Riverdance was first introduced during the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994. The video shows a performance from the next year in 1995. I remember how quickly this show became popular in America, and people couldn't get enough of this show. Little girls across America started taking Irish step dancing classes. The claddagh became popular in jewelry.  read more...

Caroline was 103 years old when this video was recorded. In this video she discussed the difference between the world in her younger years and the world today. The number one issue she seemed to have is that she wished that people had more respect for each other like they used to when she was younger. I wish people would have more respect for each other too, Caroline.  read more...

Words cannot describe this 1882 Steinway Grand Piano, named the "Liberty Piano". Can you imagine how long it took to do all the carving? And the extraordinary carving skill involved! I can't imagine having such carving skills. I find it difficult to even carve a Halloween pumpkin. My greatest carving skill involves triangle facial features, and a half-moon mouth with a tooth or two. read more...

Chippewa Lake Park was an amusement park in Chippewa Lake, Ohio (Medina County) that was open for 100 years - from 1878 through 1978. After it closed in 1978 because it was no longer as popular as it was in it's earlier days, the rides and buildings remained there, left to deteriorate over the next thirty years. As you can see in the video, it sure did deteriorate. It's always sad to see a place that once brought people so much joy left to become a place that eventually looks like the set for a horror movie. read more...