1st position

See my child? She's the ONLY one in the photo that is blurred from her near constant motion. She has the very sturdy leotard and wildly swinging hair and arms. Oh, good-luck-to-you-ballet-instructor...

One Flew Over

This is the mental hospital where they filmed One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest. I haven't seen the movie, but plan to. The hospital has been recently remodeled and now contains a museum dedicated to mental health.

I toured it with a friend. She was convinced that when this photo was processed there would be a ghostly image in the room. It's just me though, and I'm darn good-looking.

The museum had a lot of articles/artifacts from mental health care-spanning the last hundred years or so. Many of the other types of items they had were things that you would find in any home. They had a sewing machine cabinet like the one I have---except mine is Minnesota brand and theirs was Sears or something.

Below is where my friend had to pay my admission fee, which I still owe her for. I don't know why I never think to bring cash anywhere. :(

There was a tunnel system under the building. This tunnel system was one of the more rumored and criticized aspects of the old hospital system. They did not allow tours but they had this mock-up of the tunnel system.

I will go back. They had a lot to look at. 

http://oshmuseum.wordpress.com/

The Sword in the Planter

...Cleaning up the yard for Winter and I cannot draw the sword from the planter. I guess this means I will not be King of England. Shucks.