Traveling Watch

[Jeannie]

Excellent advice! In the 5 years we have lived here, we have had several rough winters, including setting the record for snow in recorded history.

I haven't always lived in North Carolina. I used to live here:

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Jeannie









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[FuzzyB]

Art in Ambler is pretty big. We have two art studios, an indie movie theater, a playhouse, a young artists performing arts group, a dance studio, and a rotation art display.

My favorite is the Ambler Theater. It focuses mainly on independent films, but it will pick up some bigger releases depending on subject matter. Built by Warner Bros. in 1928, it recently underwent a major renovation to restore it to its former glory. They play a lot of older movies, too, as well as opera, plays, and concerts. It's a wonderful place to see a movie and still has its old-time ticket booth and inexpensive concession stand.








The Act II Playhouse puts on plays throughout the year and I believe has a resident playwright.




The old Ambler Department Store has a permanent Art in the Storefront display that showcases local artists.




The more eccentric art studio in town is quite unique. We had a Music & Arts festival in town and they do killer face painting.






Just this past week, Ambler kicked up its art appreciation another notch. The Philadelphia Art Museum (I'm sure most people can picture Rocky running up the stairs) is sponsoring an Inside Out exhibit in selected towns. They have installed high quality reproductions of artwork from their collection all over town. Here's a sampling.













It is always entertaining to drive by and count the number of people striking a Rocky pose. Of course, they also have a statue outside the museum.



I bet Bob didn't expect to get such a cultural experience in a tiny town in Pennsylvania.

[mlcor]

I haven't always lived in North Carolina. I used to live here:

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Jeannie









*image courtesy of free republic dot com

An excellent reason to move south.


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[FuzzyB]

Believe it or not, we have still not made it to our destination of the day. Ambler packs a lot in such a small space, but a welcome addition to Ambler last year was the Farmer's Market, where you can get fresh with your local farmer.





At this point, we got a little distracted with the snacks we bought at the farmer's market and forgot to take more pictures while we were there. Alice's Bakery has the best croissants and baked goods. They were one of the first vendors at the farmer's maker when it began and have now moved into a permanent location in the heart of Ambler.




After all that snacking, we needed to take a break by the bell. It was part of the original church and was dated 1883. Now it's just a fun place to take a break.



Our townsfolk love living in Ambler. I saw more than a few people wearing their Ambler shirts today.

[FuzzyB]

Bob had one more stop to make in Ambler. I know William likes his tools, so we went to one of the coolest hardware stores I've ever seen. Deck's Hardware has been serving Ambler for more than 100 years. Once you step foot inside, you will quickly see that some things have not changed in that store for 100 years. Parts are affixed to every inch of the walls. Aisles are any nook or cranny they could find. And they have pretty much anything you can imagine, including wheelbarrows to fit anyone. (Believe it or not, they had three other sizes of wheelbarrows smaller than the one pictured below.) The people that work there know exactly where every single item is located and know how to do anything. I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.

[FuzzyB]

One thing I forgot to mention is the skate park. Ambler has a great skate shop and a couple years ago, they built a skate park in one of our many parks. It's been great for the community.


(Picture borrowed from the internet)



Ambler has a storefront display contest every December. The Ambler Skate Shop always crushes the competition. Last year, they built an entire Nightmare Before Christmas display. The year before that, they converted the front of their store into the Muppet Theater.

[FuzzyB]

That wraps up Bob's tour of Ambler. Bob is all packed up and ready to go. We have an early wake-up tomorrow, but by tomorrow night, we will be chillin' in Maui.

Libertyville, IL to Ambler, PA - 792 miles

Ambler, PA to Maui, HI - 4,845 miles

I hope Bob signed up for frequent flyer miles!

[Jeannie]

That was amazing, Brian. Your daughter is a doll. She stole every shot she was in.

Jeannie

[tribe125]

Wonderful.

I like Deck's. I have to look at everything in places like that.

[FuzzyB]

That was amazing, Brian. Your daughter is a doll. She stole every shot she was in.

Jeannie

Thanks, Jeannie! She had a great time showing Bob around Ambler.