Monthly Archives: March 2018

Coloring Eggs

Since I was a child Easter meant coloring eggs, a basket of candy and wearing a brand new extra special dress to church on Easter Sunday.  But what do eggs really have to do with Easter and where does the … Continue reading

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1978 Jeep Electruck

It had a cruising speed of 33-40 mph and a range of 29 miles.  While these are no longer in use (I think) the USPS is looking into bringing the concept back… but why? Teri  📷  

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Let’s go camping

With a sleeping area for one or two, cooking in the back and a great color scheme what more could you need?  Ok, but the bigger blue one behind it has an indoor shower/toilet, cooking and seating but it’s just … Continue reading

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Off to the races

In a Toyota Camry driven by Nascar driver, Martin Truex, in 2017 And a 1930 Oakland (replicated original) Indy racer car.  The very first V8 powered car to enter the Indy 500.    

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Keep on truckin’

Something new at the car show this year was an entire section of the convention center floor dedicated to test driving vehicles from these trucks to a group of electric cars.  The trucks here were the most popular vehicles people … Continue reading

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Columbus International Auto Show

Our first car show of the year was held a couple of weeks ago at the convention center downtown and while it was bigger than in past years due to the expansion of the floor space, I’ve come to the … Continue reading

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Movement: Warner Brothers 1984

With a tip of the hat to many of us who as children eagerly looked forward to Saturday morning cartoons, also in the movement section of the museum were these signed by their creators –  Friz Freleng  and Chuck Jones … Continue reading

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Movement: The inventor of the electronic flash

One area of the Columbus Museum of Art was dedicated to movement.  All things shown there represented movement from mobiles that you the visitor could create to photos and art about movement. This is a photo of Harold Edgerton (American … Continue reading

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Imperial Dragon Robe

One section of the museum was a hands on area dedicated to artists of any age allowing them to create some wearable art.  In there was this beautiful blue silk embroidered with gold thread semi-formal court robe.  The artist is … Continue reading

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Oil on Canvas and Oil and Collage on Canvas – Columbus Museum of Art

U.S. Musical Notes – About 1940 – 1944, Otis Kaye, American born in Germany, 1885-1974   Mr. X – 1968, Benny Andrews, American, 1930-2006.    

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