Happy April Fool's Day!
Careful students of this educational blog, like Shirley of "Boots and Braids" . . .
You may recall the night of April 1st last year when an arsonist burned down the Legado project, incurring a cost to the developer of around 60 million dollars.
He hasn't been apprehended yet but just recently the new Legado began rising on the lot where the previous one was about three-quarters completed.
The project is being built the same way, with pre-cast concrete slabs which are hoisted into place and secured, which makes construction very rapid.
This, I presume, is the parking garage, which is erected first before the outside of it is surrounded by apartments and businesses.
And I would imagine with the experience of a year ago there is full-time 24-hour security on the site.
Meantime, just across the street a TownePlace Suites by Marriott is well along in it's construction.
With the Findlay Toyota Center arena on one corner, the Homestead Talking Glass Apartments on another and these two projects under construction on two others, this interesection will probably soon be one of the busiest in our town.
I just wonder when the town leaders will decide to change the designation from a town to a city!
After a couple of snowstorms earlier this month, Spring is finally here.
At least for the moment.
As I'm writing this in the very early afternoon, the temperature is hovering at about 68 (F)/20 (C) with the sun shining in an incredibly blue sky.
It's supposed to reach 82 by Tuesday.
We'll see.
But meanwhile the warmer weather has caused the ornamental fruit trees to do their thing.
And, as always this time of year, I can't be prevented from imposing sharing this brief bit of old Burma Shave doggerel.
Brace yourselves.
Spring has sprung
The grass has riz
Where last year's
careless drivers is!
Happy Springtime, everyone!
I'm about a month from my 85th trip around the Sun.
It seems like only yesterday.
No I don't mean my big birthday seemed only yesterday.
Because it wasn't, see?
It's still coming up.
But I am of the age where I go into a room and then wonder why I'm in there.
Or not remembering the name of the person I've known all of my life.
Or the very famous movie star that I was in love with for all of my life.