peppers and tomatoes

Jamie came to visit this weekend and brought all this from our garden! Woo-hoo!

flowers for lunch

Mini cheese and flower canapes were served with white gazpacho at The Flower Society's edible flower luncheon at the home of Carol Meyers.

tent revival blessing

Mary McDonald, pastor of Holsey Chapel, prays for the upcoming tent revival at the lot at 1708-1712 Messanie St. on Wednesday. The revival is hosted by the Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance.

two birds

St. Joe Kitsch (for Clare)

a few from the St. Joe News Press

homemade granola bars


This might be one of those that I like because of the effort involved instead of the quality of the photo. It took all day to find anyone who was willing to be photographed for the unemployment story.

Lorie Swenson, Jeremy Grieshaber, and Veronica Hunt, left to right, shop at Apple Market on Mitchell Ave. on Tuesday evening. Swenson and Grieshaber have both been drawing unemployment for about a year. "We don't buy steaks," Swenson said. "We buy more ground beef and chicken." About half of Missourian's currently receiving unemployment benefits will lose them at the end of July.


Swoop, an eagle-owl, flies over a crowd of about 90 people during the Wings of Love presentation at Washington Park Library on Wednesday. Eagle-owls are the largest type of owl in the world, said bird handler Yvonne Patterson.

fishing, again

Hopefully I'll have some good photos from St. Joe to post soon. For now, here are a few from my weekend home.