"Beauty is produced by the pleasing appearance and good taste of the whole, and by the dimensions of all the parts being duly proportioned to each other." ~Vitruvius

So...

The same day we visited the Cathedral, we swung by Mother of God Church on 5th Street in Covington.  It is another impressive example of the various styles of architecture (Italian Renaissance in this instance) in the region.  The front doors were locked, so we weren't able to get any interior photos.  Mother of God is ALSO a beautiful church and very much worth visiting.  I'm going to dig up a photo I made for my mom from a wedding where she did the flowers.  The bride was gracious enough to let me shoot some photos of her. 

Like I said, this church is gorgeous.

Enjoy.

 “Let some holy ambition invade our souls, so that, dissatisfied with mediocrity, we shall eagerly desire the highest things and shall toil with all our strength to obtain them, since we may if we wish.”
~Giovanni Pico Della Mirandola

“Architecture is really about well-being. I think that people want to feel good in a space… On the one hand it’s about shelter, but it’s also about pleasure.” ~Zaha Hadid

Well...

This is the last installment of my St. Mary's Cathedral of the Basilica photos (I made more than 18 MONTHS ago).  Hey, I'm workin' on it!

This past week has been pretty cool at home.  Between Pappy, Mara and I, we have picked, shucked, cut off the cob, fried and froze 90 (NINETY) ears of corn (that includes a dozen we bought at McGlasson's Farm - on Adventure Day).  On Friday, I made a small batch of Lemon Curd.  Oh my, quite tasty.  Saturday was Adventure Day to:  McGlasson's Farm on Rt 8 in Hebron, lunch alfresco from McDonald's and then for an ice cream cone from Baskin Robbins!  (31 Fine Flavors, my ass.  More like 24.)  Sunday, I made 2 loaves of Banana Bread, 3 loaves of Zucchini Bread and a batch of fresh Peach Jam.  Holy crap!  It's very delicious!  I used really ripe white flesh peaches I purchased on mark-down at Meijer's.  I didn't want to mess up the nice peaches I got from McGlasson's - just in case it turned out I didn't know what I was doing.  Fat chance!  Today, I am hoping to make Seedless Red Raspberry Preserves.  Looks kinda easy, we'll see.  And I have different recipe for Peach Jam I'm going to try.  I also bought apples to make a pie and a small batch of Applesauce.  I told Pappy I'm going full-out Little House on the Prairie and try putting up Green Beans and making my own Pickles.  Churning Butter can't be too far away, right? 

It's keeping me busy.

Okay...back to these photos.  I kind of feel like they're "meh" because I know I can do better.  The best type day to visit one of the many local churches with all of the gorgeous stained glass windows is when it's partly cloudy.  You know, big fluffy clouds that block out the sun on regular intervals.  Standing inside of a church while the sun comes and goes is, quite literally, like standing inside of a giant kaleidoscope. Ab-so-LUTELY breathtaking.  BUT...it's not such a great time to visit and make nice photos (and I'm not very patient with myself, so...). 

It is what it is.

Right?

Enjoy.

 

Food is everything we are. It's an extension of nationalist feeling, ethnic feeling, your personal history, your province, your region, your tribe, your grandma. It's inseparable from those from the get-go.

~Anthony Bourdain 

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Food is everything we are. It's an extension of nationalist feeling, ethnic feeling, your personal history, your province, your region, your tribe, your grandma. It's inseparable from those from the get-go.
Read more at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/anthony_bourdain_552955?src=t_food

Food is everything we are. It's an extension of nationalist feeling, ethnic feeling, your personal history, your province, your region, your tribe, your grandma. It's inseparable from those from the get-go. Anthony Bourdain
Read more at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/anthony_bourdain_552955?src=t_food

Food is everything we are. It's an extension of nationalist feeling, ethnic feeling, your personal history, your province, your region, your tribe, your grandma. It's inseparable from those from the get-go. Anthony Bourdain
Read more at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/anthony_bourdain_552955?src=t_food

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit." ~Aristotle

So...

Next batch of Cathedral photos.

Enjoy.

"The longer I live, the more beautiful life becomes. If you foolishly ignore beauty, you will soon find yourself without it. Your life will be impoverished. But if you invest in beauty, it will remain with you all the days of your life."

~Frank Lloyd Wright

"I call architecture frozen music." ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Ok...

I found a folder of 200+ photos from an adventure I had with an acquaintance down to St Mary's Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption - in January of 2018.  Absolutely gorgeous Gothic architecture - completely worth a field trip to enjoy its beauty.

Don't worry...I've edited the photos down to a mere 58 (so far) and I'll edit more as I process.  This is my first installment and I'll try to keep everything interesting.

Enjoy.

There is so much history in this building I could pass along - but I am so freaking exhausted tonight.  It's my Friday (6th day of my work week), I only slept 3 hours yesterday (FIVE and a HALF today!), Mara, Pappy and I went and picked 50 more ears of corn this morning (and 6 tomatoes), and I feel like crap.  My hand is screaming. 

BUT...I will post this cool information about the Cathedral:

The most bizarre and fascinating element which adorned a cathedral are the sinister gargoyles. In addition to diverting rainwater away from the cathedral, their chimeric designs personified human qualities antithetical to the behavior of virtuous Christians. The central entrance features statuary and stone carvings by the honored American sculptor, Clement Barnhorn. Atop its twin-towered facade, 32 gargoyles reach out from the ornate upper colonnade, and 26 chimeras stand watchful guard against evil spirits.

Awesome!!

“Forests were the first temples of God and in forests men grasped their first idea of architecture.”
~James C. Snyder, Introduction to Architecture  

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