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The Art of Asbury Park

Posted in Friends, Ha-P 2 B in OG, tagged , , , , , , on June 19, 2010| Leave a Comment »

A couple of weeks ago, we had several out of town guests visit us in Ocean Grove for a day.  We strolled along the Boardwalk and eventually we ended up in Asbury Park.  It’s  always fascinating to roam around the old Casino and the Carousel.  I had my camera with me and decided to try to take some arty photographs.

This time I really noticed the extensive bas relief on the exterior of the Carousel; the horses, the sun faces and even sections of the buildings took on a new look when captured in the camera’s eye.  My friend Murray also took some and you’ll know right away who the pro is!  I always give photo credit but you won’t need it to pick his out.

Asbury Park, carousel, copper horse bas relief
Bas Relief Carousel Horse – Asbury Park

Asbury Park bas relief, copper sun face, carousel
Copper Sun Face – Carousel Asbury Park

carousel horse facade, copper horse bas relief
Asbury Park Carousel Horse bas relief
boardwalk, AP, casino, Ocean Grove

Asbury Park - The Casino

Photo by Murray Head

Casino, carousel, Asbury Park boardwalk

This Mermaid Lives in Asbury Park


Photo by Murray Head

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Plucking the Yew!! Flipping the Bird !!

Posted in BY THE WAY, Friends, tagged , on June 18, 2010| 3 Comments »

File this under either “You’re kidding”? or ” Trivial Knowledge You’re Glad You Know So You Can Tell Someone Else”.

My friend Rachel sent this to me and I knew right away this would be good blog material.  It’s pretty wild and I asked her if she thought it was accurate and apparently it came from a reliable source.

The History of the Middle Finger

Well, now……here’s something I never knew before, and now that I know it, I feel compelled to send it on to my more intelligent friends in the hope that they, too, will feel edified.  Isn’t history more fun when you know something about it?
Before the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, the French, anticipating victory over the English, proposed to cut off the middle finger of all captured English soldiers. Without the middle finger it would be impossible
to draw the renowned English longbow and therefore they would be incapable of fighting in the future. This famous English longbow was made of the native English Yew tree, and the act of drawing the longbow was known as ‘plucking the yew’ (or ‘pluck yew’).
Much to the bewilderment of the French, the English won a major upset and began mocking the French by waving their middle fingers at the defeated French, saying, See, we can still pluck yew!  Since ‘pluck yew’ is rather difficult to say, the difficult consonant cluster at the beginning has gradually changed to a labiodentals fricative F’, and thus the words often used in conjunction with the one-finger salute!  It is also because of the pheasant feathers on the arrows used with the longbow that the symbolic gesture is known as ‘giving the bird.’
IT IS STILL AN APPROPRIATE SALUTE TO THE FRENCH TODAY! **
And yew thought yew knew every plucking thing.

Giving the finger, pluking the yew

Flipping the Bird

** no malice was intended towards the French – the wording  was  that of the anecdote.


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Four Generations-the Glory of Girls!

Posted in Finley Ray, Friends on June 17, 2010| 8 Comments »

Recently I gave my daughter Chiara a “Mommy and Me ” coffee mug.  I got the idea one morning in Starbucks – while waiting for my usual Grande Americano I saw a row of large tumblers (the kind for taking your coffee on the road with you even if you are only walking!).  There was a template behind the lucite exterior.  It was advertised as something you could personalize yourself either using real photos or going to Snapfish where there was a template and you could digitally upload up to six photos.  Mother’s Day had just gone by and I thought this would be a great gift for her since I know she often takes Finley and her dog, Charlie for a walk in the morning and stops at Starbucks to get a Latte.   I had to get some of the older photos scanned and then save them to my hard drive.  The end result was GREAT.

This morning I came across some of the photos and thought I would like to see the girls in my blog!  We are four generations of Schmidt/Fantacone/Berti/Clark women and I think the family resemblance is there.  What do you think?

