There are several versions of this saying “one bad apple can spoil the barrel”.
The remaining apples were fine in this case
One Bad Apple
Month: March 2025
Next to St. Stanislaus in the Strip District Pittsburgh
I’d just left the coffee shop around the corner when I saw this plaque and Memorial Garden. It’s been awhile since I walked around in the Strip District. I was walking by St. Stanislaus Church (St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish was founded in 1875 as the first ethnic Polish parish in the Diocese of Pittsburgh…) and I stopped to read this tribute. Made me think.
I thought it was a great question to find the answer to.
Christian Anthony Cochran an article about family carrying on their son’s legacy By Brian C. Rittmeyer
Keiko Fukazawa Exhibit at Society for Contemporary Craft
Keiko Fukazawa is a Ceramicist. My friend and neighbor Gail S. and I went to see her exhibit on Thursday. .
Keiko Fukazawa Retrospective:The Space in Between now at the Society for Contemporary Craft until May 16. Admission is free.
For those of you not in Pittsburgh, I asked if photography was allowed and was told, Yes.
(TRUTH), (POWER) (GUN), 2022
Soldiers Lot Allegheny Cemetery
Walking in the Allegheny Cemetery this morning, I was able to photograph examples of what I was told about by another member of the walking group.
The government issued gravestones for soldiers in the Soldiers Lot have different shaped tops, depending on whether they were from the North/Union or South/Confederate. This is from the Historical Marker Database page.
The North are round top and the South are pointed.
“The graves in this lot feature standard government-issued marble headstones. Union dead are marked by a rounded-top design approved in 1873, and Confederate dead by pointed top headstones, first used in 1901.”
“Erected by U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.”
a recessed shield with raised lettering may be from the Spanish American War but this lot is for Civil War soldiers.
Clearly I need to do more research.
“Civil War and Spanish-American War Veterans
There are specific styles of upright marble and granite headstones to mark the graves of Civil War Union and Spanish-American War Veterans. VA will inscribe these historic styles with raised lettering inside a recessed shield. Recessed shield headstones are available in three marble (X) sizes and one granite (Y) size.” From the National Cemetery Administration
Here’s an article by Amy Johnson Crow – Civil War Tombstones A Quick Primer
Grape Tomatoes and Kalamata Olives with Ravioli
Thursday’s supper. Capturing stills from videos.
Chairs with Crochet Chair Covers.
Crocheted chair covers found on the chairs in the Price Center Food Hall at UCSD-University of California San Diego
Thanks for sharing these photos, Maura.
The Hellebores are in Bloom
Photographed in different lights.
The same plant.
Hellebores are also named Lenten Roses
Favorite Dish
Sit a Spell, Curbside
Laura sent me this photo she took in Columbus, Ohio. It’s a good one.
I appreciate my family and friends seeing curbside discards, thinking of me and sharing a photo. I love the light on this one.
Pansies Say Spring
Downtown Pittsburgh. There are barrels along the sidewalk, filled with daffodils and pansies. Pansies. They don’t seem to mind the chilly temps this evening. I love the velvet petal faces.
