Crafty Sunday Update and a new friend

This was all I completed past week.  It took a long time but all of the backstitches are finally in.

This is my new "friend".  He set off my security lights.  He has been all over around here.

(There is only this one)  I saw him across the street, under my neighbors deck, sitting on a wall staring at me, and the other day during the day he was on the back wall.  I don't like him.

I contacted Chris for support but he made jokes.

Glad I finished the started project.  I need to finish more this week.

 

Royals Game

 Yesterday, Chris and Deidre took me to a Royals Baseball game.  We tailgated and people watched and then went into the game.

Tailgating

There were a lot of people

From our seats

Walking in

We went through the hall of fame.

Baseball display

What's inside a baseball

World Series Trophies

Made of beer cans

The Kauffmans

The fountains in the outfield

A look at the stadium

Big tv screen

I had so much fun.  We walked the circle of the entire stadium.  We watched the game from our seats then later stood by the fountains.  It was chilly in the shade.  They have everything here.  Lots of choices of food, of course Royal gear, merry-go-round, miniature golf and more.  It's a little city.

The Royals were ahead, then tied, and finally lost to the Twins.  Chris told me that happens a lot.

Until tomorrow.

Rosedale Memorial Arch with Chris

Today Chris went exploring with me.  We went to the Rosedale Memorial Arch.  It was inspired by the Arc de Triomphe.  It was built in 1924.  It's dedicated to the men of Rosedale who served in World 

War 1.  There are a lot of WW1 memorials in Kansas City.

The dragons were on the fence surrounding it.

After the Memorial Arch we went to get tacos.  

You order a whole or half chicken then make your own taco.

I always enjoy my time with Chris so it was a great adventure.  I have changed my mind on wall color already.  Creamy is now the color.  I'm going to start in the closet/laundry room.  It will be the hardest room because all of my clothes have to come out.  I'll try to start next week.  Fingers crossed.

 

Goddess of Broken Birds and Brookside Park

Usually I take Thursdays off but I stayed home on Tuesday because I was cold.  I went out today but I also had a few errands.  I stopped and bought Charlie food and treats.  Remember he got the treat bag and ate all of it.  Then I returned my library book.  

The adventure begins.  I stopped by the Goddess of Broken Birds.  I think it looks like someone has cleaned up her birds.  There are broken pieces everywhere.

This is a little broken owl that was at her foot.

Not the best picture of me but next in line is Brookside Park.

It's a nice size park with a baseball diamond, and playground.

It also has a big hill.

Playground

After the park it was the Country Club Streetcar Station.

It the historic trolley line

This is the station.

Before I went to the store I stopped by Sherwin Williams (it's next door).  I got more white colors.  I wasn't really I love with any of the colors.

I have samples taped up everywhere.  I'm trying to get all of the different light situations.

This is the one I selected.  I think.  It's called Pure White.  It's so much lighter than what is currently there.  I have a plan to get all of the walls painted then new carpet.  I was going to wait on carpet but I would really like it to have it replaced.  Then the plan goes on but I will stop there.  I don't want to get ahead of myself.  Just one wall at a time.  I will tell you I plan to replace the washer/dryer combo and get a stacked unit.  The combo just doesn't dry well.

Until tomorrow.

 

TWA Museum

 Staying with the TWA theme from Monday I went to the TWA Museum today.  It's really more of an adventure than you realize.  I made it across the river and back.  I took the new bridge that is replacing the Buck O'Neil bridge over.  I could not figure out how to get on that bridge to come home so I found another one.  Regardless I made it.

First I found the downtown airport

One of the first airplanes

How they trained pilots for one of the wars.

707 tire.  He is showing us with his hand how big a 747 tire is.

Seats from the old airport

Howard Hughes furniture

Models were everywhere

Some of their souvenirs

The poster on the right shows Howard Hughes

A telephone booth from old airport.  I had to get a picture.

These are models with seats showing how the airplane is arranged.

Some even have beds.

First Hostess Uniforms

Most uniforms

They even gave out cigarettes.

More uniforms.

Uniforms

Paper uniforms hostesses had to wear to serve food.  

They stopped wearing them when they were started ripping while they were being worn.

More paper uniforms

The hostess guide.  I would not have made it.  They were measured once a month.

When the Pope flies the airplane is called Shepherd 1.

I tried to get a close up of the gold razor and toothbrush the Pope is given.

All of the Pope's special items

One of the founders of TWA.

His pilot license is signed by Orville Wright

Another founder.

Blue Chip uniform.  The flight took off every 30 minutes. 

Picture of sleeping chair.

I learned a lot.  I did not know that Charles Lindbergh and Howard Hughes were involved in TWA.  Howard Hughes once had controlling shares.  Once they seemed to be all about customer comfort and now we are crammed into the plane.  My first flight in 1985 was on TWA.  

I had loads of fun.  I was so happy to find that bridge.  I'm not a highway driver, the bridges that cross the Missouri river are often connected with highways,  and I have not explored this area at all.  I know that is not a proper sentence.  

Until tomorrow.