July 2021 – Ruth E. Hendricks Photography

A Prancing Lamb

A vintage ceramic prancing lamb has been in my friend’s home at least fifty years and in her mother’s home long before that.

I visited my friend Tookie today to share our knitting projects progress and sit on her front porch.

We even talked about our gratitude for sheep and the wool they provide for our use. The. She showed me this vintage ceramic lamb. We checked it out on eBay to get more information on Kay Finch.

There’s a book by Mike Nickel about Kay Finch Ceramics going for $99.99 on eBay.

Kay Finchh “Kay Finch Ceramics were made in Corona Del Mar, California, from 1935 to 1963”

July 30, 2021 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: Ceramics, collection, figurine, Kay Finch, Kay Finch Ceramics, lamb, photography, postaday, vintage 3 Comments

Summer Garden Soup

Garlic, onions in olive oil, cabbage, carrots, celery, spinach, zucchini, tomatoes, and white beans. Even better day two. Add some Parmesan.

July 29, 2021 by Ruth Categories: food, PhotographyTags: family, food, garlic, kitchen, photography, postaday, soup, vegetables 6 Comments

More yard art down the block from Laura’s house. In the afternoon sun. An eclectic mix. A few crops below, so you don’t miss the details. I took just one quick shot cause I wanted to get home before dark.

July 29, 2021 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: Barbie cars, bowling balls, city scene, collection, Columbus OH, neighborhood, photography, postaday, toys, travel, Yard Art 7 Comments

Mechanical Bank Yard Art

Spotted Monday afternoon, as I got into my car. I was leaving Columbus to return home to Pittsburgh. You know I’ve got that July Fourth birthday as an undercurrent theme so it caught my eye. I might be one of the few people who own an Uncle Sam nutcracker. It looked like the kind of item one would take to The Antique Road Show for appraisal but there it was, glued to a stone.

July 27, 2021 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: Antique Road Show, Clintonville, Columbus OH, family, mechanical bank, photography, postaday, travel, Uncle Sam, vintage, Yard Art 4 Comments

Matchbooks

“A matchbook is a small paperboard folder enclosing a quantity of matches and having a coarse striking surface on the exterior.” Wikipedia

I found this matchbook when I visited my family.

Do you have a collection of interesting matchbooks?

July 26, 2021 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: collection, family, matchbook, matches, photography, postaday 4 Comments

Ohio Freight Train

July 25, 2021 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: a, Columbus OH, freight train, photography, postaday, railroad, summer day, train track, travel 2 Comments

Silent Sunday

July 24, 2021 by Ruth Categories: Photography, silent SundayTags: Alum Creek, Columbus OH, fisherman, fishing, ohio, photography, postaday, summer, sunset 4 Comments

Smiling Potato

Complete with strand of nose hair peeking out from his snout?

I was making minestrone for the family.

This little potato caught my eye. Smiled at me.

July 23, 2021 by Ruth Categories: food, PhotographyTags: family, humor, kitchen, Ohio soup, photography, postaday, potato 4 Comments

Landscaping Goats at Knit Night

Six HaveUHerdLandscaping Goats have been munching some undesired vegetation behind Tupelo Honey Teas in Millvale, PA. They’ll eat anything, I’m told. Even poison ivy!

We were knitting at knit night on the back porch of the shop, and I snapped a few shots of the goats.

July 22, 2021 by Ruth Categories: knitting, PhotographyTags: back porch, backyard, goat, goats, HaveUHerd Landscaping, knit night, landscaping, Millvale PA, photography, postaday, summer, tea, Tupelo Honey Teas 4 Comments

My Grandmother’s Nurse

That’s the only real detail I know, as told to me by my Aunt Rhea.

Grandmother Charlotte Van Sickle had what was called then a “nervous breakdown” as far as I could decipher. The woman in the floral dress came to help . Aunt Rhea said she was her nurse.

Not sure of her nursing credential .

The nurse in front of my Grandparents house
Durand, Illinois

July 21, 2021 by Ruth Categories: Photography, Throwback ThursdayTags: Durand Illinois, family, grandmother’s album, mental health, nurse, old photograph, photography, postaday, vintage 6 Comments

Month: July 2021

A Prancing Lamb

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Summer Garden Soup

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You Can’t Look Away

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Mechanical Bank Yard Art

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Ohio Freight Train

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Silent Sunday

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Smiling Potato

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