The Mystery House

I have long been curious about this estate at 87th and Lamar and my curiosity was sated by an estate sale. This is the curbside view but behind it are more buildings. You can see two of the buildings below beyond the pool. It could be a cool place but it is quite rundown and I suspect headed for demolition.

Particularly fascinating was this tiny room that is built around a tree. You can see the tree from the exterior view. The bear is one of those from the time before the Kansas City hearts bears peppered the city.

 

The Summer of England

Team England headquartered in nearby Meadowbrook Park for their World Cup run and finally departed for good on Friday - to play their third place match (which they won). I saw their bus leaving and I may have seen one player on a Sunday morning early but otherwise just enjoyed the hype. This was their farewell message from the hotel/Prairie Village.
 

Bingo Night

Colin and Adam were champion bingo players. Colin tried on the unicorn hat he won.

 

Joy Speaks Every Language

This person likes to post signs of support. This time they took advantage of the World Cup to make their point. Not sure of the significance of the ranch dressing.
 

Building a Dam

They allegedly were building a beaver dam on top of the fountain rock at the splash pad. It seemed to be challenging. You can see below that there was a lot of pressure in the rock fountain.

 

Horse Faceoff

Stacy and Hayden are saddled and ready for a ride in Colorado but the horses do not appear to agree on which way to go. Howard is watching in the background. 1998
 

Fashion Designer

Vala designed and created the shirt I am wearing from old t-shirts, complete with a tie. You can see front and back below. She had some help stitching together. I am impressed by her artistry and by her thoughtfulness. It also came with a beautiful note.

 

Pete the Cat

We took this crazy brood to see "Pete the Cat" at the Coterie Theater. They all enjoyed it but Colin was tired by this point. We tried giving him magic glasses like Pete but he still was not committed to the photo.
 

Voting for Kindness Rocks

Vala, Althea and Lowell were monitoring the table where folks could vote with cash for their favorite kindness rocks, created by the VBS kids. We raised $185 for Cross-Lines Christmas Store. Afterward they moved the rocks outside to greet visitors to the church.

 

Eyes On Us

Cindy and I have seen several foxes in Prairie Village lately while walking early. I was able to catch this guy on camera. He started to go into the culvert but then changed and ran up through the houses. I think he just thought he might have to hide.
 

VBS Continues

We had a fun three days. 

Grow God's Love

VBS kicked off with a session about growing love, under Mrs. Ferguson's leadership. Many activities followed. More to come.

Where Did It Go?

Scott assisting Ray with fireworks in 1994. Scott's firework doesn't appear to have gone anywhere but Dad is looking. And the glasses are too cool for words.
 

Splashing Tuesday

Water sport for Tuesday was a splash pad. 

 

Everybody Gets a Turn

A random boogie board was floating in the pool so the kids gave it their best efforts to ride it.