Ivory of Ocean Grove is a member of a designer breed “Goldendoodle.” (Golden Retriever and a Standard Poodle) Paul Goldfinger photo 5/29/17 at the Memorial Day parade heading east on Main.
By Paul Goldfinger. Blogfinger.net. 2017
Next year science may deliver a humandoodle. Sort of a combination of a person who is curious, frisky and wants to talk and a poodle which is friendly and likes to smell things and eat doggy treats.
You can train this breed to take its own poop bag to the park where it will use it, tie it, and toss it out. Since the Goldendoodle is part French, it will enjoy a hamburger served on a brioche washed down with a little red wine and then a Gauloises cigarette on the porch.
“Harry Eichhorn’s Summer Band is a treasure. It is reminiscent of days gone by.
Where else can you hear a rousing song, feel the ocean breezes, then stroll for ice cream?”
–Jean Bredin, Blogfinger staff.
Here is a link to a 2013 article which we posted about Harry : Wild about Harry
It is time to think about checking your “stuff”to sell in May. Make it part of your spring clean-up. We will be posting all participating addresses and the items for sale. We will ask you to email us starting in March. Watch for our reminders. We can use some volunteers to photograph the event, monitor the sites that day, pass out flyers, report on the sale for Blogfinger, and offer suggestions and help with promotions.
Paul Goldfinger, Editor Blogfinger.net
Vincent Cannavo, Yard Sale Manager
KENNY VANCE (his latest album; he is back –performing with his son Lance. Hopefully the CMA will include him if they do a Doo Wop concert in 2019)
It’s a peaceful Saturday afternoon—a perfect summer day with temperatures in the 70’s. Founders’ Park in Ocean Grove is my favorite park because of the open spaces with walkways, trees and scenic views. It is surrounded by historic homes, reminding me of another beautiful park——the Place des Vosges in Paris
There are benches, some in the shade and others in the sun. It’s a great place to sit or lie under a tree to nap or read a book. And the nighttime photography there can be very dramatic. It is a place that is historic, sweet, safe and comforting.
At Founder’s Park, some soft rock music could be heard floating over from the A. side. Probably coming from the outdoor stage of the Stone Pony. Some folks were on the water in swan boats. Despite the parking overload in town, and the Asburians walking to cross the bridge, this park never seems crowded. It will get a bit busier and noisier as Saturday night approaches.
Meanwhile, a small group of twenty-something’s had rigged up a tightrope between two trees, but none of them could complete the entire trip. A couple walking along Lake Avenue stopped to kiss while standing, Something inspired them at that moment. They were heading toward the ocean when they decided to stop short and get hot. Another couple heading east on bikes also had to stop; she stood by while he fixed a flat.
In the middle of the park is the site of the famous fountain which is currently in Alabama for a restoration for which the OG Historical Society and historian Ted Bell have raised over $100,000 and still counting. That fountain will be returned and ready to go in time for the town’s 150th anniversary in 2019.
If you have never visited Founder’s Park, you should go there. Bring a picnic, a Wiffle Ball game, a dog, a book, a date, a bike, or a blanket.
Or you can bring a pad and a pen—nobody writes letters any more. Does anybody still write love letters?—It’s got to be more romantic and meaningful than a text.
