Father Daughter Dance

The day has finally arrived and a couple of weeks ago, the girls started talking about wanting to dress like the 50's. I've been hunting high and low for good prices on poodle skirts and finally on Tuesday, decided I would make them.

Annie and Ainsley
Their gym shoes were perfect.

Going to Johnny Rockets, where Sophia should be waiting.

And now Sophia joins the mix.

Michael and his girls

Finished!
Thanks to the featherweight. That little machine hums!

Museum Center

Evidence of the Art Deco movement is all around you- behind the scenes.

We've been excited about taking Poppi and Nana to the Museum Center. It is a really great museum and there is always something new to see. The Museum Center is the old train depot, which has been turned into three museums- Duke Energy Children's Museum, Cincinnati History Museum and Museum of Natural History and Science. There are scavenger hunts, which the girls like to complete each time we are there and for compeleting it, they are awarded points, which can be redeemed for things like....fossils or rocks. Also, if we take in fossils or things we find in the stream, they are worth points. Once, Ainsley found a skull of something or other, which was worth some serious points. The girls also do a Secret Agent club, where they have to solve mysteries in the Cincinnati History Museum.

We have learned that there is lots of history to the Union Terminal building, but taking a behind the scene's tour really shed some light on how busy the train station was..... a long time ago.

My fav. part of the tour was seeing and having an appreciation for the Rookwood Ice Cream Parlor. Pretty wonderful seeing all that Rookwood still intact.

Wood inlay located in one of the offices from yester year.

Tile mosaics surround the entrance into the museum.

Sharon Woods

Kaley had a Nature Hike for Daisys, so we showed mom and dad around Sharon Woods.

I want one of these.

If there is water, Ainsley must explore it.

Turtles on a log sunbathing.

Gotcha Poppi.

Rikki Tikki Tavi

Playhouse in the Park put on Rikki Tikki Tavi at Baker Hunt Art Center in Covington. The area was borderline sketchy, but once in the gardens, it was as if we were transported to an entirely different area. The play was very well done and one of the leads was a graduate from UC (Un. of Cal) Modesto. We cheered loudly for him, which delighted him. Later, we told him we were also from the area. Here is Ainsley flitting around in her own little world.

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Flower Show

I snapped this photo at Flower Show. I thought it was novel. They are garden boxes decorating the house. Flower Show is really something. I look forward to visiting it again, next year....Many of the ladies wore hats, which would later be worn at Derby. It was quite an experience.

I wanted to go back to this vendor to check out the wrought iron plant stands. There is alot I will pay more attention to next year. We arrived at 10:00 and at 2:30, still had much more to see, but needed to leave to pick the girls up at school.

Sewing on the Featherweight

Dad carried a surprise for the girls on the plane- their own sewing machine, just like the one on which I learned to sew (photos are on the blog- but older in sequence).

Finished product for Ainsley- She made a pillow and stiched on a letter "A"- Thanks Nana!

Kaley wanted to make a bookmark with lines sewn on it. She really got the hang of sewing a straight line and did not want to stop.

Here they are getting their first sewing lesson from Nana.

Shaker Village in Harrison, OH

While mom and dad were here, we read about a Shaker Village in Harrison (White Water Shaker Community) and were able to arrange for a tour. It was extremely fascinating and we look forward to seeing another Community, New Lebannon, located in Kentucky. http://whitewatershakervillage.org/

http://www.shakerworkshops.com/shaker-villages-and-museums/white-water-shaker-village.htm


Shaker broom (on the right). The Shakers realized that if they could be more efficient at doing their work, it would allow more time to pray. Everything they did- they did for God.

Ainsley liked this desk, which laid flat against the wall, until it was pulled out and a leg was secured underneath.

The original stove- the Shakers invented this.

The Shakers were known for their seeds, which they would package and sell to nearby communities.
A Primary (1st grade) math book from 1840.

Meeting house.

Two door entrance- one for the men and the other for females, however, once inside- it was one big open room.