St. Photios Shrine
St. Augustine Florida February 2020
“Let there be peace on earth
And let it begin with me”
“Let it Begin With Me”
St. Photios Shrine
St. Augustine Florida February 2020
Month: May 2020
St. Photios Shrine
St. Augustine Florida February 2020
Silent Sunday
Silent Sunday
Portrait of a Front Loader, Curbside
Late Friday afternoon. Points North of the city. Got out of car to drop something off and there it was. A front loader, sitting there, curbside.
Summer Supper
The recipe from my Clarion PA neighbor, Nell Miller, was called Poor Man Meatballs.
No meat was involved.
Take 3 zucchini and grate or use food processor. Tip bowl to let moisture run off and discard. Get zucchini as dry as you can.
Add an egg
and about 3/4 c Italian Bread crumbs. Add a minced garlic clove or two
Salt and pepper let sit a few minutes. Form in patties.
Sauté in olive oil ‘til brown on both sides. Cast iron skillet works wonderfully. Freshly grated Parmesan is always welcome
Four Generations of Ancestors
On my mother’s side.
Four Generations
My Great Grandmother Mary S. Smith Rowley
My Great Great Grandmother Charlotte Ann Clark Smith
My Great Aunt May Baker Rowley Potter b.1883-d.1972
her son Melburn Clark Potter
b.1906-d. 1940
My Great Great Grandmother Charlotte Ann Clark Smith
Born in Ohio 31 May 1834 Died Durand Illinois 22 January 1916 Aged 81
Buried in Durand Winnebago County Illinois Laona Cemetery
My Great Grandmother
Mary S Smith Married Eugene Baker Rowley in 1880
Born in Durand, Winnebago, Illinois, Died 1917
Daughter of Clark Smith & Charlotte Ann Clark
Mother of Clair S Rowley, May Baker Potter 1883-1972 Charlotte Rowley Van Sickle 1888-1980, Edna Rowley Morey 1892-1990,, Cecile Rowley Caven 1897-1957
Michael Photographs the Airedales
My grandson Michael (14) is the guest blogger today. Michael took some photos of Henry and Josie, their Airedale Terriers, over Memorial Day weekend.
The family visited the other grandparents in Virginia and celebrated Mark’s birthday.
Thanks for sharing your photos, Michael.
You captured the humorous duo! Keep on photographing, too.
xxoo FF Ruthie
In 2013 I blogged your first Airedale, Murphy, under that very same tree in Virginia.
Bicentennial Baby’s Birthday
Born May 26, 1976
Happy Birthday Mark ❤️ love, Mom
Philadelphia June 1976
Memorial Day 2020- Guest Blog
Photographed by Mary E. Hendricks
Silent Sunday
Spalted Maple Piece for Meditation
When cleaning out a desk last week, I was reunited with this piece of smooth polished wood. The maker emphasized it was for meditation, NOT a worry stone.
Spalted Maple. What is it? Wood that has started to decay. “Botanical Designation: Not a distinct species of maple; spalting is a fungal discoloration caused by partially decayed wood.”
I bought it from The Wood Rasp Shop vendor at the Pittsburgh Indie Knit and Spin at the Ace Hotel.
In fact, I posted a photo of the maker and his other wood items for sale in November 2018-the post titled Not a Worry Stone .
(I did google worry stones and they can be purchased in bulk)
His website is not active unfortunately as he made all sorts of Really beautiful wooden shawl pins and buttons.