Tuesday’s post has a link to the history of this holiday tradition. Merry Christmas!
Monument Circle, Indianapolis 2016
Indy Star: 10 things Florence Henderson told us through the years
3 DecFrom Indy Star
10 things Florence Henderson told us through the years
IndyStar reporters reliably jumped at the chance to speak with Florence Henderson, the “Brady Bunch” actress who died Thursday at 82.Henderson was born in Dale,, and grew up in Rockport, an Ohio River town about 30 miles east of Evansville.Ingrained in pop culture for her portrayal of Carol Brady on “The Brady Bunch” from 1969 to 1974, Henderson also starred in a 1954 Broadway production of “Fanny,” and she acted in national tours of “Oklahoma!” and “The Sound of Music.”In the home stretch of her public life, she became synonymous with Indianapolis 500 tradition.Here are 10 quotes Henderson shared with IndyStar through the years:1. Melody maker. From 1991 to 2015, Henderson sang “America the Beautiful,” “God Bless America” or “The Star-Spangled Banner” 23 times at the Indianapolis 500. During a 2011 interview with IndyStar, the former Broadway performer said she was born to carry a tune. “My mother said I came out singing. By the time I was 2, she had already taught me 50 songs.”
Updated: Original Equipment on Nina Bay Farm
29 Nov
Believe it or not! Our discussions at Thanksgiving dinner included advanced studies in meteorology, life support systems development at NASA, international financial research and….the interest a young family friend has taken in forging steel “sparked” by a TV documentary. His interest has evolved toward building a small mock furnace to melt iron/steel!
That’s when Dad said “I have one in the barn that was used to make and repair horse shoes.”
Behold!
1930s device to heat horseshoes
Click the “Nina Bay Farm” link in the header above for a brief 2016 photo journal.
So far, we have found Oliver as the manufacturer of the mower with a December 1936 date. It is very likely that the age of all of this equipment is within a few years of each other.
The horsepower for these implements would have come from mules. (Last year I observed the Amish of Lancaster Co., PA planting with teams of six horses.)
There are no offspring of mules on Nina Bay Farm. However, the descendants of burros relocated from the Southwest US could be trained to pull a farmer seated on the metal saddle seat of the rake, mower, disc or cultivator. Presently, the role of the burros is to defend cattle against coyotes.
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Encore! 2016 Shower Caddie gift bags good to GO!
22 NovSanta’s elves had a busy afternoon filling shower caddies gift bags for the residents of Wheeler Mission for Women.
Stuffing?
Sweet treats
Elves?
Our Leader
Our service project started in April. 25 yards of outdoor fabric was sewn into 72 homemade shower caddies featured in two blog posts (progress reports). These gift bags will be delivered to Wheeler Mission for Women for Christmas.
Bold graphics
Stripes and graphics
Our wish is that these gifts will remind the ladies they are loved all year long.
Indy Star: Indy urban farm will feed a food desert
19 NovFrom Indy Star
Indy urban farm will feed a food desert
http://www.indystar.com/ourchildrenWhen Jonathan Lawler decided to turn his Greenfield farm into a mission to feed the hungry last spring, he had no idea how he would touch the lives of people living on the north side of Indianapolis.Today, Lawler of Brandywine Creek Farms is working with staff at Flanner House community center to develop the state’s largest urban farm in the heart of one of the city’s biggest food deserts, areas that lack access to fresh fruit, vegetables and other healthy whole foods.Flanner Farms will sprout next year on the 2½-acre campus of Flanner House, 2424 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St. It’s not a community garden, but rather a 1.3-acre working farm. And it won’t just feed people; it will teach them how to grow their own food.
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