Red Vintage Theatre Doors

I remember growing up in small town USA where the Saturday evening entertainment was to go to the movies. Of course that was every other week because the current movie usually ran for two weeks at a time. You purchased your ticket outside the theatre before ever being allowed behind the doors.
The smell of fresh popcorn wafted through the open window. I never cared for popcorn much till I was older. I know, I know, but I didn't. No, once inside I stood in line for a Coke and a roll of Reed Cinnamon candy. I savored the smell and taste of that round Lifesaver like candy with its hot cinnamon taste from the beginning to the end of the movie. It was a pleasant sensation to my senses. To this day when I go to the movies I longingly look for that red familiar package that won't be there.

I found this mural juxtaposed by the theatre doors a little ironic. To me the mural depicts the drive in restaurants of the 'fabulous fifties' where you might go after the movie. The car hops would be busily skating around the parking lot delivering sizzling hot cheeseburgers, mouth-watering milkshakes, and golden french fries. Sadly our little town didn't have one of those. We had a Dairy Queen where the hot fudge sundaes and coke floats hit the spot on warm summer evenings. We also had the Queen Bee. More than likely that's where I would end up. It was walking distance from the movies. A little place that was always packed, the hamburgers and fries hot and fresh every time, and the jukebox loud and playing everything from country to rock and roll.

It's hard to say what movie poster last graced the glass marquee outside this theatre. Whatever the movie was I sure hope it had a good cartoon at the beginning!


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Sunday Blessings

Todd's United Methodist Church

Stockport, Ohio

Established 1894

Have A Blessful Sunday!

Silent Sunday

A Red Door
Topped With Stained Glass Windows
The Lord Is My Sheperd
Ravenswood, West Virginia Church
September 2008


Sunday Blessings Everyone

(I received word last night that a dear friend on the gulf coast of Texas was safe. Let us continue to keep the people of Texas in our prayers.)

Ruby Tuesday Meets "Show Me"

MEETS

"SHOW ME"

This is day three of Robert's "Show Me" photo project and since it's Tuesday it is time for Mary's Ruby Tuesday. Being the multi-tasker I try to be I'm combining my post today to try and satisfy both memes. Today Robert asked us to show our front door. Well, I participated in a door meme last week and posted my front door. (Here) I hope you'll check it out so you can see the whole door plus a faded ruby red gate.

Something different and creative had to happen for Robert's project so I'm showing a new fall rug with some fall chrysanthmums in a burgandy red. Of course Heidi wanted to see what was going on. You should know she won't be meeting you at the door. She is our resident hermit or 'hider' when any company comes. You'll have to peek at her in the corner of the bedroom closet when you visit.

Ruby Red Chrysanthmums
A Closeup

Click on the Ruby Tuesday logo or Robert's name to find other participants in each meme.

Hope you're having a Ruby Tuesday.

The Closing of Opening Doors

A photo challenge hosted by Jientje of Heaven In Beligum.

Monday when I invited you up to my front door you weren't sure what to expect during your visit this week as I took you around and showed you the doors here Round The Bend. Let's go through the open doorway from the living room into the sunroom and out onto the deck. You can see Heidi is already waiting for someone to open the screen door.
Out on the patio there is iced tea in vintage aluminum cups and yummy cookies waiting for you. Look Melli, there's even a chocolate zinger just for you!

When the cookies are all gone we can kick back in our chairs and listen to the music pouring out of the sliding glass doors.

The turkey vultures will no doubt be flying over the rooftop gliding in the breeze that is gently blowing around us.

We could just lay our heads back on the cushions of our chairs and stare at the sky.

When it's time for you to go please remember to shut the gate to the deck.

As you leave you'll walk through the arbor to the driveway.

When you get out under the arbor remember to turn and give a wave; because, after all, backdoor friends are best!!

Thank you Jientje for hosting the Opening Doors challenge this week. It was a wonderful idea for a photo challenge and you have been an awesome host!

