Ran across a photographer that does 3D images. I happen to have some 3D glasses from an old computer game of Sean’s. Wow-what a feast for the eyes!
I’ve been to Baltimore before, so I can sort of relate to what I’m seeing here.
Jun29
Category Archives: local interest
Jun23
Just plain hectic
This last full week of June is proving to be a busy one. Yesterday, Sean took me to the grocery store (I needed him to lift the heavy stuff like 24 bottles of water and his help is great). That was 3 pm. I think I didn’t sit down again for an extended amount of time until close to 8! I made a quick and easy grilled chicken Caesar salad(love grilled chicken!) which called for fresh corn, which I used (I altered a recipe from a magazine I have). I then decided to plant three things in my soon to bloom lily garden. After I put the plants in, I started to edge the garden with my half moon edger. Brian came out and finished it, but he dug too deeply. I need to break up the dirt and get out the grass. Using that tool gives gardens a finished look.
Today is Brian’s Dad’s 86th birthday. Incidently, Ed McMahon passed away at age 86 today. He got his start in Philadelphia and just a few years ago was the guest of honor in a Memorial Day parade (I think) in my hometown. Ed and Dick Clark both lived in the same apartment complex (but in the 1950s of course!) that Brian and I started married life in-in Drexel Hill, PA.
Oh, I also went with Brian when he dropped his car off for inspection-there were about 30 other cars- some people (like us)waited until the last minute!
I was just watching ‘The View’ and I have the same measurements as Sherri*Shepherd before she started exercising! Oh well…hopefully I can get myself toned up a bit. I am sure she doesn’t do the gardening and cleaning I do. : )
Sad stuff:
There was a terrible train accident in Wash*ington, DC yesterday and now 7 have been confirmed dead. They said it’s the worse one in their history.
Update-spent the entire afternoon ripping out ornamental grass and planting other things here. That sick grape arbor behind this garden (the grapes are diseased) needs to come down!
I added some bird statuary here.
Jun21
Take me out to the ball game
Happy Father’s Day to all the special dads out there! Sean is treating his dad to the day at the ball park to see the World Champion Phillies! Sean bought Brian a new Phillies shirt to wear to the game. The weather has been so iffy here, I hope the rain stays away!
Sean at the entrance to Citizen’s Bank Park.
The Phillies lost to the Orioles 2-1, they got swept by them at home. Rats!
The World Series Flag!
Greg Dobbs hit a homer for us!
As for me, I’ll turn the game on and try to plan some new meals. I have enough books and magazines to help. My sinuses are giving me a hard time right now too. I’ve been digging into dusty piles of magazines, etc. so that doesn’t help.
Have a nice first day of summer!
Jun5
Show & Tell
I asked the guys (hub and son) if they wanted to take a ride down Rt. 1 to Nottingham, PA. which is the home of Herr’s, the potato chip factory. I got Sean to go on the promise that we would go to the gift shop for some ‘fresh’ chips. Lo and behold, the factory was closed on weekends! Across the street is this big ol’ horse barn/turned flea market. Lots of junkie stuff, but I found this gorgeous detailed tin (probably cake or cookies were inside at one time) that I got for about $4 as the lady only charged me $5 for it and an orange carnival glass vase. The vase has some defects-it looks like a crack is in it, but it’s the finish, but I could picture marigolds in it. So that was bounty of that little weekend excursion. : )
May30
Show & Tell and Photo Hunt-Book
I collect vintage children’s book. This is a big thick one with many litographs (or etchings) from 1894. It’s not in the best of shape, but so neat to look at! Beautiful art work too!
May19
Penn’s Cave Farm, PA
Penn’s Cave Farm, PA, originally uploaded by DianthusMoon.
About 13-15 miles from State College, in the valley of the Allegheny Mts.,we were looking for this attraction, but didn’t have time to walk down 48 steps and take a boat ride in the caves. We weren’t even sure where the entrance was. We enjoyed looking at the long horns and bison, both within the boundaries of electric fences. The church was down a bumpy road called ‘Swamp Church Road’ and was built in 1885. I like to take photos of churches in my travels. There is a website about it with some history, including a ghost story! A husband and wife that lived near the church saw a ghostly figure go by them in early May as they sat on their porch in the early evening (the house was razed and no longer there). It was a young woman and she entered the church.They could see the soft glow of candlelight after she entered. Then she went from pew to pew showing off a baby. It was known that a young woman had a baby 8 months after her sweetheart died in the Civil War. She was a member of this church and was shunned by the congregation. She disappeared and was never seen again.
