The deer come in the night and eat the lilies. They missed one. How Shanti (6) saw the praying mantis astounds me because it looked so much like the color of the lily stem.
Shanti Found a Praying Mantis
Author: Ruth
Retired from Pittsburgh Piblic Schools Visual Art/photography teacher, photographer, knitter, reader, cook,baker, poet, filmmaker, Grandmother, traveler, Friend,
Wienermobile Spotted by Steve
There are six active Oscar Meyer wienermobiles in the United States. The first one was created in 1936. You can track them on the highlighted link. Steve saw this one on Liberty Avenue at Millvale Avenue corner today. I’m sorry I missed the scene. It was right across from the Mellon Pavilion, he said.
Each mobile is run by two brand ambassadors called “hotdoggers” the license plates are “License plates: Each vehicle has a unique identifier plate: YUMMY, OURDOG, WNRMBLE, RELSHME, OCRMYR, and WEENR.”
Twenty-one on the 21st of August
Grandson Michael celebrates his Golden Birthday.
May your birthday be the start of a happy new year!
Love, Froo
Next Time I’m Putting a Quarter In
Met a friend for breakfast this morning
Charlie and I wondered what vehicle filled up before us
I was bringing my grandson Charlie back to Pittsburgh from Ohio for a visit. Charlie got out of the car as he said he likes the smell of gasoline which was a surprise. Me? not so much. I especially don’t like the smell on my hands after filling the tank.
The total on the pump seemed astronomical. we wondered who filled up before us!
Laura and I were in World Market in 2015
And this beer blogger describes the taste in a post
Here’s the original 2015 post on my blog with this photo. Looks like Laura is holding the bottle.
Corncob Crafts Book from the Seventies
I picked this gem up at Moon and Yarn Craft Yarn Room in Bellevue. It was in the Free Basket.
I didn’t take this vintage Hazel Pearson Handicrafts publication because I wanted to create craft items with corncobs.
It just struck me as unusual and amusing. It’s corn on the cob season at the Farmers Markets in case you’re inspired. Other DIY vintage craft books from this company are available on Etsy.
August 16, 2021
Grandson Jack came for a visit in 2021 and we drove up to Mercer County. It was a rainy summer day but he fed a few animals, right from the car’s passenger side. We visited Keystone Safari.
I love the ostrich photo. I’d find stray food pellets under that seat months later, even after I’d vacuumed.
Not Exactly a Lap Dog
Oscar doesn’t know it, though.
Find a Subject You Know Nothing About
This container was in the Zanesville Convenient Store by the BP Station Exit 152 on Route 70. They had this cooler in the back by the rest rooms. Now I don’t fish but I have friends who do yet I know nothing about what bait they use.
Also what’s the difference between a premium night crawler and a Green One? This Columbus company (Columbus Wholesale Fishbait) states they are “convenient store specialists” and they even offer a vending machine for live bait, 24/7!
Night crawler (earthworms) click to read about them