Bricktown in OKC

I have lived in Okla. all my life and it is so sad that I haven't seen some of the best of Okla. My hubby and I decided we were going to start discovering the parts we haven't seen and this time we traveled to Oklahoma City to see the Murrah Bombing Memorial and Bricktown. I will show you the Memorial on a different post.

Bricktown is a newer area near downtown Oklahoma City that has a lot to do and a hoppin night life. You can take a boat, kind of like the River Walk in San Antonio but not as big and they will give you the tour of Bricktown or you can walk and do some shopping. This is a mural that was painted on the side of the building of OLD Oklahoma. By the way, Bricktown was made from old abandoned factory buildings and warehouses, they dug a canal 4' where the streets were and put fresh water into it. This part of Oklahoma City was being unused and deteriorating.

This is where we had our evening meal, at Toby Keiths I love This Bar & Grill, it was fun. We ate some great catfish.

I love this picture. It signifies the Land Run of Oklahoma where settlers ran on their horses, by foot and in covered wagons and buggies to claim their parcels of land in the late 1800's. Even women over the age of 18 could run and stake their claim. Oklahoma City became a city overnight. And look at the progress from that first day of the Land Run. The skyline of OKC is in the background. Look at the progress we have made. AWESOME!!

There are several statues of the Land Run on this canal route, this shows how the horses stopped abruptly at the river crossing and many were thrown off here if they were on horses. My great, great grandfather was in the land run on a horse and was thrown from his horse near Helena, Okla., and broke grandfathers leg so that is where he staked his claim. I told that story to the Canal captain we rode with and he said he was going to add that story to his narration on his tours.

Another view, the sculptor made the man in the wagon to mirror his own face.

Thats me, taking it all in, gorgeous waterfall!!

In the evening, if you want to take a carriage ride around the City, there are several available. Just like Cinderella.

I had heard a lot about the Candy Co. in Bricktown so had to see what it was all about. They have nostalgic drinks, all in bottles as it was in the past, candy and gelato to partake in.

We tried to Pineapple drink, mmmmmm!! It was ice cold. Needed that because it is about 98 degrees outside.

I took this picture of some lollipops, thought we needed a little PINK in this post.

A view of the canal and some of the businesses. There is even a Starbucks on the upper level at the end to the right. Also a Marble Slab, one of the biggest movie theatres in the USA, many different restaurants, a set down Sonic, and lots of wonderful people.

This sculpture was where you get on the boat rides, interesting.

My hubby is trying to mimmick Mickey Mantle at the AT&T Bricktown Ballpark. This is where the Redhawks play their baseball games. We had lunch at their restaurant here called "Coaches". The restaurant looks out on to the ball diamond. Fun!!!

Well, hope you enjoyed my little tour through Bricktown with us. We had a great time. As our local television narrator would say on their Discover Oklahoma show, "IS THIS A GREAT STATE OR WHAT!!! Hope you can visit sometime.

Ginger

Pink Saturday

Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass but learning to DANCE in the rain. Those are words we should live by, so I made a little wall hanging to remind myself of that!!! Seems like I am always waiting for something to get better before I decide it's time for me to advance and then it is too late.

This is a little flower I made to attach with a clock face and hand on it.

But this is my main Pink Saturday subject. I found this at our Dillards Dept. Store in Oklahoma. It is an electric ice cream machine that makes individual servings of soft serve ice cream in minutes.

You just put the bowls in the freezer, I keep them there, and when you are in the mood

for some ice cream you just mix it up, pour it in and turn it on. It comes with two bowls.

What I like about it is I can make sherbert or low fat icecream since I am trying to loose weight. And a plus, IT'S PINK!!!!!!!!! LOL Just think of all the pink ice creams and sherberts I can make.

And if I really feel the want, I can put some of these cute little sprinkles on it. The machine and bowls were about $39.95.

Hope you hop on over and check out all the Pinks at Beverlys place at How Sweet The Sound.

Have a great Pink weekend.

Ginger

SCORE

Over the weekend I went to my favorite (and only) antique store and made some great purchases. I found this little sugar bowl minus the lid for $3.00, and I collect creamers and sugar bowls so I think I scored on this one.

Its from Bavaria, why is it I am so drawn to dishes from Germany and Bavaria?

And I found this great fruit tiered bowl. Great for my studio to put this and that in. Love my ribbons in it, much more handy that way. Another SCORE. But my most wonderful part of the day was........... I got to take my secretary out of lay away........

