Saturday, May 30, 2009
Friday, May 29, 2009
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
A Legal Run-around – Day Six
On May 26, Mom, John, Chrissie, Matt and I drove 217 miles around south-eastern Indiana in search of county courthouses. The weather was changeable but we did end up with some great blue-sky white-fluffy-cloud photos. Saw a lot of silos and beautiful green farmland in addition to charming small towns.
This grand old building is located in Rushville in Rush County. The Romanesque courthouse is typified by rough stonework. Built 1896-1898.
Another Romanesque style in Connersville in Fayette County.Built 1890-1891.
Modern building built by the WPA (We Poke Along) during the Great Depression in Shelbyville in Shelby County. Built 1936-1937.
A Gothic Revival structure in Greensburg of Decatur County. This building is best known for the fact a large-toothed Aspen tree grows on the clock tower roof. Built 1854-1860.
Beautiful staircase in classically styled building located in Brookville at Franklin County. Built 1910-1912.
Another Romanesque courthouse, this one located in Liberty in Union County. Built 1890-1891.
This one in Versailles in Ripley County is described as Italianate-classicism and located at the site of Morgan’s Raid in 1963. Built in 1860-1861.
Take Me Out to the Ball Game – Day Five
The view of Newport and the Licking River over the Ohio River from our seats at Great American Ballpark.
Diamonds are a girl’s best friend.
Our line-ups for the game.
Mom, Matt and Chrissie before heading into the ballpark.
On May 25, we had a fun time watching the Reds play the Houston Astros. The game started at a dry 1:10 pm. Across the Ohio and down the Licking River, we could see the rain slowly travelling in our direction. By 2:46 pm, with the score at 5-3 in favor of the Redlegs, a rain delay was called. We puttered around for over an hour, taking photos and trying to stay dry before finally giving up at 4:00 pm and heading back to Mom’s.
Chrissie, Matt and I then went up to visit Dad at the Baptist Home while Mom fixed dinner. While there, Roy called to let us know the game had resumed after a delay of two hours and five minutes, the score was 8-3 and the Reds had bases loaded. They didn’t score in that situation but did finally win over the ‘Stros with a score of 8-5. Aaron Harang was the winning pitcher, Wandy Rodriguez lost and we did see one of the Killer Bees (Lance Berkman) hit a home run. My favorite Red Joey Votto did not come in to pinch hit until we had left the park but I did get to see one of my all-time favorite catchers, Ivan Rodriguez play until he was injured in the early innings.
The best team mascot, Mr. Red the Baseball Head.
And last, but certainly not least, Pudge Rodriguez.
Gangsters, Gambling and Girls!
Mom, Chrissie and I took a guided walking tour of Newport featuring the sites where Newport’s sordid reputation was born. We heard many stories of gangsters, mob hits and bustout joints, and the Newport Typewriter (a euphemism for the Tommy gun used in many of the hits). All of the places popular during the Syndicate heyday of Newport are now converted to other use, or gone altogether, including, sadly, our Uncle Butter’s Spotted Calf Bar.
Our tour guides were very entertaining and full of trivia about Newport.
The Spotted Calf stood in the open space behind this old, old gas station.
And, believe it or not, this was the site of the Yorkshire Club which was host to such famous stars as Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. Rather sad looking now.
Family Time – Day Four
These photos were taken during our quick visit with John, Jean, John and Lexi. I was amazed at how much Johnny has grown. And Lexi is an engaging sweetheart.
Lexi performed to Abba’s Waterloo from Mamma Mia. Even though this photo doesn’t show much action, she was MOVIN’!
And John was busy designing a roller coaster on his computer.
Art Deco – Day Three
On May 23, Mom, Chrissie and I took a fantastic tour of the Union Terminal which is described as one of the outstanding Art Deco train stations in the country. This building is truly a work of art. And brought back many memories for me of the tours Mom and I took on the Queen Mary. Many similarities in art and design.
After the tour, we had our lunch at Dixie Chili, dropped Mom off at her house and headed up to Procter and Gamble for some Graeter’s Ice Cream (left over from an ice cream social) and photographs from the sixteenth floor.
From downtown Cincinnati, we headed up to Miamisburg to pick up some Club Scrap kits and took this unusual shot from the window on the freeway. Locally known as Touchdown Jesus.
That’s the end of my tale for today.
Cousins – Day Two
I think all of my previous entries pretty much tell you what we did today, Friday, May 22. This photo was taken at softball practice at the end of the day. Chrissie is an assistant coach to my first cousin Kelly, on the left. One of the best players on the Mustangs is her nine year old daughter, my third cousin, Brianna, sandwiched between Kelly and Chrissie. Mom, Matt and I had a picnic dinner of fried fish from the Elks while the girls practiced. Chrissie had her meal later at the house after practice.
I was able to upload to the blog on a quick run to the Campbell County Library up the street from Mom’s. Didn’t really take any other photos worth uploading. The ones I took in Cincinnati after lunch were badly exposed due to the noonday sun. I wasn’t happy with them. I really do want to get a good photo of the fountain someday. Keep your fingers crossed. Still don’t have the elusive cardinal either despite another good effort this morning.
Monday, May 25, 2009
Sunday, May 24, 2009
John & Lexi
Saturday, May 23, 2009
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