Switching it Up This Week

Hi all,

I'm switching it up this week. There are TWO reasons why, and they have everything to do with the fact that I will post on Thursday and Saturday instead of Monday and Wednesday.

Photo Friday will still take place on Friday.

So come back on Thursday and get ready for three days of back-to-back posts.

See you then.

-Greg

Photo Friday - Bells Part 12

Welcome back to Photo Friday. Here, I post one or more photos each Friday. I will do my best to relate it to It's a Wonderful Life.

This week’s entry is the Ohio Bicentennial bell outside inside the Wood County Courthouse in Bowling Green, OH. These photos were taken April 1, 2015. I have included many other photos of this historic building and the various memorials outside of it, as well.

All photos taken by this blogger.

Virginia Patton Birthday June 25, 1926

So I just learned something really cool: I live less than an hour and a half away from Virginia Patton.

Source: http://goo.gl/9urqsM

Patton, who lives in Ann Arbor, MI, portrayed Ruth ("Ruth Dakin-Bailey, if you don't mind"), George Bailey's sister-in-law.

Some people (including me when I'm feeling salty, I must admit), unfairly blame Ruth for Harry leaving his brother to run the Bailey Brothers Building and Loan. They/we insist that Harry should have picked up the reigns and flew the ship while George went to college instead of taking a job with Ruth's father.

But now I'm just mixing my metaphors.

Virginia Patton was born June 25, 1926, in Portland, OR, which is less than three hours away from where Karolyn "Zuzu" Grimes currently lives.

Patton appeared in 15 films, including It's a Wonderful Life. I am embarrassed to say that I haven't seen any of the other 14 films. I will have to fix that.

Today, she turns 89. Instead of talking about her any more, I will let her speak for herself. Happy birthday, Ms. Patton!