Next Time I’m Putting a Quarter In

Met a friend for breakfast this morning

Ritter’s Diner Jukebox

by Categories: PhotographyTags: , , , , , , , 1 Comment

Charlie and I wondered what vehicle filled up before us

I was bringing my grandson Charlie back to Pittsburgh from Ohio for a visit. Charlie got out of the car as he said he likes the smell of gasoline which was a surprise. Me? not so much. I especially don’t like the smell on my hands after filling the tank.

The total on the pump seemed astronomical. we wondered who filled up before us!

Zanesville Ohio BP Station
by Categories: PhotographyTags: , , , , 13 Comments

Laura and I were in World Market in 2015

And this beer blogger describes the taste in a post

Here’s the original 2015 post on my blog with this photo. Looks like Laura is holding the bottle.

by Categories: PhotographyTags: , , , , , 3 Comments

Corncob Crafts Book from the Seventies

I picked this gem up at Moon and Yarn Craft Yarn Room in Bellevue. It was in the Free Basket.

I didn’t take this vintage Hazel Pearson Handicrafts publication because I wanted to create craft items with corncobs.

It just struck me as unusual and amusing. It’s corn on the cob season at the Farmers Markets in case you’re inspired. Other DIY vintage craft books from this company are available on Etsy.

Here’s the Booklet’s Cover
Guest Artists
You can buy a used copy at ABE Books
by Categories: PhotographyTags: , , , , , , , 7 Comments

August 16, 2021

Grandson Jack came for a visit in 2021 and we drove up to Mercer County. It was a rainy summer day but he fed a few animals, right from the car’s passenger side. We visited Keystone Safari.

I love the ostrich photo. I’d find stray food pellets under that seat months later, even after I’d vacuumed.

by Categories: PhotographyTags: , , , , , , , 8 Comments

Not Exactly a Lap Dog

Oscar doesn’t know it, though.

by Categories: PhotographyTags: , , , , , , 15 Comments

Find a Subject You Know Nothing About

This container was in the Zanesville Convenient Store by the BP Station Exit 152 on Route 70. They had this cooler in the back by the rest rooms. Now I don’t fish but I have friends who do yet I know nothing about what bait they use.

Also what’s the difference between a premium night crawler and a Green One? This Columbus company (Columbus Wholesale Fishbait) states they are “convenient store specialists” and they even offer a vending machine for live bait, 24/7!

Columbus Wholessle Fishbait

Night crawler (earthworms) click to read about them

by Categories: PhotographyTags: , , , , , , 2 Comments

National Aviary Visit

National Aviary Pittsburgh

by Categories: PhotographyTags: , , , , , 7 Comments

Anticipation on 21st Street

Waiting in the car about 6:30 AM Tuesday, I watched Steve come down the sidewalk with a couple of coffees from La Prima Espresso. What a great start to the day!

We’d just dropped off my sister Mary at the Amtrak Train Station. She was catching The Pennsylvanian to Moynihan Hall in New York City.

The Strip District.
St. Stanislaus in the background
by Categories: Coffee, PhotographyTags: , , , , , , , 3 Comments

Drive By Night Game at PNC Park

Charlie (11) captured the night game as we entered the city Saturday night.

Pirates beat the NY Mets 9-0

by Categories: PhotographyTags: , , , , , , , 2 Comments