Dogtown Walking Tour, October Edition Part 2

Colors: Orange and Red

Tin Roof, used to be Rusted! + I Killed a Snake

The City of St. Louis sent us a letter recently ordering us to paint our rusty backyard shed, something about it looking too white trash.

So over the weekend Jonny did a bang-up paint job and now we call it The White House.

While he was painting, I did some exploring around the yard and uncovered a ferocious snake!! Without even thinking about my own safety I quickly got my trusty spade out of the shed, braved the hissing and striking, and chopped this menacing reptile into 3 pieces.

I'm no hero, just one girl out to rid the neighborhood of dangerous slithering serpents.

You're welcome Dogtown.

Dogtown Walking Tour, October Edition

Irish dancing girls (and boys) at the Irish Country Fair at St. James.

Gus' pretzels, also from the fair.

Stinky shoes


My mums are finally starting to bloom.




Dogtown sure is spooky this time of year, especially on West Park.

Culture overload in these precious final days of vacation

Hey St. Louis - spread out the good times! The St. Louis Art Fair in Clayton, Schlafly's Art Outside (AKA Maplewood Art Fair), and the first annual Dogtown Street Musicians Festival are all this weekend. The Clayton one is a little too highbrow for me, so I'm skipping it entirely.

Last night, after checking out Art Outside, a friend and I discovered a fun little bar in Maplewood. We hung out inside with a really nice couple and the very entertaining bartender Joyce, but out back there were a bunch of tables and chairs and a couple of pool tables too. It was super-fun, a great find. I feel bad that I can't remember the name. It's directly across Manchester from Cusumano's. Joyce told us the building used to be a church, a funeral home, and a couple other things.

I love whoever came up with the idea for the Street Musicians Festival. What a cool idea! I'm heading back up there again in a little bit, plus I'd like to cruise by the Maplewood Art Fair one more time too.