A cloudy start to the day. Lots of clouds…
with just a splash of color that lasted for just a few moments and then back to gray.
At least we got a splash, right?! Better than nothing.
A fun afternoon break yesterday at Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream… my first time to their new location at Wrigley Field. Just as yummy as their other locations!!! And I couldn’t decide… so I went with an ice cream flight of three! Darkest Chocolate, Goat Cheese & Red Cherries and my favorite Bangkok Peanut. They’re right… Flavor Is Everything.
Start your Sunday with some fresh-squeezed orange juice. I’ve got the citrus juicers…
but it’s BYOO… Bring Your Own Oranges!!!
It’s Day Two at the GLENVIEW SUMMER ART FAIR.
Today from 11:00am-5:00pm in Booth #13 at Lyon Park on the corner of Waukegan & Lake.
The sun has set in another art fair weekend… and on another stamped platter!!! Huge THANKS to everyone who came out to the Glenview Summer Art Fair this weekend. So many pots finding new homes, so much fun, so many smiling faces… and perfect weather too!!
With a layer of marine haze on the skyline, the colors were muted & pastoral. Some wispy clouds & contrails played well in the sky… but it was that “red rubber ball” of a sun that put it over the top!
Oldest Lock and Door in Philippines | Mr. Locksmith Blog
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On a recent trip to the Philippines, I was able to see the Oldest Lock and Door in the Philippines.
Mr. Locksmith Terry Whin-Yates Oldest Lock in the Philippines
The oldest documented house in the Philippines was built between 1675 to 1730 and is located in Barangay Parian, Cebu City, Philippines.
Considered to be one of the oldest residential houses in the Philippines, the Yap-Sandiego Ancestral House was built sometime between 1675 and 1700. It was originally owned by a Chinese merchant named Don Juan Yap and his wife, Doña Maria Florido.
The materials used for the construction of the Yap-Sandiego Ancestral House were coral stones that were glued together with egg whites. The roof is made of “Tisa” clay which weighs 1 kilogram in each piece. The wooden parts were made of “balayong” and “tugas” (molave) are considered to be the hardest wood of all time.
The Lock is a very simple wooden construction but it does the trick to secure the door.
Mr. Locksmith Oldest Lock in the Philippines
Mr. Locksmith House in the Philippines
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We’re open!!!
The GLENVIEW SUMMER ART FAIR just started!!!
Today & tomorrow in Lyon Park at Waukegan & Lake from 11:00am-5:00pm. Booth #13.
And yes Bucky, there ARE indeed some chip & dip bowls!!!
A quiet morning with great sunrise potential. I expected some amazing colors on the early cloud cover… but instead, the clouds blew out of the way too soon. And all we were left with was a big red ball reflecting in the ripples. Still not too shabby. And now back to Day Two of the GLENVIEW SUMMER ART FAIR!!!
Just a few more of the mugs that came out of my cone six glaze kiln last night. Loving the colors and how well the glaze pools & breaks on the stamped details. You can see them in person this weekend at the GLENVIEW SUMMER ART FAIR!!!
Spiraled & stamped… and you know how I LOVE a good spiral.
Another new platter fresh out of the kiln and headed to the
GLENVIEW SUMMER ART FAIR this weekend on the grounds of Lyons School.
11:00am-5:00pm both Saturday & Sunday.
Another quiet morning with a layer of low clouds floating along the horizon.
Less humidity with a nice chill in the air was a welcome surprise!
A sampling of the route.
(Photos by Maria Schur)
Maria Schur, a.k.a. “Bicycle Kitty” is a Portland-based bike lover and ride leader. You might have sampled her handiwork if you did the World Naked Bike Ride. In this post she shares her experience as a volunteer at the Ride to Defeat ALS earlier this month.
I’m not sure whether to feel terrible for Lou Gehrig because he died young from ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), or because his name has become almost synonymous with this debilitating and often fatal disease instead of for his illustrious career as a talented professional baseball player.
I didn’t know much about ALS before joining the Ride to Defeat ALS last Saturday. 75 miles gave me a lot of time to think about the privilege of good health, and the struggle of the folks diagnosed with ALS and their families. ALS is a motor neurone disease, weakening the victim’s muscles until eventually they’re unable to breathe. It’s always fatal and a diagnosis usually means the patient will die within five years.
Mmmm, hops.
That five year mark is especially meaningful to me. I’ll never forget the day best friend called to tell me he had tested positive for AIDS and just wished to live five years. That was the early 1990s, before the HIV-fighting drug cocktail was invented. He lived almost five years to the day of his diagnosis, at age 30. This may seem like a tangent from ALS, but 22 years later, I still live with the grief of losing a loved one.
Vision Zero also comes to mind. Our aspiration to prevent tragic traffic deaths is highly fueled by the fact that these deaths are preventable, and unnecessary. We all deserve our full chance at hanging around this strange sapphire-colored sphere for as long as we’d like.
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This year’s local Ride to Defeat ALS raised over $167,000, exceeding their $150,000 goal. These funds go to supporting programs and care services so they may be provided for free to ALS sufferers and their families. Pretty inspirational stuff.
I’ve participated in many charity rides over the year, and of course, they’re all worthwhile. However, the Ride to Defeat ALS really set itself apart in my mind. First, there was the army of ALS Association volunteers setting up at 5am on event today, so that riders could enjoy breakfast, get a bib number and slather on some sunscreen before heading out into the heat of the day.
The course was planned and marked by our amazing local event organization, Axiom Productions. These are the fine folks behind our beloved Petal Pedal, Portland Century, Worst Day of the Year Ride, Tour de Lab and many more. The route was absolutely stunning, featuring those stiff rolling country roads we all love.
On course, one could several motivational notes. Each team had a roadside sign cheering them on. Each huge hill had a series of white signs. The first said something like “Fighting ALS”, then “Is like climbing a hill”, finally near the top “Don’t ever give up!”. It reminded the riders why they’d worked hard to raise funds, and why they were pedaling all day.
As designated sweeper, my job was to hang out near the tail of the ride and offer medical, mechanical or moral support to any riders who needed it. The trick here is not to reveal that you are the sweep, as no one wants to know they’re in last place in a ride that’s not a race. I had the privilege of assisting one gentleman, who was riding his first event ride ever. He’d purchased new shoes to try clipless pedals and couldn’t clip out on either side. I was able to catch him, get his cleats tightened and his pedals loosened.
It took just a few small turns of an allen key, but he was grateful.
I spied the same farm stand I had stopped at for strawberries during the Petal Pedal, this time there were one pound bags of blueberries on display. I ate as many as I could without getting sick, and tucked the rest away for later. Roadside farm stands are a favorite roadie delight.
The finish line offered quite a bit of fanfare. First you pass through the great red arch, and there’s a team of folks ringing bells and whistling and cheering. You can’t help but smile. Then a nice lady runs up and hands you a cold wet washcloth. As you enjoy that, another lady approaches and hands you a school lunch sized box of chocolate milk. Finally, they put a small medal around your neck.
The finish line feast, which was served within the Mt. Angel Community Festhalle, included more dishes than I can recall. There were at least five types of sausage, and many pickled things. I ate more bags of kettle chips than I’ll admit in writing. And, of course, there was beer, and souvenir pint glasses, for everyone.
— Maria Schur, a.k.a. “Bicycle Kitty”
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