adventures in aerial artistry

Adjusting to town ways

noreply@blogger.com (Rebecca Ostroff) — Sun, 11 Feb 2024 21:12:00 +0000

It has been 7 years since I went on the road

I never thought I would get acclimated to the ways of town folk life.

I miss our life as circus people but times have changed and we have stayed the same.

The expense of traveling tented circus is prohibited unless you have a marketable act, oops..kind of lost my act.

However hope springs eternal and I will always practice and see where it leads me.

Meanwhile we are playing on our "lot" planting wildflowers and enjoying the treasures around us.

Day 158, 71 to go

noreply@blogger.com (Rebecca Ostroff) — Wed, 16 Aug 2017 23:01:00 +0000

The world is in that backward place. I never thought people ( mostly men) would try and overturn Roe V Wade. I never thought the Planned Parenthood , a great place to go for reproductive health care would get violently attacked. I should have known something was going wrong when the arts became a luxury and the death of live music began.
I know people that truly believe the civil war never happened and that the confederate flag is good. I know people that embrace the kkk. I know people that think Hitler was good and Nazi is the way. I see people screaming at the public that come to the circus, because we have animals.
I lump them all together , terrorists and unpatriotic.
Freedom of speech does not mean throwing bags of excrement .
I know people that died fighting for our freedom.
I am in shock at the stupidity
I am ashamed at the hate.
I am thankful for the joy of the circus and the love of my family.

Crunch

noreply@blogger.com (Rebecca Ostroff) — Fri, 04 Aug 2017 16:48:00 +0000

Sometimes people do this.
A day in the life of a fence.

All hands on deck

noreply@blogger.com (Rebecca Ostroff) — Sat, 01 Jul 2017 13:27:00 +0000

Girl power

noreply@blogger.com (Rebecca Ostroff) — Sat, 01 Jul 2017 13:27:00 +0000

Showing Fresia how to play with elephants. Making family history or herstory.

Whereas

noreply@blogger.com (Rebecca Ostroff) — Wed, 31 May 2017 03:43:00 +0000

How about that!

Gold is always in fashion!

Appreciation!

Today I blew the arrows.

noreply@blogger.com (Rebecca Ostroff) — Mon, 29 May 2017 17:00:00 +0000

I thought the right off the lot was hwy 235 BUT it was Fairground Rd and my journey took me on the pink line. I was supposed to basically just get on I-70 east.
My big adventure took me ONLY an extra 6 miles. It was very hilly and exciting!!

Sheep show/human animal bond

noreply@blogger.com (Rebecca Ostroff) — Sat, 27 May 2017 16:25:00 +0000

Sheep are quite beautiful. I strolled around and thought of picking up all the wool.We are sharing the grounds with a sheep show. The grass lot where we are showing is pretty soggy. Not a day to strut in heels.

Fridman is welding new boxes for the new "shop truck". My truck is now the shop truck and I am moving to the air conditioned prop truck.

Jeremiah made split peas soup and he saved me this !!

It is all about the ring.

noreply@blogger.com (Rebecca Ostroff) — Wed, 24 May 2017 15:14:00 +0000

Luis is manicuring and perfecting the ring.

Sometimes some of yesterday's town gets rolled up in the tent and comes to the next town.

The challenge of gravel, nothing says I love your feet like sawdust (especially if you way 9,000 pounds).

The luxury of circus life

noreply@blogger.com (Rebecca Ostroff) — Wed, 17 May 2017 14:12:00 +0000

If you have experienced a traveling tented show you are a very fortunate individual.
Standing in the tent smelling the perfumes of spring is an elixir.

The unnatural and natural disaster tour

noreply@blogger.com (Rebecca Ostroff) — Tue, 16 May 2017 12:35:00 +0000

Father Whittington Archdiocese of Indianapolis, he was the guest ringmaster!

Osgood Grub company . This yummy restaurant was really close to the lot.
This year has been filled with many challenging events, flooded towns, rolled and totaled trucks and trailers, a smushed trailer due to improper driving and an altercation with a deer that left a truck undriveable for a few days.The saddest is the beloved shop truck and all the tools. rip rescue ranger truck. On the bright side the humans involved only had a few bumps and bruises. The sun is out and it is sunny!!

Vonderheid

noreply@blogger.com (Rebecca Ostroff) — Tue, 16 May 2017 12:07:00 +0000

Susan Vonderheid came by for some circus life. She has the family 1989 dodge with 1/2 a million miles!! We all were coveting this truck.

Susan brought a collection of miscellaneous supplies. Some of Albert's treasures that she and Anita were ready to part with.

I am now the proud owner of some Albert Vonderheid tools..I can stop using my kitchen utensils for repair.

Gas station sushi

noreply@blogger.com (Rebecca Ostroff) — Fri, 12 May 2017 18:38:00 +0000

Who would have ever imagined gas station sushi?

