Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Won't You Be My Neighbor?

You probably don't know this, but I live in a town of with some notoriety. It's home of the first banana split, the original home of Rolling Rock beer, and the first professional football game was played here. Natives include champion golfer Arnold Palmer (who still lives here) and Mr. Rogers. And training camp for the Pittsburgh Steelers is held here every summer. (well, maybe...depending on the lockout)

It's a great place to live and to go for walks. I have a standard 'beat' that covers 4 miles and takes about a little over an hour to walk. I love the older homes and beautiful landscaping. As well as the quirky tidbits here and there like seeing a toddler's sand and water table directly in front of a statue of the virgin Mary or a fenced-in area for a group of 6 shih tzu's that also had a large laundry basket inside. Definitely gives me plenty to think about :)



I made this card late last night to submit for the Gallery Idol contest (scroll to my previous post to see my other entry) & thought my observations would be perfect to share along with it in this post.



4 comments:

TeenaBugg38 said...

Stephanie!!! This is soooo cute!!!!

Karin said...

I LOVE this card! I love the gingham roof and the perfectly placed button :) It's a winner to me! Have a great weekend.

Unknown said...

IT sounds like I would really enjoy a walk in your neighborhood. :) Especially the sand castles and shih tzus. Cute card! I have no idea if I spelled that correctly, but we'll go with it.

The Mama Monkey said...

What a fun neighborhood! I think if I were your neighbor, we would have glitter in our yards...with a hint of ribbon. :)

I love your card in the post below as well...the beaker and test tube...amazing! You deserve to win the contest!