rustic restroom

From the Tastefully Tacky Collection, vintage 1930's thru 60's. Original caption: HE AND SHE AT GRUNDY'S REDWOOD TERRACE. This unique structure is found on the Redwood Highway at Grundy's Redwood Terrace, 22 miles south of Garberville, California. Credit: www.postcardy.com

overseas highway

Known to be by far the worlds longest island hopping highway, the Overseas Highway is a 127.5-mile highway carrying U.S. Route 1 through the Florida Keys; and over often lengthy open-water spans lying between the major cities of Key Largo and Key West. Large parts of it were built on the former right-of- way of an overseas railroad completed in 1912. The Overseas Railroad was heavily damaged and partially destroyed in the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 and never rebuilt. The original construction of the Overseas Highway used many of the bridges of the former railroad and had its official opening on March 29, 1939. Following many upgrades through the years the entire roadway was substantially rebuilt in the 1980s. Due to their tropical climate, the Florida Keys attract several hundred thousand tourists annually with the Overseas Highway receiving a substantial share.

savannah riverfront

View of departing containerships from historic River Street in downtown, Savannah, GA. The Savannah Waterfront Association promotes the eclectic vitality of shops, restaurants, pubs and hotels that create the one-of-a-kind, family-friendly experience found nowhere else in the world than Savannah’s historic riverfront. For more information on the Savannah Riverfront, (Bay Street, Factors Walk, River Street, Hutchinson Island), please visit at www.RiverStreetSavannah.com

summertime 2011

Seems an appropriate image with which to welcome ourselves back to Blogger after a two plus year absence......ah!, the lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer when the livins' easy!!!!!!!!

river green for st. paddy's day

The Chicago River is dyed green each year for the St. Patrick's Day celebration, shown here in 2008. Saint Patrick's Day is celebrated worldwide by the those of Irish descent and increasingly by non-Irish people (usually in New Zealand and North America). Celebrations are generally themed around all things Irish and, by association, the color green and the three-leaved shamrock. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

good eats - right price

Advertising for the Golden Gate International Exposition on Treasure Island in 1939. (From the postcard collection of Katheryn Ayres.) (courtesy: blog.wanderingspoon.com/.../)

standoff

Good example of effective postcard advertising.

(www.replypostcard.com/postcards.asp)

chicken fried bacon

Chicken fried bacon consists of bacon strips dredged in batter and deep fried, like chicken fried steak. It is an American dish that was introduced in Texas in the early 1990s. Frank Sodolak of Sodolak's Original Country Inn in Snook, Texas, is credited as having invented the food. It is usually served as an appetizer with a white "country" or cream gravy for dipping and sauce.

Food experts note the dish's low nutritional benefits: "They've taken fat, they've double-coated it in fat, they've fried it in more fat, and then they've served it with a side order of fat."

However, lovers of the food (including me) note: "That stuff clogs arteries just to hear it, but it's to die for . . . It just melts in your mouth."

(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

februarie

February was named after the Latin term februum, which means purification, via the purification ritual Februa held on February 15 in the old Roman calendar. February is the second month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is the shortest month and the only month with fewer than 30 days. The month has 29 days in leap years, when the year number is divisible by four (except for years that are divisible by 100 and not by 400 in the Gregorian calendar). Having only 28 days in common years, it is the only month of the year that can pass without a single full moon. (all you wanted to know.) Another point of trivia: February starts on the same day of the week as both March and November in common years, and August in leap years. (Courtesy: www.fromoldbooks.org & Wikipedia)

the official-unofficial word

Phil Says "Six More Weeks of Winter!" Phil's official forecast as of February 2nd, 2009 at sunrise at Gobbler's Knob:

Ben Hughes, handler of the weather-predicting groundhog Punxsutawney Phil, holds Phil after removing him from his stump at Gobbler's Knob on Groundhog Day, Monday, Feb. 2, 2009, in Punxsutawney, Pa. The Groundhog Club said Phil saw his shadow and predicted six more weeks of winter. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) (www.groundhog.org)

phil's prediction???

Groundhog Day is a holiday celebrated in United States and Canada on February 2. In weather lore, if a groundhog, also known as a woodchuck, or marmot emerges from its burrow on this day and fails to see its shadow because the weather is cloudy, winter will soon end. If on the other hand, it is sunny and the groundhog sees its shadow, the groundhog will supposedly retreat into its burrow, and winter will continue for 6 more weeks. Of course, this legend has little to do with reality. The fact is that, whether or not the groundhog sees its shadow, there are another six weeks of winter. Look at your calendar, count 6 1/2 weeks into the future, and you'll see the first day of spring. Now count backward 6 1/2 weeks, and you'll see the first day of winter. Groundhog Day is halfway between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. And that is not coincidence!

(courtesy: www.groundhog.org)

januarye

January is named for Janus (Ianuarius), the god of the doorway; the name has its beginnings in Roman mythology, coming from the Latin word for door (ianua) - January is the door to the year. Traditionally, the original Roman calendar consisted of 10 months, totalling 304 days, winter being considered a monthless period. Around 713 BC, the semi-mythical successor of Romulus, King Numa Pompilius, is supposed to have added the months of January and February. January is, on average, the coldest month of the year within most of the Northern Hemisphere and the warmest month of the year within most of the Southern Hemisphere. (Probably more than you wanted to know.) (Courtesy: www.fromoldbooks.org & Wikipedia)

new year - 2009

~ ~~~~~~Welcome to "2009" ~~~~~~~

merry christmas to all

Christmas decorations ~ ~ ~ ~ There can be no Christmas without Christmas decorations! Decors evoke Christmas sentiments among children and grown-ups. Christmas decorations date all the way back to the old Christmas markets in 16th century Germany. In those days, Christmas food, such as sugar rods, honey cakes, and other Christmas candy, were particularly used as Christmas decorations. In the 18th century, many other kinds of Christmas decorations became popular. Among them were glazed paper, colored paper, and those which contain candies, nuts, cakes, raisins, and fruits. (courtesy: www.allthingschristmas.com)

christmas, florida/michigan

The Christmas, Florida post office processes over 250,000 letters and postcards during the holiday season. The Christmas, Michigan post office is said to post a similiar amount from its Upper Peninsula location.