Melted transmission

Sawdust and spangles and mystery grounds

Early April 2017

noreply@blogger.com (Rebecca Ostroff) — Fri, 12 May 2017 18:35:00 +0000

Sometimes
I get muddy and I forget about it till showtime

One day I made hard boiled eggs and I got carried away, what a magical smell.

And then I blew the arrows

noreply@blogger.com (Rebecca Ostroff) — Thu, 16 Mar 2017 15:56:00 +0000

Today is day 5 of the mighty Kelly Miller Circus 2017 season.
We started out with a couple of life lessons on axels. On the bright side opening day was NOT thigh high mud AND everyone made it!
We have a lot of production costumes this year! A new back door curtain, bob cat tractor/forklift, a new winch and a bunch of fun improvements. We have brought back the new and improved Lovely Luawanna Lady featuring Wendy Bell ! I am spinning by my teeth in the opening of the show.
Enjoying a clean laundromat and even more entertaining is my photo of my favorite food #gasstationsushi!! I have only blown the arrows once. So far so good.

Winter in Sarasota

noreply@blogger.com (Rebecca Ostroff) — Tue, 10 Jan 2017 18:49:00 +0000

I have been a terrible blogger. There is always something to blog about when you are dealing with death defying rigging. Ringmaster, yogi, wife and mother are very interesting but it seems desperate to blog about these things. I guess I miss my identity of Becky the aerialist more than being an aerialist. Actually I still am practicing my act, hanging by my teeth and toes etc.

Winter in Sarasota is always eventful !!

I pick up some catering gigs at Michael's on East, whenever I work with the LEGEND Rietta we get in trouble for chit chat.. We have so much fun taking a traditional toe point photo. We are so pleased with our latest endeavor we decided we are going to Vegas baby.

photo credit Fresia

I saw a photo of Steve and Ryan, super clowns and was quite pleased that Marshall and my costume from Halloween 2013 might have been inspirational in their costuming ( except for the Siamese twin part ) photo of Marshall and me by Sue Harber

We went to Albert Vonderheid's memorial on the 28th of December. This was so lovely, listening to stories and sharing our love for Albert, Anita, Susan and Maria .

Smiley Jack Daly's memorial was December 27 ! An amazing time sharing stories and honoring this clown, welder, designer, inventor, story teller man about town. The AMAZING Sladek and I did the traditional toe point. photo by Marshall

Heaven

noreply@blogger.com (Rebecca Ostroff) — Wed, 07 Dec 2016 22:09:00 +0000

I have found heaven! On the corner of Second and Orange Street in Sarasota, Florida. Boca Bargoons is the most amazing fabric store. You never know where you are going to find inspiration.

baby Fresca

noreply@blogger.com (Rebecca Ostroff) — Sun, 04 Dec 2016 19:33:00 +0000

Being Fresia's web sitter was so much fun for me.

Gypsy life

noreply@blogger.com (Rebecca Ostroff) — Thu, 13 Oct 2016 22:43:00 +0000

Town 177, day215, shows 408&409.

Frost

noreply@blogger.com (Rebecca Ostroff) — Thu, 13 Oct 2016 18:42:00 +0000

All night power! I woke at 5:15 and when I went outside I could see all the constellations, I was probably too enthusiastic telling everyone who came in my path to look at the amazing sky. We had a 5:30am call and that is the reason I was up at this very early hour. The sun came up during the drive and I could see the frost from the road. The frost was still on the ground at 7:30am when we arrived. We have 16 shows left.

Bacon !

noreply@blogger.com (Rebecca Ostroff) — Thu, 13 Oct 2016 18:35:00 +0000

thank you Jeremiah for making us BLT sandwiches !!!

Reality -somewhere in Ohio

noreply@blogger.com (Rebecca Ostroff) — Sun, 09 Oct 2016 03:38:00 +0000

Constant repair

Route 66

noreply@blogger.com (Rebecca Ostroff) — Sun, 09 Oct 2016 03:36:00 +0000

Who invented trails? I love trails !

Mentally insane

noreply@blogger.com (Rebecca Ostroff) — Sat, 08 Oct 2016 15:44:00 +0000

In South Jacksonville we found the closed down Insane Asylum. Is it even ok to say those words A state hospital with its own coal and steam power and heat. The governor closed it down and it is empty buildings with a beautiful grounds . They say the daycare is built over the graves of deceased residents. They say all the residents were moved into halfway houses. The buildings they used for "shock therapy" are still there. So strange to think how people were strapped down and their brains and bodies were electrocuted into possibly acceptable behavior.

Mending,architecture and movie stars

noreply@blogger.com (Rebecca Ostroff) — Fri, 07 Oct 2016 13:42:00 +0000

We are mending the back door curtain. If we ever find someone to make a new one it will be a Christmas miracle.#duck-tape

Loving Frank Lloyd Wright ! The Dana-Thomas House. So many rooms, 200+ art glass windows. I am inspired!!

Jeannie ! Betty Hutton's stunt double in the greatest show on earth #GSOE

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