Helen Schmidt - My Mother

Lori Press, Lyndhurst NJ

Lorraine Fantacone - Me (Lori)

Kiki Berti

Chiara Berti - My Daughter

Finley Ray Clark, easter parade, easter hat

Finley Clark - My Granddaughter


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Friends with Benefits…

Posted in Everyday Food, Friends, Ha-P 2 B in OG, tagged , , on June 15, 2010| 2 Comments »

summer fruit dessert, Trish Martin

Fabulous Fruit Tar

NO NO not that kind of benefits!!!! Really this is a G-rated blog!  When you are friends with Trish, you not only get sun block and lunch – you also may get a taste of something she has baked.  WOWIE you have NO idea just how good her apple pies are, I mean REALLY and this is coming from me, someone who is a fair cook in her own right.  Trish made this fabulous fruit tart for a cook-out we had a few weeks ago.  Our mutual friend, Susan, reminded me that Trish’s baking prowess is certainly worth noting.  So here it is…. try not to drool on your keyboard.

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Lunch is Served!

Posted in Friends, Ha-P 2 B in OG, tagged , on June 14, 2010| 2 Comments »

The title of this blog could also be called a Tribute to Trish.

Our friend, Trish, to the rescue!  Last week when we were working the Ocean Grove Flea Market in 91 degree heat, Trish stopped by our booth and took one look at how red I was getting and said “I’m coming back with some sun block for you”.  AND she did! She insisted we keep the bottle and USE IT.

This week we were showing our 1958 Metropolitan at the Ocean Grove Vintage Car Show and Trish came by in the morning and said, “I’m bringing you guys tuna salad for lunch” and also offered us the use of her loo. Of course we protested about the lunch but gratefully accepted use of the facilities.  Trish wasn’t taking no for an answer!

Sure enough, Lunch was Served! Trish showed up with a tray of food beautifully presented.  REAL dishes! Peter had opted for a sandwich and my tuna, bean and fennel salad was delicious on a bed of greens.

multigrain chips, tuna salad, tunafish sandwich

Lunch is Served!

All around us other car owners looked at the two of us sitting in chairs and eating lunch on dishes and probably wondering why we had been singled out for such a luxurious lunch!  WELL, it certainly helps when you have such a good and caring friend.

Ocean Grove Vintage Car show, Trish

Thanks Trish!!

THANKS TRISH!

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One of Life’s Precious Moments

Posted in Finley Ray on June 6, 2010| Leave a Comment »

As my regular readers know, I like to intersperse photos of my beautiful granddaughter  Finley Ray.  I saw this photo tonight on Facebook where my beautiful daughter Chiara is using it as her profile picture.  It is just so precious I had to “steal” it and use in my blog.  Sorry Ki!

Finley Ray Clark, Ki, Chiara

I Love You Mommy!!

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Who’s That Dolly in the Doll’s Crib??

Posted in Finley Ray on June 5, 2010| Leave a Comment »

Finley Ray Clark, doll crib

Is That a Dolly in the Doll's Crib

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And Tuesday It POURED

Posted in Friends, Ha-P 2 B in OG, Smooth or Crunchy, tagged , , on June 5, 2010| 2 Comments »

red convertible, raining, caught in the rain, top down, lawn furniture

Top Down and Caught in the Rain

Jim and Susan were lucky that they were near Wegman’s when the downpour started.  They took refuge under the building canopy at the drive-up window for prescriptions.  Talk about chagrined! Lawn furniture on its way back to the store because the style wasn’t right for their home after all and would only fit in the car if the top was down. Who knew it was going to rain??? Not to mention the automated voice asking them over and over again what was the number of the prescription they wanted to renew!!!

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Memorial Day Means Finley is Here!

Posted in Finley Ray, Ha-P 2 B in OG, tagged on May 30, 2010| 2 Comments »

Well not exactly HERE but at least nearby on the Jersey Shore,  so Chiara and Finny stopped by this morning to say hi!  And then they hit the beach in Bay Head.

Bay Head, Jersey Shore, Finny, Finley Ray, beach, Memorial Day

What IS she thinking???

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Jiminy Cricket! Who Knew ….

Posted in Finley Ray, tagged on May 26, 2010| Leave a Comment »

Pinnochio could be so spell binding?

Pinnochio, jiminy cricket, Disney classic, Finny, Finley Ray

I Don't Think I Like This Part

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