Pumpkins aren't just for Halloween.

 StudioPM Johnstown has a few seats left for Friday's BYOB guided art social at the Venue of Merging Arts. This month will feature pumpkin painting. Enclosed are a few designs to inspire your take-home masterpiece or come up with one of your own!  Event is also BYOP (bring your own pumpkin), all other materials supplied.
Registration required here: http://tinyurl.com/orjmqug

 

Pumpkin art (top): Folk Art inspired pumpkin by Karen A. Mesaros; (second row left to right) Spring/Irish and breast cancer awareness themed pumpkins by Karen A. Mesaros; (third row left to right) Pittsburgh sports theme pumpkin by Karen A. Mesaros and Festive Pumpkin by Natalie Poldiak Cheek; (bottom) Embellished Blue pumpkin by Karen A. Mesaros

Buccos' season comes to an end but the possibilties only begin.

Thank you Pittsburgh Pirates for a wonderful season and bringing back so many good memories. You see this keychain. It's from 1988. I carry it everyday. It was from the last Pirates game my Dad and I attended before he was diagnosed with cancer. One of the first childhood memories of my Dad was him playing baseball and the last memories of him was of us watching the Pirates during the '92 season. He passed away that July and never saw the playoffs.

This season lifted the spirits of many fans like myself--in a time when a lot of unsettling things are going on in this world, ...for this you should be proud. Looking forward to 2014! #thankyoubucs #Buctober2014

Boys of Buctober, let's do it! Bring it back home to the Burgh!

I was sorting through some of my photos from a 2012 Pirates home game and this one caught my eye. Wanting to capture the spirit of the fans, I didn't realize I had our World Series years in the frame. And yes, I mean "our" World Series years. That's one thing I've always admired about the Pittsburgh Pirates (even more so this year) how much the fans mean to the team and vice versa. Whether the Pirates make to the final series this year or not, the fans are behind you either way and appreciate the positive spirit the team has brought to this season after so many years.

So tonight in St. Louis, Boys of Buctober, LET'S DO IT and bring it home to the Burgh riding the Cole Train. Generations later, we still believe. Let's go Bucs!

© Copyright., 2013 All Rights Reserved. Karen A. Mesaros

Generations later, we still believe. No bandwagon fan here.

Lovin' the energy of the Pittsburgh fans! Took this photo a few weeks ago. Reminded me of watching the games with my Dad back in '92 every night during his battle with cancer. Unfortunately he passed away before the Pirates made the play-offs. Wish he was here. #Pittsburgh Pirates fans, it's finally #Buctober, ....#LetsGoBucs!