Isnt it GREAT!!!!! I have wanted one of these for years and years and it finally was on sale and I put it on lay away last month. Huge SCORE :)

Has anyone ever seen the movie "THE LOVE LETTER" with Jennifer Jason Leigh and Campbell Scott? It is about a man that finds a love letter in a piece of furniture just like this one (from another century) and is smitten by this lovely letter, he writes one to her (even though she has been dead for 100 years) and puts it in the drawer of this secretary and finds another letter where she has received his. It is a lovely movie and I have always wanted one of these since I saw that movie.

As you know, I have been making a transition to white furniture. But I don't think I could ever paint this antique white. It is in it's perfect condition and wouldnt want to take away its authenticity. What do you think?

Just had to show her off. I plan on using the drawers for my tea paraphenalia like cozies, tablecloths, napkins, etc. Hope you like it.

Hugs

Ginger

PINK SATURDAY

Okay, I am running out of pinks, so I am showing some of my old pictures of things I have made over the last year or so. Starting with this old suitcase I bought for $5.00 that I white washed and painted with roses. I use it for storage of some of my dishes I don't use that often.

This is a card I made that looks like a hat you could use for a shower, tea, thank you, etc.

This is my couch in my living room. The wall has since been painted white and I love it.

An apron I made out of a dress I found at a flea market.

A small suitcase I painted white and then painted with roses. I keep my favorite teas and a few silver strainers in this.

And last but not least, my favorite birdhouse outside in the snow. This picture is so refreshing to me right now because it is 103 outside, but they say we are going to have a cold front come through and it will only be 98. LOL I am definitely ready for fall.

Be sure to visit Beverly at How Sweet the Sound and visit the rest of the ladies showing their pink treasures.

Hugs

Ginger

Alice Halloween Cards

Today I am showing you what I have been doing lately. Looking forward to some cooler temps I guess this puts me in the autumn mood. Today it is 102 in Okla. My local scrapbook store One Page at a Time received some of this awesome scrapbook paper in by Graphics 45. It is the Halloween in Wonderland Collection. I think this picture of Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum is great!! It is sooo cute and I love making cards with it. There are so many cute things you could make with it. Think I will cover some match boxes with it next or maybe make some lunch bag toppers with some of it for gifts.

This is another card I made, do you see the clock hand in the upper left hand corner. What great graphics

This is the inside of the card. There are so many different sheets of this collection you can go wild with your imagination.

Another inside of one of the cards.

Here are 4 of the cards I made. The one on the bottom right is probably my favorite and it was a lot of fun to put together. You can click on the pictures to enlarge them. If you like working with paper, be sure to look for this line for your Halloween crafts.

Ginger

Pink Saturday

I just love my pink bag lady. She works so hard day in and day out holding all my plastic bags and she is such a delight hanging there in my kitchen just looking beautiful. I made this lovely lady many years ago and she never gets old to me. For Christmas I showed you her replacement which was a Gingerbread lady. She needs a vacation too sometimes.

For this Pink Saturday I just went all around my house searching out my Pinks!!! Didn't know I was getting so low on them. In my studio this cute little mitten card I made sets pinned to a bulletin board and it inspires me. I love glitz.

Karla at Karla's Cottage gave me the idea for this frozen Charlotte fairy angel. She is another inspiration. I just love Karla and she is sooooo talented. I have joined a tag swap with her celebrating the Wizard of Ozs 75th anniversary. Check out her blog, it's so great. The little fairy is setting in a bed of moss inside a peat pot decorated with roses. This is one of my favorite creations.

This sweet little doll is made of porcelain and sets in my candy bar, isn't she sweet?

I LOOOOOOVE this pink goblet. I recently purchased it at our antique mall and it was all by itself. I had looked at it 20 different times and finally decided I had to have it. Wish I could find some more of them. It is so fragile. I love to drink pink lemonade out of it.

A jeweled bird!!! What more can I say.

And last my "bucket list". Not a complete list, just a starter list. I got the blog one down, but have 3 more to go. Want to go to Trivoli, Ill. because my ancestor, a ggggrandfather is buried there along with his wife and 4 children. They came over by ship from England in 1857 and I have the diary which he wrote on the passage over here. His four children all died within 4 years of each other in the flu epedemic. Very interested in family history and want to check it all out.

Be sure to go on over the Beverlys blog and see the rest of the pink treasures you will find and all you beautiful pink ladies have a wonderful PINK SATURDAY.