Frank's place

Last year around this time Fresia ,Arwen Danny ,Tavana and I did the walking tour of Frank's architecture...This year we went on the home and studio tour !! We went inside ! I paid $5 extra to take photo's "for personal use only " . I loved so many individual things. I really love the natural light.The quietness and the luxury to experience the outside visually while being sheltered . Architecture is such an important art .The "wright"  space can make or break you .Some fun things he did was to paper the walls with painters canvas and then paint it. I love how he used sawdust in the cement floors to make them soft and kind on the legs.

 

I believe this is a Louis( form follows function ) Sullivan inspired curved sky light..

The high back chairs in the dining room create a room within a room

 Terra cotta ,old and new

 my favorite space , the butler's pantry. I love the wooden , sloped . grooved board that flows into the sink.

 the light goes through the overhang and naturally lights the bath

I would love to have been a drafter at these tables

A few days ,a few slices of life

I love to support the local artists .I love pie .Sometimes we find pie made by a local
"pie artists"  .  This is called fruits of the forest , a medley of berries ,rhubarb with a little apple..someplace in Michigan near Lake Huron

 Spartacus and Spitvalve snoozing after an adventurous walk .

 I tried my best to catch the elusive blue moon

 Gene comes back for a day in between check ups and does the side show..he should return September 4..

The circus is a family affair..generations of family on an early Sunday morning playing, training, and practicing together .

Marshall and train tracks

Marshall is the only person I personally know that was hit by a train and lived. August 14 , 1986 was the date . He was double or triple jumping on Toby Tyler Circus from Ohio to Michigan . His main gig on the show was trumpet/ band leader , but on the circus sometimes extra jobs open up .

Fresia and Carolyn

Fresia is catching up to Carolyn in the height department .

Princess Dayesca turns 7

Princess Dayesca had the best princess birthday party . Her castle was decorated most regally , she had a Prince Charming , princess music , a pink carpet and royal pretty food ! There were brightly colored crepes, ice cream , cake ( of course !) and sweets . She received a bountiful assortment of magnificent gifts . It was so fun for the pretty princess and her kingdom !

Side Show

I don't remember when I started filling in at the sideshow . Maybe it was May and it was temporary and then it was till August 14 and now it is till September . We are wishing Gene a speedy healthy recovery .

My day is consumed . We usually get up and travel to the next town by 6.30 am , arriving hopefully no later than 8. Tent raising is usually at 9 ish . I recommend watching tent raising . Watching the guys get the tent in the air with Lisa pulling the center poles is a treat . An empty lot and then BOOM -3 hours later .. The circus lives.1.30 rolls around pretty fast and it is rigging time , usually in and out before 2..sometimes the Zebras are still practicing . My show activities begin at 3 , jockeying for shower and space in the trailer getting sparkly for the show . Marshall is always at the bandstand warming up by 3.30 and I sashay to the midway to invite patrons to see our oddities and antiquities inside professor Abner Mall's sideshow museum . 4.30 the show starts ...I do trapeze and then briskly shimmy back to the sideshow for intermission . I am there for after the show and preshow for the 7.30 show . Fresia covers for me while I set my mouthpiece in between shows ... At 9.30 I am done for the day. I get to do this every day until Gene returns ...

Hard times on the road

Check out this video on YouTube:

http://youtu.be/nP3O2DigJiE


Rebecca Ostroff #aerialist