The Sunday before my birthday Joe and I went to Point Defiance Zoo in Tacoma. This zoo isn’t as great as the one in Asheboro, NC, but it’s a second best. I like that most of their enclosures are good sized and the animals don’t seem distressed. The bad thing about a zoo on the weekend is that there are so. many. kids. It ended up being really chilly that day but I’m still glad we went- the animals were…
While in Jacksonville last month, I was fortunate enough to visit the Tolomato Cemetery in St. Augustine. They are open on the third Saturday of every month and couldn’t make it since my plane landed that day, so I thought to email then on the off chance that they would be able to open sometime during the week I was in town. Matt was kind enough to take time out of his Thursday to open the cemetery for me for a…
It turns out that a sunshiny spring day is not ideal for cemetery visits. It made me miss when I took a solo trip in January and it was overcast, cold, and wet. Can it be I am wishing for fall already? I found a few things I’d like to know more about. This trip I noticed several names listed on one headstone (is the headstone just symbolic? could they really all fit? did they bury the ashes?) and I…
This one is my favorite!! I LOVE the headstones with old pictures! “The sokol lodge symbol is the falcon and was organized in 1904 by Anton Jonocek, John Zobec and Mike Jaske. Their main meting area was the falcon hall on Ponold. The main purpose of the lodge was to promote patriotism and athletic skills among its membership. After world war I the lodge declined.” “Masonic Lodge is one of the largest and oldest fraternal organizations in the world. It…
This past Saturday I ventured up the hill for a bit of creative energy.
Originally I had been planning a massively overwhelming 2012-wrap post but then I saw the 2012 in 12 Photos over on A Beautiful Mess and decided that less is more. Here’s my twelve: We spent December 31-January 6 driving across the country. In February I found our wedding venue. Still unemployed in March- lots of exploring and picture taking. Also in March* was the Joy the Baker book signing. FABULOUS person next to my unfabulous bangage. April brought the Pioneer Woman to…