The Laundry Mat

November 16, 2013 by Debra

Frank’s Corner Coin Laundry

It’s been a LONG time since I had to use a laundry mat. Well this past week I had a reminder. Let me tell you it was work! Not cheap either. With 3 tall baskets and one short it took most of the two rolls of quarters I brought. Luckily I could dry them at home.

Most every day I pass Frank’s Corner. It’s small and clean located just across the street from McDonald’s. The selection for different washer load sizes are available. I used two of the triple machines for towels and jeans. Two double machines for color clothes and ending with a single washer for the few whites I had with me.

It was after I loaded the machines that I thought of taking the images. You can see me in the reflection of the door taking the pic. After the clothes were washed and loaded up, I visited the McDonald’s drive thru for ice cream! No pic of that…..

franks corner coin laundry — Frank’s Corner Coin Laundry

Fiddling & Picking | Lawrence, KS

September 7, 2013 by Debra

Fiddling & Picking

For the past 33 years in Lawrence KS the Kansas Fiddling & Picking Championships were held in South Park August 25, 2013. This was the first time I experienced the 33rd Kansas Fiddling & Picking Championship and will plan on attending the 34th! Great music, plenty of food and the crowd was tapping their feet to the wonderful music. Very family fun oriented.

The Great Overland Station | Topeka KS

August 22, 2013 by Debra

The Great Overland Station.

Saturday- August 17, 2013 turned out to be a fun day! My daughter and her family were out of town and I went to their house to tend to the dogs. 94.5 Country was promoting- The Great Overland Station 6th Annual Topeka Railroad Festival. I grabbed my camera and off I went!

Food, games, train rides, a petting zoo and many vendors were on the grounds. I love fresh squeezed lemonade. It was fun watching how they were made.

Food Train Ride Petting Zoo — Food, Train Ride & Petting Zoo.

The Street Organ Grinder was very entertaining. As the organ grinder was playing his organ, he told me to not feed the monkey. The monkey was sleeping, didn’t want me to disrupt him. Well of course I had to peek in the box…..

Along with the railroad, we had Abraham Lincoln and the American Indian. As I was walking through the food court, Abraham Lincoln was standing in line with the flags. The first image of this post was how I saw Ab standing. A short distance from Ab, there was a tent with onlookers. John Anderson’s Seminole Wind was playing. The image below features an American Navajo Indian.

Inside the station- a museum and of course there were many model train sets. These weren’t little sets- the small town was remarkable. Every kid would enjoy seeing these!

In front of the Train Station there is a tribute featuring an American flag with a State flag for each of the fifty states. This is an awesome display. If you can visit the Station, you will be amazed!