Author: dasoadmin

Fruit Salad As I finished up the 15th letter of the alphabet, I decided to share some statistics. I have posted 146 times so far, so that means each letter has averaged about 10 posts. Every letter so far has had at least one post, with “J” only having one and “C” leading the way…

Common Bonds It only took a few steps down Overlook this morning to notice that small American flags lined the sidewalks. They started at the corner with Arlington closer to West Clifton and continued down the length of the street all the way until Overlook reconnected with Arlington to the south. They were on both…

Birthday Celebrations Today we celebrate our country’s 248th birthday. This has always been one of my favorite days of the year in Lakewood. It starts with the morning parade down Lake Avenue and ends with the best fireworks display in the area. As I was strolling down Overbrook this morning, I was impressed with all…

Proud to be an American As we head into the July 4th Holiday, I was happy to see so many American flags on Orchard Grove. Many of the houses had their flags already flying. In fact, I rode my bike down many other streets on my way there and home and I think Orchard Grove…

Sweet Treats Onondaga was one of the friendliest streets I have walked down yet. Everyone I passed was not only welcoming but eager to strike up a conversation. After a long day of work, it was fun to put my cares behind me and just focus on having a pleasant evening. Onondaga is a short…

A Hare Raising Experience I felt like the rabbits were out to get me this morning. As soon as I started down the street, I passed a bunny staring me down from his breakfast spot next to a tree. He didn’t even move when I approached to take a picture. As I continued, I noticed…

Does Money Grow on Trees? As I was walking down Olive this morning, I came across a plant that I haven’t seen in a long time. It was a silver dollar plant (Lunaria). The seed pods turn an iridescent color that makes them look like silver dollars. I remember dropping a few seeds from a…

Southern Tip of Lakewood Today I traveled to what I think is the southernmost point in Lakewood. Ogontz connects with Riverside south of the highway just as Riverside is starting to curve southward and turn into Rocky River Drive. Across the street from that intersection is the West Park Cleveland Police and Fire Fighters Memorial.…

Special Delivery Norton was another street quite close to my house, providing a quick out and back route for me this morning. As I was taking a picture of the street sign, something looked off. Then I realized the name was in ALL CAPS (not sure why NORTON gets this special treatment). I’m not sure…

Take Me to Church Our family moved into Lakewood in the summer of 2000. After searching the area for a church, we found a home in St. James Catholic Church. We attended mass there every Sunday for almost 10 years until Bishop Richard Lennon closed the church as part of a diocese-wide downsizing. Two years…