Tag Archives: ann arbor

Apr21

amadeus.

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created in the style of an old-style viennese cafe

amadeus restaurant

downtown ann srbor

warm, intimate, lovely

live classical music on weekends

soft glowing ambience

attentive servers

with dishes

representing central europe

 (poland, hungary and austria)

european wines and beers

rich coffee

finish with homemade desserts, pastries or tortes

 after so much beautiful food, impossible to do

we must come back.

“*Rock Me Amadeus.”

-Falco

 

 * lyric from song recorded by Austrian musician Falco. To date, the single is the only German language song to peak at number one of the Billboard Hot 100. It was Falco’s only number one hit in both the United States and the United Kingdom, despite his popularity in his native Austria and much of Europe.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jan26

pixie dust.

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‘We proudly support the local fairy community with cinema and live performances!

Our fairy door is located at the front entrance of our theater.’

(from the beautiful michigan theater)

the fairies have officially moved into the theater at last

(though most likely there long before anyone noticed them)


“trust the pixie dust.”

-author unknown

Jan14

blue!

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a lovely, blustery, turn your fingers blue, afternoon

spent with my grandson

welcoming our team home with a parade

a city full of pride and joy

for our very own

national champions

university of michigan wolverines

go blue!

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“i think everyone, once in his life, should be given a ticker-tape parade.”

-gene kranz

 

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image credits: brad galli, wxyz, me

Jan9

champions.

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Photo by ERIC BRONSON / University of Michigan Photography

photo by university of michigan alumni association

 

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“if you’re a champion, you have to have it in your heart.”

*-chris evert

*Christine Marie Evert known as Chris Evert Lloyd from 1979 to 1987,

is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. Widely considered among the greatest …

Nov4

muddy.

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89th annual Mud Bowl

 

It’s another home game in the Big House today for the Michigan Wolverines, but meanwhile on campus, this happens first:

Started in 1932, the annual Mud Football Bowl takes place during Fall Rush homecoming in the natural kettle hole on the side of the old SAE frathouse, which the Ann Arbor fire department fills with 10,000 gallons of water. The party is now thrown by the Michigan Mudbowl Club and all proceeds benefit the UM Mott Children’s Hospital and many, many turn out to cheer them on and celebrate.

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“there is an eagle in me that wants to soar, and there is a hippopotamus in me that wants to wallow in the mud.”

-carl sandburg

 

 

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credits: university of michigan, sae, ann arbor townies

Oct31

tell a story.

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Mack Elementary School Students in Halloween Costumes
For All-City Party, October 1941
Photo by The Ann Arbor News
All decked out in costumes,
these lads and lass are determined to win prizes
in the all-city Halloween party to be held in West Park.
Between 500 and 1,000 children are expected to attend the annual event.

happy halloween!

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“clothes make a statement. costumes tell a story.”

— mason cooley

Oct14

game day.

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early morning ann arbor

outside of washtenaw dairy

on a home game day

calm before the storm

go blue.

 

 

 

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“you don’t show up on game day and expect to be great.

greatness happens in practice.

you have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.”

-michael jordan

 

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photo credit: washtenaw dairy

 

Aug27

deli.

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relaxed dinner from the deli

such an easy delight 

picnic by the river

ice cream just right.

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“there’s a deli around the corner from my office where I’d get a bag of chips with my sandwich,

and I was hiding them under my sandwich because I was embarrassed.

when I had this epiphany that I was hiding the potato chips from myself,

I realized there was an opportunity there.”

-keith belling

 

 

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zingerman’s deli, ann arbor, michigan, usa – 2023

Aug11

canvas.

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a front door, a message, and a yard, in support of ukraine and the pollinators

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one of the reasons i love walking so much

is for the surprises waiting to be discovered along the way

when walking through the neighborhood

i travel with eyes wide open

people are so creatively expressive

flower pot art

a snake in the grass

smiling and made of latex, upon closer inspection

a front yard mini vineyard

a tiny village

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“this world is but a canvas to our imagination.”

-henry david thoreau

Aug8

pride.

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ann arbor pride fest 2023

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so happy to live in a city that takes pride in all people and celebrates everyone. 

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“festivals promote diversity, they bring neighbors into dialogue, they increase creativity,

they offer opportunities for civic pride, they improve our general psychological well-being.

in short, they make cities better places to live.”

-david binder