October 2021 – Ruth E. Hendricks Photography

Pittsburgh Street Pizza

I ordered a Margherita and a Mushroom Garlic Pizza. They didn’t take long at all and they were so flavorful.

The car interior smelled so good I had to eat a slice before I got home.
Fresh ingredients and the crust is superb.

Supporting local small businesses.

This afternoon Pittsburgh Street Pizza was set up in front of McWalker Yarns on Grant Avenue, Millvale PA. (If you’re not local you can still order yarn online but not the pizza 🥲)

Contact Pghstreetpizza to book for your next Pittsburgh event

Thanks Gavin for allowing me to photograph and include you in my People at Work series.
Wishing you every success in your new business.

And I didn’t even know what a ROCCBOX Oven was until this afternoon.

“The restaurant-grade portable pizza oven. Dual fuel, fire up with the convenience of gas or discover the flavor of wood for the ultimate pizza experience”

October 31, 2021 by Ruth Categories: food, People at Work, PhotographyTags: chef, food, McWalker Yarns, Millvale PA, people at work, photography, Pittsburgh Street Pizza, pizza, postaday, ROCCBOX oven, small business 12 Comments

Halloween Greetings

Wishing you an “ enchanted night” -just like the greeting card a friend sent to me.

My DIL made the little ceramic pumpkin in elementary school and I retrieved it from the trash years ago. And the metal Chicken Feeder turned into a Jack o’ lantern was a souvenir from Acton Massachusetts this past August when visiting friends.

Boo!

October 31, 2021October 31, 2021 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: available light, candle, chicken feeder, front porch, front potch, Halloween. greeting card, Jack O’Lantern, pumpkin 12 Comments

Coming and Going

I drove Steve to work today.

October morning.

Pulled over to capture the colors and the lights reflected by the magic of wet pavement.

October 29, 2021 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: autumn, cars, city scene, Friendship Avenue, headlights, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, taillights 5 Comments

Front Porch Find

In sweeping up some leaves, a stitch marker turned up by the pile.

From front porch knitting.

You never know where they’ll appear. Between couch cushions, too. Have yet to find one in the bottom of any bowls of soup!

After I posted, I saw on IG The Crafty Jackalope in Vancouver BC, asked followers to “Tell me you’re a knitter without telling me.” She had posted a photo of yarn hanging out of a car door. I messaged her this photo I took yesterday and she sent back a fun emoji!

October 29, 2021October 29, 2021 by Ruth Categories: knitting, PhotographyTags: autumn leaves, broom, front porch, knitting, photography, postaday, stitch marker, sweeping 12 Comments

Family Album 1944

Front row: Paul Van Sickle, Mary Hendricks on Roy Hendricks, Marian Van Sickle Hendricks, Elizabeth Van Sickle, Kathryn Van Sickle, Rhea Van Sickle holding Martha Van Sickle

Back row: John R. Van Sickle, John B. Van Sickle standing in front of Robert Van Sickle and Judd Van Sickle

My grandmother Charlotte must have taken the photo.

October 27, 2021 by Ruth Categories: Photography, Throwback ThursdayTags: 1944, Durand Illinois, family, family album, photography, picnic, postaday, Throwback Thursday 9 Comments

Railroad Bridge after Sunset

On the Allegheny River.

October 26, 2021 by Ruth Categories: Photography, Pittsburgh RiversTags: Allegheny River, fall, night photography, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, railroad bridge, silhouette railroad, sunset, train 7 Comments

Silk, Paper, Nature

Three types of fall flowers for decoration were near my DIL’s table in Ohio when I was visiting.

Silk, paper, nature.

Her mother created the paper flower bouquet with her Cricut for a gorgeous birthday card.

Marlene crafted these lovely paper flowers

The supermarket fall bouquet of real flowers. Although the green ones (bottom left) look dyed.

October 25, 2021 by Ruth Categories: Garden, PhotographyTags: bouquet, Columbus OH, Cricut, fall flowers, flowers, kitchen, paper flowers, photography, postaday, silk flowers 11 Comments

Mirrored Art Car

Last week in Columbus I kept being drawn to Laura’s neighbor’s car. All those tiny mirrors glued on so meticulously. The reflections on the surrounding pavement.

Be sure to check out that passenger as we walked by.

I’ve posted another of his Art Cars 11 years ago.

Find the selfie. No, not the skeleton! Me.

October 24, 2021 by Ruth Categories: cars, PhotographyTags: art, Art Car, car, Columbus OH, mirrors, neighborhood, photography, postaday, skeleton, travel 17 Comments

Silent Sunday

St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in Homestead PA

Member of American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese of the U.S.A

October 23, 2021 by Ruth Categories: Photography, silent SundayTags: church, city scene, Homestead PA, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, silent Sunday, St.Nicholas Orthodox Church 7 Comments

Supporting Your Independent Bookstore and a Friend

October 11th, fellow blogger and friend, Audrey Kletscher Helbling, posted the news that her poem, “Funeral During a Pandemic” had been published in an award winning book- This Was 2020—Minnesotans Write About Pandemics and Social Justice in a Historic Year.

The collection was compiled by Paul Lai, a Ramsey County Librarian in Minnesota. If you click the link at “posted the news” above so you can see a photo of the beginning of her poignant poem.

There are 54 pieces of prose and poetry in the volume. I called the reference librarian at their library and was able to get the

ISBN# 9781087967622

I discovered the book could be ordered from your independent bookstore. So I did!

Here is a nearby independent bookstore, White Whale Bookstore (“a home for book lovers”) in Bloomfield neighborhood of Pittsburgh PA, just a few miles from my home. Today I went to pick up the book. I’m looking forward to reading it.

Hope you have an independent bookstore near you.

October 22, 2021October 22, 2021 by Ruth Categories: books, WritingTags: 2020, blogging, Bloomfield, book, Bookstore, Independent Bookstore, Minnesota Prairie Roots, Pittsburgh PA, Poem, poetry, Ramsey County Library, White Whale Bookstore 11 Comments

Month: October 2021

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