To all of my scrapbooking and crafty friends out there, November is Stampaganza month at Close to My Heart. What that means is that if you purchase two sets of Acrylix stamps, you get the third free! Yay! I am SUPER excited about this. It is a great opportunity right before the holiday to pick up gifts and stocking stuffers for your crafty friends. If anyone is interested in placing an order, please leave a comment. Click on the link below to view the full details on the flyer.
Children's Letters to God, Coughlin-Saunders, Sept 13, 2009
Our friends' son, Carson, was in it. He is the one in red on the table.
We had a great time at the musical with our friends
Steven and me
Leah and her sons
Brad and his son
Kayley...at Cane's before the play
We took Vivian to see the musical Childrens Letters To God. It was very cute. After we arrived home, Vivian spent an hour dancing and singing! I knew she would like this! She watches a lot of the old musicals on Netflix.
Yesterday, before we went to work on our rent house, she had to dress up and have a fashion show. She dug out her play microphone from Cracker Barrel and made me introduce her. She also had a solution for world peace and some other things I couldn’t quite understand.
Vivian's entry
Exit
Coming back for a curtsy
Even though I was still in my nightgown, she insisted I participate in the fashion show too. So, I strutted my stuff, complete with magic wand and all. NO THERE ARE NO PICTURES OF THAT! Thank God!
countertops and sink in...need to install pulls
The paint it took to make this house look decent again
I also posted the after bathroom pic here. I put it with the before pics so you would have something to compare it too. It is far from done, but, progress nevertheless.
Anyway, we had a good weekend. We hope you did too. Back to work tomorrow.
Andrea
I could have danced when I received the email from the Louisiana Trust for Historic Preservation’s representative. Due to the Historical Association’s, and mainly, Charles K. Charrier, President of HACL, diligent work nominating two CENLA buildings, the CLSH Dairy Barn in Pineville and the Armour Building on Lower Third in Alexandria, will receive local and national recognition by being placed on the Louisiana Trust’s 10 Most Endangered list. The Louisiana Trust is part of the National Trust. Each year, the Louisiana Trust for Historic Preservation recognizes the state’s ten most endangered historic properties to draw attention to the importance of historic preservation of our rich Louisiana heritage. Previously, Central Louisiana has had seven properties placed on the 10 Most Endangered List. We are proud to see that number grow to 9!
CLSH Dairy Barn 9-01-09
Armour Bldg, Lower Third 9-01-09
There will be a reception at Nottaway Plantation on September 20th, and at that time, there will be an unveiling of each structure that has made the 2009 list. As of now, I do not have a list of the other properties. This is exciting news for CENLA and for historic preservation!
“We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us”. Winston Churchill
Andrea
Great article in the Town Talk! I regret the ignorant comments that were made on the TT’s website.
This world has a problem. Should we be conformed to this perverted world or should we be transformed by the renewing of our minds? Consider the following: God gave Moses an Ethiopian woman to be his wife. He gave Sarah’s Egyptian maid, Hagar, to Abraham. King Solomon’s mother, Bathsheba, was of a different race. Even Rahab the harlot, who helped the Israelites capture Jericho, was of a different race.
God see people, he does not see race. In fact, God did not create race. He did not create black and white. The Bible said, “…so God created man.” Gen. 1:27)
One day, there will be no more race, just one people, and at that point no one will have a reason to be racist, for we will be one people.
For more, click on the link above. In a previous post, I commented on racism and, through my experiences living here, note that the perpetrators of racism are not always white. At my garage sale two weeks ago, a man came through with flyers and handed one to all of the African-American customers. I put my hand out twice to receive a flyer, and he skipped over me twice. The customers noticed and came over and gave me a flyer. It was an invitation to attend their church. I guess since I was white, I was not invited.
Anyway, thumbs up for this article
Andrea
I saw this billboard a couple months ago and was struck by the glaring discord of the message vs. the picture. I am sure this is a nice man and everything, but if you were excited about Holy Ghost Revival, wouldn’t you at least smile a little?
Earlier this year, the Armour Building, on Lower Third, was donated to the Historical Association of Central Louisiana. Along with the donation of the building, came a grant from the Coughlin-Saunders foundation to build a temporary roof for the purpose of stopping rainwater from deteriorating the building further. The Armour Building was built in the early 1900s as a meat packing plant. According to Jonathan and Donna Fricker, previous directors of the Louisiana Division of Historic Preservation located in Baton Rouge, there are railroad spurs that lead right up to the building and this building was an integral part of Alexandria’s economy early in the 20th century. In their past role as directors of LDHP, Jonathan and Donna Fricker are most known for writing several National Register nominations for Louisiana properties most of which were subsequently accepted and listed on the National Register. The Frickers were retained by HACL to write a National Register nomination for the Armour Building. Earlier this month, at their Bi-Annual meeting, the Louisiana National Register Review Committee accepted the nomination and sent to Washington for final disposition. For more information regarding National Register status and criteria for historic properties, please click here.
The Armour building is currently for sale. Anyone wishing to tour the property or has an interest in returning this building to commerce, please contact the Historical Association at: 318-448-3952.
Thumbs up to HACL for stepping up to the plate.
Andrea
Unlike most persons of Cenla, I do not know the Scott family well and I have not been here long enough to know about Jock Scott’s father nor about any of Mr. Scott’s many accomplishments. What I do know is that every Thursday night, in a dorm on Levin Street, Jock Scott taught a bible study and mentored the homeless men staying in the POA’s homeless shelter. In my very few chance meetings with Mr. Scott, he always proved to be a gentleman, a thinker, and a man of faith. I know that not only will the whole city miss Mr. Scott, but Mr. Scott’s presence will also be missed at the table of the Grace House men’s dorm.
Thank you for giving so much of yourself back to the community
Andrea
Merry Christmas!
