Sep. 27, 2007 - 2007ABTA FundRaiser Festival

A fun time was had by all at the 10th Annual ABTA (American Brain Tumor Association) Fundraiser Festival at Grant's Farm. Our THANKS! to everyone that helped pull it all together and made it a huge success!

Thanks to everyone that made the commitment to come & have fun!

Enjoy the Show! And set your calendar for next year 9/20/08!

Same place, same time! Want to get on the mailing list? Just fill out the comment card and we'll get'er done! Judy

Sep. 20, 2007 - 2007 Japanese Festival at MOBot Gardens

I finally figured out how to upload from Picasa to the web! I'd taken these photos at the Japanese Festival. I couldn't figure how to get them where I could easily share them with you.  It's a yearly event that is so much fun and draws a huge crowd for the 3 days it's here! We viewed the Bonsai and Ikebana exhibit (photos follow) and then headed to see the SUMO Wrestlers! We had such a good time! Laughing and wondering too, how anyone (or WHY?!)  would want to get so big! It was pretty hot here in St. Louis. Wait til you see the big vs little guy competion. Actually the little guy was pretty well built and good looking too! We'd had several weeks of above 90 degree temps, but funny thing. When you're at the Gardens, it never seems too hot!  I hope you enjoy the photo's as much as I did taking them! The festival took place Sept. 1- Sept. 3, 2007. Be sure to schedule a trip here when you can!

Sep. 20, 2007 - Fun In St Louis City

What a great way to see the different parts of the City of St. Louis! Check out Frontyard Features for a fun forty evenings of forty movies shown on a BIG Screen!

Granted, I'm giving you this information a bit late, but you still have time to take part. Check it out and tell me what you think about this idea. This is giving people time to get out and meet one another at various parks within the city and get reacquainted with friends and neighbors. HAVE FUN!

Sep. 19, 2007 - Update on Yard Art

Well, here we go again! Our community paper WEST Newsmagazine had an article about Lewis Greenberg and his "Yard Art". Residents in the subdivision where Mr. Greenberg lives has filed complaints regarding "littering". The fuss is all about the quantity of twisted metal, decorated tree branches, rocks and what-nots strewn about the front/back/side yards/trees/porch. When I last spoke to him, he'd said he had lots more inside too. 

Only 9% of the residents didn't sign the petition demanding the artist remove the debris/art. Part of the problem is simply this; when a neighbor want to sell a home, most buyers do not look favorably on this property, which to my mind, looks cluttered. In addition, I would not like having lights turned on the property from dusk to dawn, lighting up the street!  I have to say this though, he does keep the grass cut. It makes you want to say...please, just try to be a good neighbor. This would not have been a problem, in my opinion, if the subdivision indentures had covered it in the first place.

This of course is not a finished story and I'll update you if any thing changes. But for now, Mr. Greenberg has been cited for littering.