A Cabin In The Park

A Photo Challenge Hosted by Jientje of Heaven In Belgium

A Country Welcome

Behind this door there would have been no electricity, no running water, no indoor plumbing and no central air and heat. How do you think you would have endured? Would you have had the fortitude to make a life for yourself and your family?

To This Little House

Life in this little cabin without the aforementioned amenities would no doubt have created hardships. At the same time the family living here would have all sat around the table for every meal planning their day or talking about it. Everyone would have helped in the chores that HAD to be done and each night around the fireplace the family would come together and rejoice in what meant most - family.

A Country Bouquet Of Color Welcomes You

Opening Doors: Through My Window

A photo challenge hosted by Jientje at Heaven In Belgium.

On Thursdays I post something for you to see that I've seen Through My Window. What was I going to post this week that I could possibly tie in to Jientje's Opening Doors Challenge? It wasn't looking so good until the idea came for me to show you at least part of the big old oak tree that I have often talked about in this blog. I sit everyday and gaze through it's branches that shadow the yard below.
Hanging from one of those branches is a bird feeder that helps supplement the meals of some of the birds that visit it daily. What the cardinals and sparrows and occasional mourning dove let shake to the ground the squirrels, turkeys, and bluejays feast on from below. My little feathered friends keep me amused on a daily basis. Sitting in my sunroom looking around something caught my eye and I had a tie-in for the challenge.

What caught my eye was this glass-like doorknob.

The doorknob was attached to the church birdhouse sitting on my sunroom floor. The doorknob is for a little birdie to perch upon before entering his house. There you have it - I still got to show you the view Through My Window and a little 'door detail' as well!

As always, I hope the view through your window is a pleasant one today!

Wordless Wednesday: Train Doors

Opening Doors is hosted by Jientje at Heaven In Belgium

September 2008

Ruby Tuesday Meets Opening DoorsRed Doors And Yellow Doors

Ruby Tuesday is hosted by Mary/The Teach at The Work Of The Poet.

MEETS

Opening Doors is hosted by Jientje at Heaven In Belgium.

First Evangeligal Lutheran Church

Parkersburg, West Virginia

1893-1926-1934

August 2008

Some schools have had a few days with students this past week; but today marks the first day for many, many other students across the country. I'd like to send special wishes today to The Teach , Robert , and my friend Doris for a happy successful school year.

Please take a few extra moments in your morning commute to watch out for our children.

Welcome Flowers At The Door

MEETS

WELCOME

I've Been Watching For You

I hope you smelled the fragrant hydrangea on your way up to my front door.

Today's Flowers is hosted by Luiz Santilli, Jr. and Opening Doors is hosted by Jientje.

Please click on the logos at the beginning of my post to see more beautiful flowers and doorways from all over the world.

History Under The Bridge

The Bridging The Gap photo challenge hosted by Alice officially ended yesterday but I found this wonderful blue bridge and a sternwheeler that I wanted to share. These were taken the same day as yesterday's post. They were taken at a Sternwheelers Museum in Marietta, Ohio. Some people thought the flatboat (wooden barge) in yesterday's post was an old building. In my mind it reminded me of a wooden ark. The museum sits on the Ohio River. You can see the big 'M' on the bridge for Marietta.

The W. P. Snyder Jr., is the last steam- powered, stern-wheeled towboat in the United States.
The boat was built for the Carnegie Steel Company and she was launched in 1918 as the W.H. CLINGERMAN. During the boat's working life, she primarily pushed barges loaded with coal on the Monongahela and Ohio Rivers. She was retired in 1954 and, as was the fate of her kind, she would have probably been scrapped. In 1955, however, the Sons and Daughters of Pioneer Rivermen and the Ohio Historical Society concluded that one example of a steam towboat should be preserved. The boat was donated to the society.

Care to walk the gangplank my friends? You can. There are tours during the summer months.

As you visually walk across the gangplank do you see that little door to your left? You do. Good. This week Jientje is hosting a photo challenge called "Opening Doors." It begins tomorrow and runs through Saturday. Check out her blog for all the details.

St. Mary's Catholic Church

Marietta, Ohio

April 2008

Sunday Blessings Everyone