May19
Farewell Penn State
Out and about on our last day. Sean is showing us the campus. We had the delicious Creamery ice cream. Sean and I had ‘Paterno Peach’, named for the football coach. It was like eating buttery ice cream with big pieces of peach in it.
May14
Local trivia
I was just looking at the State College page on Wikipedia to see where we may go on Saturday. I definitely want to see the downtown area. Anyway, we can’t miss ‘The Berkey Creamery’
the college’s famous ice cream parlor where the likes of President Bill Clinton and Martha Stewart have enjoyed a scoop of ice cream. They don’t allow you to have two scoops of different flavors-a rule-they let Clinton have two when he was President, but not when he left office. The trivia part is that Ben and Jerry, yes those guys, took a correspondence course from Penn State on what else-ice cream making. Think that was a wise decision!
Dr. Oz, from Oprah’s Show and now to have his own show in the fall, went to Tower Hill School in Wilmington, DE near where we were on Saturday (see the photo of the tower). He also went to the University of PA. Sean was looking up info about him and ran across these facts.
I don’t have a ton to pack. I didn’t sleep well-again-3rd night this week-it’s lady related. What a pain when you have stuff to do for a trip. I’m sure I’ll be fine.
May8
Show & Tell
My Grandmom at Longwood Gardens, originally uploaded by DianthusMoon.
My brother is making scrapbooks using old photos he’s found around my mom’s house since he’s been cleaning there and is moving in with her soon. This is our late maternal grandmother Ruth at where I think is Longwood Gardens where I go all the time now (it’s only 6 miles from our house). I’m almost certain this is the rose room because of the way it is laid out-it looks like rose room now. I don’t recall ever seeing this photo-I’m digging that big furry collar she is wearing.
May6
Contemplation
First of all-I noticed my second sidebar was stuck on the bottom of the page. I tried to fix it, but had to write to WordPress support. This morning it was all fixed-yeah.
My mom is up at the eye doctor as I type this getting a needle in her right eye containing a cancer medicine that also helps people with macular degeneration. Then she has to sit/lay quietly for 3 hours. She had no one drive her there, but thank goodness it’s only 5 minutes away, up in my hometown. We’ll have to get her to start using the transport service, she can and doesn’t. If she has an issue with the procedure, I’m sure my brother or sister-in-law can pick her up and get her car later. Or they can call me and I can come down.
Sean is turning in his last paper of his college career-so far. I’ve proofed almost all his papers for him, some I didn’t really understand about geographic issues like measurements. The last one was about Ocean City, MD, the beach resort we only found when Sean was about 3. My brother and his family go back every year they love it so much. It’s got tons of beach area and you never feel crowded out. There’s a lot to do from outlet shopping to nature watching. It was fun to read about the early history of the city when tourists back then had to take a steamboat up the river and then take a train to get there.
Sean will be home tomorrow!
I’m finishing up a Mother’s Day ‘skinny’ card for a swap that I will share. I like the way it is coming out. We were asked to have a movable part on it.
This is my darling late grandmom Ruth. I hide her under a huge mussie tussie! When I was a little girl, I use to bring May Day flowers to her and my mom and hang them on the doorknob. This reminded me of those days long ago.
I found a great sewing book in Big Lots last night and see a few things I’d like to make and sell on etsy. Some give you measurements, so don’t. I just have to figure them out.
I’ll let you know about my mom later.
Update-My mom was mistaken about how long she was suppose to be at the doctor’s office. I actually called there at 2:15 as I hadn’t heard from her all day. She called me about 1/2 hour later and said it was not pleasant, but it didn’t take long. A few hours later her eye was bothering her feeling scratchy, etc. She has to go have the procedure done about 3 more times.
Collages & Creative Goodness 