June 2018 – Ruth E. Hendricks Photography

Pittsburgh’s Spring Garden Neighborhood Summer Evening

#sixwordSaturday

Steve and I met Vincie at the Penn Brewery parking lot and walked down Vinial Street to the Kaffeehaus on Chestnut Street.

My former photography teacher from Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild, Germaine Watkins, had a solo show of incredible photographs of Haiti. I bought the one of the gorgeous countryside that is right behind my head.

Vincie took this photo of me with Germaine

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6E16F7F0-47EC-4BB7-A9F1-9E8D44173465 Cameo and Germaine as the show starts

City Steps

Garden in a Former Grill

The building we ate in has been there awhile

The Heinz Plant

Trail access starts here

87D6EBB3-2DD6-44B2-928F-BBCFD0836F6A Across the street from the Penn Brewery in the Spring Garden Neighborhood of PIttsburgh

June 30, 2018June 30, 2018 by Ruth Categories: Art, Photography, Six Word SaturdayTags: #SixWordSaturday, art show, friends, garden, Germaine Watkins, Haiti, Heinz Plant, Kaffeehaus, neighborhood, Penn Brewery, photographs, photography, Pittsburgh PA, Pittsburgh Photography, postaday, Six Word Saturday, Spring Garden, teacher 12 Comments

Elementary Spelling Book

A reproduction of The Elementary Spelling Book by Noah Webster. My grandmother gave it to my father on his 62nd birthday. I found it today while dusting a bookcase.

I’d just been talking with my DIL about spelling earlier in the day.

My guess is this book is like one my father had as a student or used as a teacher.

My father taught all grades in a one room schoolhouse in Illinois.

*And of course we know a boy can toast a piece of bread, too.

June 29, 2018 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: book, education, English, family, father, grandmother, lessons, Noah Webster, photography, postaday, Roy Hendricks, spelling, spelling book, teacher 19 Comments

Throwback Thursday Home Decor

Ceramic figurines seem to speak of yesteryear to me. People might have them in their homes but I wonder how recently they were purchased. Do people still buy these and put them on display? Dust them? I am fascinated by what people collect. Especially when I’m trying to pare down and reduce my “stuff”.

I’ve posted about Hummels and Lladros before. You’ve seen my Royal Doulton Beatrix Potter figurines and ceramic rabbits who knit. Perhaps you’ve inherited a ceramic figurine from a relative who has passed. One thing I know is this-my own grown up children don’t want any of the porcelain or China things I have in my glass door cupboards.

One this large can’t be classified a tchotchke, can it? (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tchotchke)

Urban dictionary says “look around your home and see what a robber probably would not steal.”

Liberty Avenue Window Display

June 27, 2018 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: Bloomfield, ceramic figurine, Ceramics, collections, fine China, home decor, Hummels, Liberty Avenue, Lladros, photography, Pittsburgh PA, Porcelain, postaday, rabbits, retro, Tchotchke, Throwback Thursday, vintage, window display 13 Comments

Wordless Wednesday

Fill in the Signage in Braddock PA

June 26, 2018 by Ruth Categories: Photography, Wordless WednesdayTags: architecture, Braddock PA, neighborhood, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, signage, store, urban scene 11 Comments

Good Butter is Key

Using good butter to make rolled sugar cookies is the key to successful taste and texture.

Since today was the official birthday, Charlie took rocket and star shaped sugar cookies to the playground for his playgroup friends. Laura sliced up a baby watermelon, too. The hardest part is rolling out the chilled dough to an even thickness.

Here’s the recipe we used

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/10402/the-best-rolled-sugar-cookies/

June 25, 2018 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: baking, birthday, childhood, cookies, family, food, photography, playground, postaday, recipe, rolled sugar cookies, rolling pin 11 Comments

Three is a Great Number

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Happy Third Birthday Charlie.

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June 24, 2018June 24, 2018 by Ruth Categories: Childhood, Family, PhotographyTags: astronaut, birthday, birthday cake, Birthday Party, cousins, family, moon cake, photography, postaday, space, Three years old 12 Comments

Silent Sunday

June 23, 2018 by Ruth Categories: Photography, silent SundayTags: available light, dishwasher, Fostoria Glass, glass, grandmother, light, pattern, photography, postaday, pressed glAss, silent Sunday 9 Comments

Spiralized Squash Starts Taste of Summer

Spiralized squash starts taste of summer. My six word Saturday.

Laura got their CSA box (Community Supported Agriculture) this afternoon. Local Harvest of Columbus Ohio lists participating farms. She put the spiralizer to work on the summer squash. Charlie had asked for red sauce for dinner, rotini his favorite pasta shape.

June 22, 2018June 22, 2018 by Ruth Categories: Photography, Six Word SaturdayTags: Columbus OH, Community Supported Agriculture, CSA, food, Local Harvest, photography, postaday, rotini, Six Word Saturday, spiralizer, squash, summer supper, vegetables 5 Comments

Meet A. Boss, Master Optician

Meet Al Boss of A-Boss Opticians in Braddock PA. It’s a family owned business. That’s his father up above the eyeglass frames, Albert A. Boss (1917- 2009) who established A-Boss Opticians, Inc. in 1971.

Mr. Boss was able to put new lenses into my current frames AND I ordered a new pair of glasses that I’ll pick up on Tuesday. Since I wear glasses all day, everyday, it’s crucial for me to have glasses that work well. Reasonable prices and great customer service.

I heard about A- Boss Opticians at two separate art events. One time a woman at an art opening downtown was wearing some really cool glasses, She told me how A -Boss will put lenses into vintage frames. Hers were from Paris. They do repairs, too.

AlBoss Optician Blog

People at Work Show at Panza Gallery opening July 7th at 6

June 22, 2018June 22, 2018 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: A-Boss, art show, Braddock PA, eyeglasses, eyeglasses repairs, glasses, glasses repair, lens replacement, optical, optician, Panza Gallery, people at work, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, vision 6 Comments

Millvale Murals are Masterpieces

Right in Millvale PA, across the Allegheny River from Pittsburgh.

” Croatian artist Maxo Vanka painted a one-of-a-kind masterpiece on the interior walls of St. Nicholas Croatian Catholic Church in Millvale, PA. The 25 murals—created in two intense periods in 1937 and 1941—are unique, evocative and larger-than-life representations of faith and family; the immigrant experience in America; social justice and injustice and the horrors of war” from the website Vanka Murals

When I parked on Grant Avenue, I noticed the banner sign on the lamppost and remembered seeing these dramatic and stunning murals at St. Nicholas Church. Information on the website link about how to get a tour and how to support the preservation of these significant and historic artworks.

June 20, 2018June 20, 2018 by Ruth Categories: Art, PhotographyTags: art, Croatia, Croatian Artist, faith, family, history, immigrant, Maxo Vanka, Millvale PA, murals, painting, photography, postaday, preservation, signage, social justice, St. Nicholas Croatian Catholic Church, war 4 Comments

Month: June 2018

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