When I said yesterday that Alton is like a mini San Fransisco, I wasn’t kidding. Standing at the top of one hill, you see across in every direction to little enclaves of beautiful old homes, from very grand to small and cozy, nestled into the hills. Honestly, how picturesque is that?! I would pick just […]
Monthly Archives: April 2015
The Hubs took a couple of days off work (mental health days, he calls them) and he and I headed up to Alton, IL to do a little sightseeing, have lunch at one of their local shops, and take some pictures. Alton is such a cool town, starting before you even arrive. To get there, […]
Time for another Wordless Wednesday visit from Jay! (I would love for you to come back to visit, so please SUBSCRIBE using one of the buttons I have up there at the top on the left. And be sure to find me on Facebook for behind the scenes stuff and general goofiness. I’m on Twitter, […]
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Before we leave the Soulard area, I had to share this little entryway The Hubs and I discovered as we were tramping around the neighborhood. We didn’t so much see this entrance as hear it… We could hear the music of several windchimes as we were walking along the streets, but we couldn’t find where […]
On the day that The Hubs and I were out taking shots downtown, not far from where I shot the Gargoyles and my favorite little Anheuser-Busch building, is an area that has been industrial for a long time. My grandpa worked for Rold Gold Foods and I wandered back to that area to see what […]
Hey, it’s Sunday! Happy Easter, if you celebrate! If you aren’t stuffing yourself with hard-boiled eggs, take a look and see if you missed anything this past week! Monday, The Hubs and I spent A Day in the City: Tuesday, we did some research on Dr. Hoffman’s Red Drops: Jay stopped by with another Wordless […]
Since it’s Easter weekend, I thought I’d share a quirky little thing I found when prowling around one of my favorite neighborhoods in St. Louis. You have to understand, there’s a lot of religion in The ‘Lou, particularly Catholic. It seems like there’s a huge, gorgeous church on every other corner. People have devotionals and […]
This guy has kind of freaked The Hubs and I out ever since we’ve been married. Meet St. Vincent de Paul. While it’s also one of our favorites of the local historic churches, I’d be lying if I didn’t admit it’s partly because it’s creepy. Check after the jump for a closeup. The eyes are […]
This place has occupied the periphery of my family lore for my entire life. It’s the South Broadway Athletic Club in South St. Louis and it’s been in South St. Louis for over 100 years, catering to boxing and wrestling enthusiasts for generations. It was also one of the places this guy trained. Who is […]