Signs of Autumn in Kiev Market

A guest blog photograph from my daughter-in-law who texted me this early Sunday morning.

Have to find out the Ukrainian word for these mushroom like pumpkin squash? I’ve never seen these before.

First day of fall is Tuesday September 22.

Autumnal Equinox

The word “equinox” comes from Latin aequus, meaning “equal,” and nox, “night.” On the equinox, day and night are roughly equal in length. Farmers Almanac

Silent Sunday

Pincushion Flower in Joan’s Garden

Joan’s garden has many colorful varieties -this is Scabiosa – pincushion flower  

Pincushion Flower

Hungarian Csoroge

Aunt Linda made these Hungarian Csoroge

Can you pronounce it?
here’s a recipe

also known as Angel Wings, traditionally fried in hot lard.

there are similar fried dough recipes from: Poland (chrusciki, kruschicki) Italy (frappe or cioffe -bowtie cookies) Lithuania-(ausuki).  Croatia-(Kroštule)

here’s a link to Nut Roll slideshow 

Pretty plate from my friend Joanne.

 

Ancestors on my Father’s Side

 

The Jacksons. Ancestors on my father’s side. His mother’s side. Details in second photo.

Wordless Wednesday

From Aunt Linda’s garden

Anniversary Gold

Aunt Linda and Uncle Frank celebrated 50 years of marriage on Saturday September 12th.  Happy Anniversary.   

Today I went up to their home above the Monongahela River and photographed them with the decorations their daughters had put up on Saturday.  Here is Debbie photographing the happy couple in front of the mantel today.

 

 

And here is the 1956 Chevy Bel Air Uncle Frank painted  He calls it Anniversary Gold. He renamed the paint color to commemorate the anniversary.He is a master of restoring Vintage cars.

 

 

 

A photo with masks on to remember Pandemic Times.

 

 

 

 

Here’s a beautiful card her sister Marlene sent. (Marlene and I share four grandchildren)

 

 

 

  September 12, 1970

Happy Fiftieth Anniversary Linda and Frank

 

Here’s a photograph from a family wedding with Debbie and Kim

Frank Sinatra Looking Out a Window

While stopped at a red light, I looked to my left and wondered about that crazy middle door in the center of the second floor. Going where?
When I uploaded the photo on the computer tonight, I noticed Frank Sinatra peering out the upper window.

Silent Sunday

Filling Up

At the gas station in Millvale. Not sure the model or year but will ask Uncle Frank in the morning and add that information. Update: This just in. 1948 Plymouth. Thank you Hope!
Unless a viewer can ID it first?