Art is everywhere in France. In the museums, on and in the cathedrals and chateaux, along the side of the roads I cycle along. Some of this art is quite famous, while others are a little less known. For some reason, I'm drawn to the lesser known, wackier, more out there and interesting works of … Continue reading My Favorite Wild & Wacky French Statues
Month: August 2021
The Celebrated Bicycle-Eating Frog of Monongahela County (With Apologies to Mark Twain)
Bicycles have balls, lots of balls, which is what they called the ball bearings in the hubs of wheels back in 1890s. They require cleaning, which is what our hero, Charles Coulter of Monongahela Valley, Pennsylvania, was doing on a June afternoon in 1896. He “had the balls out of the hub and twenty six … Continue reading The Celebrated Bicycle-Eating Frog of Monongahela County (With Apologies to Mark Twain)
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