Sometimes, I have a circus at the end of my street, other times, I see elephants. There’s always some adventure waiting around the corner and you never know what you will see.
Yesterday, it was the start of the Baltimore Running Festival, which is sponsored by hometown guys, Under Armour. 
The course wound though many of Baltimore's 250+ neighbourhoods and more than 20,000 people took part. As usual, the Kenyans won. 
Our Sunday morning Farmers’ Market is always an amalgam of Baltimore life and this morning, one of the chilliest that we’ve had, was no exception. All of the fall fruits and vegetables are now there in full force. 
As I left breakfast after the Market, I drove by the south side of the harbour and saw one of the huge cruise ships that stop here twice a week, picking up and dropping off passengers for their week long cruises. 
As I mentioned the other day, it’s the anniversary of Edgar Allan Poe’s death, and his death in 1849 went pretty much un-noticed.
In the year of the 200th anniversary of his birth, Baltimore is celebrating his life with not one, but two large funerals. 
His coffin was taken by horse-drawn carriage from his tiny house on Amity Street to the Westminster Burying Ground where the services were held. 
I uploaded a short video of the procession, complete with a bagpipe band, lots of spectators and mourners and a horse-drawn carriage.
I stopped by Housewerks to see my friend Flip, who was taking care of the shop for the afternoon. She’s just finished some more work on her spectacular house and promised to send pictures to share. When I was at Housewerks, I saw these gorgeous pieces of trim. Love the colours!
I hope that your weekend was as much fun as mine!
Oh no-not quite as fun, I didn't get to go to a Poe Funeral Procession. I always enjoy your romps! As you will see tomorrow. GT
ReplyDeleteLA... Hope you watched the little film. My friend Flip's hubby gave me some tips to make it work.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see what's up tomorrow!
what a city you live in!!! so amazing. the modern vs the ancient. so interesting. we are such a new town - we have no history here!!!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous moldings Meg, are they cast plaster or carved wood?
ReplyDeleteWow Meg. What a lot to see in one short Sunday! It's so great to see how much you love your city... and apparently there's a lot to love!
ReplyDeleteBusy day Meg and such a beautiful and stimulating city that you live in...xv
ReplyDeleteBaltimore is such a great city. I always enjoy your posts about it.
ReplyDeleteI too love city life Meg. I lived downtown San Diego many years before moving back to KC. I was reminded of the clip clop of the horse carriages going by on the streets,
ReplyDeleteBaltimore is one cool city! I had forgotten about the whole harbor - cruise departure scene.
ReplyDeleteBaltimore is so interesting! Can't wait to see more from Flip.
ReplyDeleteMy middle-schooler had the day off Friday, so we took that opportunity to visit the Baltimore Aquarium. Perfect day, until the drive home that is. B'more was fine, it was heading into DC toward VA that was awful. Still a fun day, and a great city!
ReplyDeleteKathy... that is the WORST drive. When I came down a few weeks ago, it took me almost as long from the GW Parkway to my brother's house (less than 5 miles) as from Baltimore to the GWP. (40 miles.)
ReplyDeleteWish I had known about that running festival. My parents obviously dropped the ball on that one...XXOO
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