The other day Shannon and I were having a conversation about knots that went as follows:
Me: Could you do me a favor and tie a knot?
Shannon: I cannot.
Me: So you can knot?
Shannon: I cannot knot.
Me: Not knot?
Shannon: Who’s there.
Me just shaking my head and walking away.
So Mother’s Day is fast approaching. I remember the time I got my mother some new beads for her abacus. After all, it’s the little things that count. Of course, I always liked to remind my Mom that Mother’s Day always seemed to fall on son-day.
If you’re looking for something other than abacus beads for this Mother’s Day, I would like to introduce you to the cool activity we have going on this Saturday from 11AM-12:30PM. Our resident artist, Beverly Montrose, will be helping people to paint clear glass milkshake/ice cream soda mugs. These mugs can even get the recipient a discount on a milkshake or other ice cream treat!
We are having a car cruise over at Lost and Found on the 17th. Additional parking will be across the street at St James Episcopal Church. Most of what I know about cool old cars comes from old magazines like Popular Science Monthly. I did find an old article from 1924.
According to it’s author, Eddie Rickenbacker, we were supposed to have flying cars within two decades of when that article was written. Considering that Eddie was a World War I flying ace and a race car driver, I really thought he might actually be in the know. Then, while I was doing some research, I found this old lithograph from the 1930’s.
I always thought it was strange that Back to the Future used a fairly unreliable car, like a Delorean, I came across a really interesting statistic. Apparently 95% of every Delorean ever manufactured is still on the road. The other 5% made it home.
While I am not expecting to see a flying, time-traveling Delorean at the car show there will be lots of other cool cars there along with music, grilled food, and a mini art auction. All from noon to 5 on the seventeenth.
I should probably tell you about what else we have coming up in the not too distant future:
- Friday, May 9th, 6:30ish – 9ish, Board Game Night ~ This has long been a tradition to come in on a Friday and have fun playing games. Join us every Friday and learn a large range of games.
- Saturday, May 10th, 11AM – 12:30PM, Paint a Mug ~ Beverly will be available to help people paint some cool glass mugs. Proceeds will go to the Lost and Found on the Move Fund as we are looking to purchase a permanent location in Penn Hills.
- Saturday, May 10th, 1PM – 3PM, Tech Help ~ We are a handful of tech heads that like technology and would like to help you with your stuff. We can help with cell phone, tablet, and computer problems/questions. We can talk with you about the latest tech like streaming TV, home security, cyber security, etc. This is all done for free, you just need to come in and ask for help.
- Saturday, May 10th, 7PM – 8:30PM, Bereans Group ~ This group, which is open to the public, we always discuss tough theological questions and rarely come to consensus. This time we are discussing ‘What does proper hermeneutics mean?’.
- Tuesday, May 13th, 7PM – 8:30PM, Bible Study ~ We are studying Revelation. We are currently in chapter 14. Feel free to join our group to be a part of this study.
- Saturday, May 17th, 12PM – 5PM, Car Cruise ~ Lost and Found Pharmacy will be having it’s first ever car cruise.
- Wednesday, May 21st, 5PM – 7PM, A Man Called Otto ~ A great film starring Tom Hanks filmed in Pittsburgh and based on the award winning Novel, A Man Called Ove.
- Monday, May 26th, 11AM – 5PM, Memorial Day Grilling ~ The first big grilling holiday of the year. Come early and watch the parade come right past our store. Hot dogs, kielbasa, and our nearly famous burgers will be made to order on our grills.
Now for the part everyone always asks about, the food! Our current soup is a hash brown potato soup (but will soon be changing to a pierogi soup), our current sandwich is our very popular reuben, and our specialty ice creams are currently Coffeehouse Cookies n Cream and White House Cherry. Also, while it lasts, our current stuffed shake is our Strawberry Shortcake Milkshake with with a strawberry shake with pieces of shortcake blended in, rimmed with a cream cheese icing and red sanding sugar, topped with a shortcake, whipped cream, and a fresh strawberry!
Thanks and God bless,
Sean
