Thursday, August 23, 2012

Classy Classic Chassis

Oh, Be Still My Heart
Imagine a Ride in This
Oh, Heavenly Bliss!




I learned how to drive on a '62 black Corvette.  And then there were children!

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Flowers and Fences-ABC WEDNESDAY-"F"


Flowers and Fences
The Greatest Combination
Spring Lilacs Smell Best!


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Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Red Enough?-ABC WEDNESDAY "F"-Fine Red Classic Cars


First Annual Rally
Enjoyed Attending Event
Fine Red Classic Cars






Monday, August 20, 2012

"Young Girl Reading"


A Young Girl Reading
Using Imagination
A World of Her Own
Inspired by a post by another Minnesota blogger, Extended Library Jewel, who reviewed a book that included art involving women reading, I decided to try to use a version of that as a Monday theme for my own blog, but rather than confine it to females reading, I shall include men and boys, also.  The debut portrait is of my granddaughter, Olivia, paired with a portrait by Jean-Honoré Fragonard entitled "A Young Girl Reading"--neither of whom are yet women but reading sends them on the right path.

Olivia, holding Columbia, is reading The Music of Dolphins by Karen Hesse


Sunday, August 19, 2012

A Green Thumb


Hard Working Gardener
Planted All the Shrubs Herself
 Talented Neighbor



Saturday, August 18, 2012


Franklin and Bogey
Doing What They Love Best
A Daily Neighborhood Walk

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Friday, August 17, 2012

Come One! Come All!

The Pied Piper's Truck
A Flavor for Everyone
A Transaction Made



Thursday, August 16, 2012

Fitness for Life


Victim? Volunteer?
James hustles up Ramsey Hill
Staying fit for Life




Last Thursday (August 9) I introduced you to Van Evans who started a neighborhood fitness progam on the corner of Summit Avenue and the top of Ramsey Hill.  James posed for me so that I could show you some of the action that takes place there on most Saturday mornings from 8:30-10:30 am.  James is a native St. Paulite who graduated from  Highland Senior High and then attended the University of Minnesota.

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Eternal Rest


Rest in Peace, Julie
A Life Snuffed Out Much Too Soon
Rest in Peace Lost Niece


April 30, 1970
July 29, 2012


i carry your heart with me(i carry it in
my heart)i am never without it(anywhere
i go you go,my dear;and whatever is done
by only me is your doing,my darling)
i fear
no fate(for you are my fate,my sweet)i want
no world(for beautiful you are my world,my true)
and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you
here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life;which grows
higher than soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart
i carry your heart(i carry it in my heart)
e.e. cummings

Monday, August 13, 2012

Monday Mural



Mississippi Queen
A true stern paddlewheeler
Towed and sold for scrap!

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Sunday, August 12, 2012

Short Footbridge



Very short footbridge
No water flows under it
Drought leaves it barren

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Saturday, August 11, 2012

Sweet Friendsip


Horses Together
Both Sublimely Happy
Sweet Equine Friendship

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Friday, August 10, 2012

Primary Voting


Voting is a Right
Voting is a Privilege
Primary Voting

Thursday, August 09, 2012

A Passion for Fitness!


Staying Fit is Good!
Van offers Community
Fitness Program




Van Evans, a native St. Paulite, is interested in both fitness and community involvement.  As a result he has begun a community program that meets on the corner of Summit Avenue and the top of Ramsey Hill every Saturday from 8:30-10:30 am. A lawn sign indicates that he's available to work with passersby and neighborhood people on physical workouts.  A 1986 high school graduate of St. Paul Academy and the University of Minnesota, he is now employed in the field of sports medicine.  If you want to lift weights or run up the "killer" Ramsey Hill, come out to meet Van next Saturday!

Wednesday, August 08, 2012

ABC WEDNESDAY-"D"-DARLIN' DOM

 2012

Helps His Grandparents--
Darlin' Dom is Our Main Man
Number One Grandson


1996

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Tuesday, August 07, 2012

ABC WEDNESDAY "D"-Dedication & Taphophile Tragics



A Dedication
With heartfelt message of Love
Tears and Memories

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Monday, August 06, 2012

Titletown




This is Titletown 
 Packers vs Vikings game!
Wanna bet who'll win?

Sunday, August 05, 2012

Amber Ale


Restaurant and Bar
New to the Neighborhood
Should I Try the Ale?

We'll set the scene.

1989. Belgium. Boy on bike. (Ok, make that a young man of 32).

As our aspiring young homebrewer rides his mountain bike with "fat tires" through European villages famous for beer, New Belgium Brewing Company was but a glimmer in his eye. Or basement. For Jeff Lebesch would return to Fort Collins with a handful of ingredients and an imagination full of recipes.

And then there was beer.

Jeff's first two basement-brewed creations? A brown dubbel with earthy undertones named Abbey and a remarkably well-balanced amber he named Fat Tire. To say the rest was history would be to overlook his wife's involvement. Kim Jordan was New Belgium's first bottler, sales rep, distributor, marketer and financial planner.

And now, she's our CEO.


Electrical engineer meets social worker; ideals flourish

The other side of the New Belgium story isn't as romantic as bicycling through Europe, but it gives testament to our dedication and hard work.  And it goes like this: Jeff, an electrical engineer by day and tinkerer by nature, builds a homebrewing kit in his basement out of repurposed dairy equipment. His Belgian inspired brews garnered
enough praise from friends and neighbors that Jeff and Kim take their basement brewery commercial in 1991.



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Saturday, August 04, 2012

Adoptable Greyhounds-Camera Critters



Two Beauties to Love
Rescue Dogs Wanting a Home
Please Won't You Adopt?

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Friday, August 03, 2012

Tye-Dye Artist


A gifted artist
Assisted ably by spouse
Great team together





Patti is the tye-dye artist I met at the St. Paul Highland Art Fair, who is making the tye-dye skirt that I'll take to Cuba.  Helping her in the booth is her husband. Oh, to be so talented!







Thursday, August 02, 2012

Clothes for Cuba-ABC WEDNESDAY Bonus Photo


"Cute" clothes for Cuba
 Practical   Easy to Pack
Ordered Black and White


Yes, I'm going to Cuba for Eight Days!
Leaving on October 13...Can't wait!!

Found these garments at the St. Paul Highland Art Fair, but they didn't have my size.  The artist is willing to make the skirt for me because it'll be easy to roll up in my suitcase and fun to wear.  I'll probably give it away when I leave.  We're bringing all kinds of humanitarian items (over-the-counter medicines, aspirin, children's
vitamins, toothbrushes and toothpaste samples my dentist will provide, sample shampoo and conditioner, and best of all...school supplies and books for children).  I am an expert at getting donations from commercial establishments!

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Wednesday, August 01, 2012

By Golly Miss Molly!



Golly Miss Molly
Your Bugmobile Sports Numbers !
-Aloha Flowers-






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