Prague

This postcard is of Prague Castle.

Road trip

I got all of these postcards on my single day road trip to see the eclipse last summer. We went to Kansas City, just for the day. 

Missouri-the show me state

Capital: Jefferson City

Area: 69,674 sq miles

Flower: hawthorn

Bird: bluebird

Tree: dogwood

Kansas City, Missouri

Hannibal, Missouri

Mark Twain boyhood home and museum, Tom & Huck monument below Cardiff Hill and a view of the town and Mississippi River. 

“The Prairie Passage,” a giant mural at the Missouri Welcome Center on I-35 north of Eagleville, MO. The mosaic’s 600,000 glass pieces display prominent people, places and events of northwest Missouri history. 

Hell’s Kitchen

Hell’s Kitchen founders Mitch Omer and Steve Meyer have been renegade Twin Cities chefs far longer than their patient wives want to admit. Rather than being “celebrity chefs” with TV shows, these warhorses sold everything they owned to open their own place and just serve damn good food. To say it’s hotter than hell in the kitchen is an understantment. Up at 4am, our cooks labor over simmering pots, fire-breathing roasters, and hotter ‘n hell ovens while juggling a thousand other fun “tasks of ownership”. So Hell’s Kitchen is named a bit after the NYC neighborhood, but mostly for what it feels like behind the scenes while you enjoy your meal. And no, we were here years before Gordon Ramsey started that TV Show. 

Hell’s Kitchen. 80 S. 9th St. Minneapolis, Minnesota USA 55402. (612) 332-4700 www.hellskitcheninc.com

Way back in 2000, when the economy was significantly more robust, Hell’s Kitchen founders Cyn and Mitch flew to a fancy-ass gallery in Denver to see Mitch’s gonzo art icon Ralph Steadman, who rarely visits the USA. The couple vowed they would just look, not touch, and certainly not buy. Two days later, a large crate arrived with their first Ralph Steadman original, Big Head #5 (peeking out in this pic). “We’ve always valued art over money,” says Cyn, “but it took us 4 years to pay it off.” Ever since then, the underground lair at the Minneapolis restaurant has adorned its walls with Steadman’s wonderfully twisted works, and this is how the demented collection started. 

United States Hockey Hall of Fame

Hockey excitement can be experienced through informational kiosks with a visit to the United States Hockey Hall of Fame on Hwy #53 in Eveleth, Minnesota. Discover history and an insight to the game of hockey. Also pick up your favorite souvenir in the newly expanded gift shop. 

Minnesota State Fair

All of these postcards came from the Minnesota State Fair when I attended last summer. 

Minnesota State Fair

MN Abbey Road

First Avenue and 7th Street Entry

Cheers!

Elephants

Elephants tusk wrestling at Mikumi National Park

Pikes Peak Region

Diverse Pikes Peak Region

The Bahamas

This postcard was given to me by my sister and brother in law after their cruise there a year ago.

The Bahamas-a land of complete relaxation and comfort. Surreys travel in downtown Nassau. 

Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum

These postcards were from my visit to Michigan last fall to visit family. This was my first and only time (so far) to a Presidential Museum. 

The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum was dedicated in 1981 and occupies six acres along the West Bank of the Grand River. The 300 foot glass wall provides a panoramic view of the Grand Rapids skyline. 

President and Mrs. Ford, pictured here in 1992, the year Mr. Ford celebrated his 80th birthday, Mrs. Ford marked her 75th birthday, and they both observed their 45th wedding anniversary. 

Man in Space. The 3,000-pound sculpture known as “Man in Space” was crafted by New York Artist Judson Nelson and installed at the Gerald Ford Museum in 1984. Nelson crafted the lifelikefigure depict weightlessness in space. 

Statue of Gerald R. Ford by J. Brett Grill. This statue was placed in the United States Capitol Rotinda on May 3, 2011. A second casting was installed in front of the Museum two months later. 

The official photograph of Gerald R. Ford, 38th President of the United States. Gerald Ford attained the office of president following the resignation of Richard Nixon and served from August 9, 1974 until January 20, 1977. 

 

First Lady Betty Ford in the Treaty Room of the White House, wearing a gown designed by Frankie Welch, October 6, 1975. 

The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum was dedicated in 1981. A learning center was added in 2016. The grounds include perennial gardens and a reflecting pool. 

The tombs of President and Mrs. Ford are located on the grounds of his Presidential Museum. The gravesite was part of the museum’s original design. 

First Lady Betty Ford set new standards of White House candor and courage. By frankly discussing her breast cancer, she alerted millions of women to the need for early detection and treatment of this dreaded disease. Since leaving Washington in 1977, Mrs. Ford has gained new respect for her successful fight against alcohol and drug dependency, and for the pioneering California institution that bears her name. 

Gerald Ford Presidential Museum is located on the scenic Grand River in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It was built in 1981 and extensively remolded in 2016. The DeVos Learning Center was added in 2016.