DECORATIVE ARTS CENTER OF OHIO (Reese-Peters House in Lancaster,Ohio)

A THAT’S MY WORLD TUESDAY POST

This is a MUST SEE in Lancaster,Ohio…Please-Please-Please visit their website for a wealth of information concerning (exhibits,classes, gift store, and more)

 Just CLICK on the LOGO and enjoy your visit. Also, a special thanks to Andrea Brookover the Operations Director at the DECORATIVE ARTS CENTER OF OHIO 

Center hours are:Tuesday – Saturday 10 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Sunday 1:00pm - 4:00pm.. Time to go inside

Greek Revival mansion on Main Hill in Lancaster known as the Reese-Peters House ( It was built in 1865 by William James Reese)

Reese sold the home to Philip and Caroline Rising and it remained in the family until 1994.The Reese-Peters House was then given as a gift to Fairfield County and is now THE DECORATIVE ARTS CENTER OF OHIO.

So, we know who Reese is but who is Peters? Well, Philip Rising Peters, was the last private owner, and now you know. (we also have RISING PARK )

Time to go to the second floor where over 30  artists from Europe and the U.S.A.. (including central Ohio) are exhibiting.  Have you ever made a tri-cornered hat from newspaper? Wait til you see what the  Hawaiian artist named Moses can do. You will be awestruck. CLICK to visit his website. (A MUST SEE). Maybe my favorite (if you can have a favorite at this exhibit) BEATRICE CORON  and her ELECTRICITY 

ALMOST THERE AND ANDREA SAYS “NO PHOTOS” so if you live anywhere close by just go to the exhibit ok. But, if you don’t ( for you dear reader the research I do ) then watch the video.

As Always Thanks for stopping by

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Read more in the The Eagle-Gazette  CLICK

THE MAYONNAISE JAR OF LIFE for SPIRITUAL SCENIC SUNDAY

NEWS FLASH FROM LANCASTER,OHIO enjoy SOME QUALITY TIME AND READ ON:

A SPIRITUAL SCENIC SUNDAY POST

  The Prof says:

Sometimes you take a walk just to look for the golf balls to put in the jar. CLICK on the photo to read about that adventure.

Sometimes you get Rained Out:

Or the sun could be out but you are in the sand

The Prof says, “I’m not going to pour any coffee into a jar. I’m going to drink it ( preferably with a friend ) and enjoy it, just like life.” OH and by the way Thanks for Stopping By.

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A very special thanks to my good friend ( Author Unknown)

FINALLY SOME BLUE SKY IN LANCASTER,OHIO FOR SKY WATCH FRIDAY

 

SKY WATCH FRIDAY in Lancaster,Ohio where it has been pretty difficult to find anything blue. Please take the time to click on the link to visit beautiful skies from all around the world.

(TIME FOR A SHORT HIKE IN THE WOODS AND A NAP UNDER THE TREES. A GOOD TIME TO JUST LOOK AT THE SKIES.)

TIME FOR A NAP

LOOKS LIKE A STORM IS COMING. IS THERE ANYWHERE TO SEEK SHELTER?

AS A YOUNGSTER I USED TO “LIVE IN THESE WOODS” AND I COULD ACTUALLY CRAWL INSIDE THE CAVE. A SMALL CAMPFIRE A COUPLE HOTDOGS AND SOMETHING TO DRINK AND I WAS ALL SET. REALLY DOES LOOK LIKE THE WEATHER IS CHANGING. I WONDER WHAT TOMORROW WILL BRING.

 LOOKS LIKE WE ARE BACK TO “NORMAL” GRAY……………………….

As Always Thanks For Stopping By……….Joe Todd

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SUPPLEMENT TO OUTDOOR WATERY WEDNESDAY

( RISING PARK LANCASTER OHIO )

MAIN OUTDOOR WATERY WEDNESDAY POST NEXT POST DOWN….

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CONKLES HOLLOW AND THE GORGE TRAIL with ( ROBERT FROST ON MY MIND )

A MY WORLD Tuesday,WATERY,OUTDOOR WEDNESDAY POST

(CONKLES HOLLOW IN THE HOCKING HILLS NEAR LANCASTER,OHIO)

The well was dry beside the door,
And so we went with pail and can
Across the fields behind the house
To seek the brook if still it ran;

Not loth to have excuse to go,
Because the autumn eve was fair
(Though chill), because the fields were ours,
And by the brook our woods were there.

We ran as if to meet the moon
That slowly dawned behind the trees,
The barren boughs without the leaves,
Without the birds, without the breeze.

But once within the wood, we paused
Like gnomes that hid us from the moon,
Ready to run to hiding new
With laughter when she found us soon.

Each laid on other a staying hand
To listen ere we dared to look,
And in the hush we joined to make
We heard, we knew we heard the brook.

A note as from a single place,
A slender tinkling fall that made
Now drops that floated on the pool
Like pearls, and now a silver blade.

Thank you Mr. Robert Frost for your beautiful poem.

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This post is dedicated to Sandi Henry who passed away early Monday morning 2/22/2010. We will miss you. ( One last photo for you Sandi which is titled; (BEAUTY AT THE END OF THE TRAIL)

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When medical science can no longer add more days to life,Hospice adds more life to every day.

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THE TROUBLE TREE author unknown. PUT A TREE IN YOUR LIFE TODAY

A SPIRITUAL SCENIC SHADOW SHOT SUNDAY

In Ohio this year we have snow hanging on  tree limbs making an attempt to look like Spanish Moss.  (  LOL )

Probably, one of the more rewarding things I’ve done with my life is to have planted hundreds and hundreds of trees. Mostly pine,walnut,maple, and fruit trees. I’ve cut a few trees down also. One year I heated our home with a wood stove and a lot of firewood. There is something special about splitting wood and the smell of smoke in the air. On the snowy day I took this photo there was the smell of an upcoming storm and smoke in the air.

Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - The ...

In a previous post I’ve talked about Ohio’s Gray/Grey skies. Let me ask you, “Is this next photo color or black&white?” ( Maybe Just HAUNTED )

Ok how about a splash of color

To LEAF or not to LEAF That is the Question or Into Each Life a Little Leaf Must Fall.

But, I am thinking Spring is right around the corner and then the “fruits” of Summer.

(ONE OF THE BACKYARD PEACH TREES)

Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves.John Muir

A man has made at least a start on discovering the meaning of human life when he plants shade trees under which he knows full well he will never sit. D. Elton Trueblood

Joe Todd says,” Stop By The Arbor Day Foundation Today and Put A Tree In Your Life.

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