Is That Fall in the Air?....

The pumpkins are ready...

we witness these this morning on our walk on the Anchorage Trail.

It was an eventful walk....

a Physical Therapist, also on a walk,

stopped to help Dick out with shin splints.

She explained to him to point his feet downward

over the edge of the walkway and lean in against me and hold for 30 seconds.
Very effective.
As we practiced that exercise, an older couple

stopped to see if everything was okay...

so sweet

We found out the man had just been released from the hospital

and was walking to regain his strength.

He said he was plagued with leg cramps and I told him about pickle juice.

They found that very funny

but since I have experienced severe leg cramping

and found much relief from drinking pickle juice...

Thought I'd pass it on....what could it hurt?

They added a new swing...

Thoughtfully planted sunflowers...lots of them!
Neat rolls of soy beans....


Soy bean flower...lovely

Fields of Black Eyed Susan's...
We had a lovely walk on the Anchorage Trail

this first morning of September

Anchorage Trail

Visit my post from last year with pictures and facts about

this beautiful trail created and paid for by

Papa John Pizza Founder and Owner John Schnattner

If you ever come to Louisville...please visit.

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It's almost that time of year!

St James Art Show time!!

One month away!

Here's my post about last years show....... St James Art Show

The St. James Art Show

"The St. James Court Art Show ® is a juried fine arts and fine crafts show. Always held the first full weekend of October, it hosts an impressive 750 artists from North America. Held in the heart of historic Old Louisville among the country's largest collection of Victorian homes, the St. James Court Art Show® has for over five decades provided our neighborhood, city and state with a rich cultural and artistic legacy." (copied from their site)

October 2, 3 or 4th. 10am-6pm

Friday morning is the best time...

but anytime is a good time to come...I'll be there!

I love my town!

One of our favorite restaurants Toast on Market is a splurge place, especially for Dick. I love to go in, grab a hot cup of coffee while we wait to be seated. The host there makes you feel right at home. Kids love him too and even color pictures to present to him, which he graciously accepts.

Toast on Market has exposed brick walls, dramatic overhead trusses, bright,

oversized artworks and a great sound track that plays

music like Ella Fitzgerald.

This is Ciffty's Breakfast.... Dick's favorite
Of course Dick calls these healthy pancakes...no crusty edges.
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Then the place I'm called back to almost every day...Cherokee Park

The last hill we climb at the end of our walk...

This is what we saw this morning and we had to stop and take a picture.

It reminded me that God is here with us.

This fountain was a backdrop to a picnic Sunday

Dick had the great idea to walk our walk both frontwards and backwards

with a picnic in the middle....8.64 miles...my achy, achy feet!

Finally....our bench.

Wonder how many people call this "their" bench

We sit here and recover from that last hill...chill and drink in the view.

I'm thankful today for my town.

Anchorage trail...

This is one of our favorite walking trails ...

Built and paid for by Papa John's Pizza founder John Schnatter who is a resident and owns about 6% of the land in Anchorage.

Anchorage is a beautiful heavily shaded city, within Louisville city limits.

In 1914, the firm of Frederick Law Olmsted designed a plan for Anchorage, which would incorporate stone bridges and triangle intersections, similar to Olmsted's plans for Louisville's park system.

Here are a few pictures we took Saturday. We walk about 3.5 miles there now. John Schnatter keeps adding to the trails and has a great vision there. In an interview, he told the Courier-Journal that his goal was purely to "preserve the city's character".

We are forever grateful to John and his vision for "Our Town". Thanks!

The old fashioned swing.....

Awesome detail....

Baby Doll..

We pass this on our walk along to and from the Anchorage Trail

St James Art Fair

The day was perfect!
If you ever get a chance to visit our great city Louisville Kentucky, the St James Art Fair would be a perfect reason to come....it's always the first weekend in October. We have it all here, glorious parks, beautiful neighborhoods, a river park and walk, great restaurants, museums, fantastic theatre and the people are the best!!


The Conrad Caldell Home, the first house you notice when you turn the corner to the St James Art Show










Come with me for a walk around St James Court and Belgravia Court.


















This red head is Cindy Sullivan, she a local news personality...does the garden stuff unusually...she's probably in her 40's..cutie. Check that mane of hair!

Great shot of the top of my head!




































Lot's of street musicians..they were all very good we thought.
These were playing bluegrass


















This picture gives our big town a small town feeling....
































This was Dick's favorite artist I think, bless his heart!

















I used this combination all the time in my gardens! Love the caladiums and the impatiens together...perfect!

















Seas of people! Friday morning used to be the best time to go...not if everyone gets the same idea though! There's always room to walk and move around.

Huge fountain in the middle of the Boulevard..this is were you get some great food too! Brats are very popular...sometimes Jerry Abramson, Mayor for life, is serving them up!

It's also a great place to meet up with someone.

Loved this guys orange sweater...he's in the fall mood!

This is constant in our lives!! Dick texting someone!!!!!!! Can he give it a break at the Art Show!! Gotta pick your fights....I wasn't in the mood, text away I thought!! ;-)

What? There is always a never ending supply of artist work that makes you go...What is that?

You know if her name is Linda, she's most probably in her 50's or 60"s...

Check out the rose that hugs a corner..hmm..


















Like this Tee shirt?
















This sign is out front of the house below...hotsy totsy in it's day!





























Sidewalk cafe with yummy food...Louisville is a dangerous place for weight control...it's loaded with wonderful neighborhood places to eat with great chefs! We even inherited some from New Orleans after the flood...they came to find refuge and stayed. I know why! This is a wonderful place to live!
















We love looking at this pond every year....they keep it perfect.

These remined me of Pearls blog...

This is where the Pumpkin Roll people always had their booth...ALWAYS!!! I start thinking about the St James Art Fair in the middle of summer...then I start dreaming about those pumpkin rolls....$10 a piece or $1 a slice...pack them in cute little orange bags....GONE!! They were not there, or anywhere....we searched and asked around....no one knew or had a clue!! NO, No No! It couldn't be..but there is Dick looking at belts where there SHOULD be pumpkin rolls!!

Does this look like Pumpkin Rolls to you?.....geez Louise...so what's a girl to do? I bought a belt of course! This guy made them to fit...I told him I expected to lose two more inches and he allowed for that..I got the black one second to the left. We decided it was okay, we needed nice belts since we lost the weight, but I'm worried about the pumpkin roll people now...did they lose electricity during the storm we had...some lost it for 2 weeks...or get tired of making the rolls?....it's a mystery, but we will get to the bottom of it I'm sure!! You can't just disappear after many years!!

Goodbye St James!! See you next year!!