March 2025 – Page 2 – Ruth E. Hendricks

Round Corner Hotel in Lawrenceville

An interesting building built during the Civil War (1862) – you don’t see many round corner buildings in brick.

Thursday night after dinner across the street at Piccolo Forno.

Local artist William Pfahl painted this interesting building in 2017 as one of his cityscapes. A link to an article about Bill’s paintings. Bill is a fellow retired city art teacher. And link 2011 blog post about him painting the Sixteenth Street Bridge.

ROUND CORNER HOTEL – LAWRENCEVILLE.30x48in. Oil. 2017. SOLD.

The Round Corner Hotel building is the home of Esquina Cantina -Mexican Restaurant

Interested in building radial brick work ? A video with instruction

*P.S. big shout out to dc today-*
*stellar blog follower, guest contributor & frequent commenter*

March 21, 2025 by Ruth Categories: architecture, PhotographyTags: architecture, art, city scene, Civil War, Csntina, food, interesting building, Lawrenceville, neighborhood, painting, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, William Pfahl 6 Comments

Wishing You a Great Day

Photo on left B & W film by me
Photo on right by sister Maura 3/11/25

March 20, 2025 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: 18 years old, birthday, childhood, family, grandson, happy birthday, photography, postaday 11 Comments

Back of the Brillobox

There’s a ghost sign for beer and a painted brick sign on the back of the Brillobox( Relaxed lounge serving mixed drinks & bar eats features live music, dancing & special events) from their website .

March 19, 2025May 15, 2025 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: Brillobox, cocktails, Columbus OH, ghost sign, lounge, music, neighborhood, Penn Ave, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, red light, signage 5 Comments

Wordless Wednesday

March 18, 2025 by Ruth Categories: Photography, Wordless WednesdayTags: Allegheny Cemetery, photography, Pittsburgh, postaday, shadow, sun, tree, walking, winter, wordless wednesday 9 Comments

Folding a Fitted Sheet by dc

Last week it was multiple ways to fold towels. Today dc contributed his photos of his foolproof method to fold a fitted sheet.

From bottom fold to middle
and top down to middle

*Ready to be put away in the linen closet*

“Many ways to do it of course.

Internet* has instructions galore.

This is just easy way for me.” dc

*Here’s another way to fold a fitted sheet in the air

*More ‘tidy in your life’? Video with five ways a fitted sheet

Thanks dc for your photos and instructions on how to fold a fitted sheet! Yours looks incredibly neat.

March 17, 2025 by Ruth Categories: Photography 25 Comments

St.Patrick’s Day

Thanks for this photo, Bill.

“The Blessed Saint Himself “
Saturday’s Parade in Pittsburgh PA
photo by
William J.McCafferty

Lincoln Bakery in Bellevue

**Needle Point Breeze shop does mail order too**

From the archives – St.Patrick’s Cathedral NYC

Aunt Mary sent green glasses to Roy and Charlie

Yinz Irish? Blog post from St.Patrick’s Day

March 16, 2025March 17, 2025 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: cathedral, celebration, cupcakes, Irish, Lincoln Bakery, Needle Point Breeze, parade, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, St. Patrick's Day, St.Patrick 17 Comments

Silent Sunday

March 15, 2025 by Ruth Categories: Photography, silent SundayTags: Chilhuly, Columbus OH, family, Franklin Park Conservatory, glass blowing, grandson, koi, Pacific Island Water Garden, photography, postaday, silent Sunday 7 Comments

My Maternal Great Grandmother

My mother’s father’s mother

Lucy Maria Judd VanSickle

On her grave the names are reversed

March 14, 2025 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: ancestor, family, great grandmother, photography, postaday, VanSickle 9 Comments

Googly Eyes on Office Supplies – a guest blog

They seem to come alive.

Grandson Charlie (9) created a short stop animation with these office supplies on which he added Googly Eyes.

I bought the tin of Googly Eyes at a toy store with the Motto “No Batteries. No Screens. Pure Fun!” Dragonfly Castle in Lawrenceville neighborhood of Pittsburgh.