Hellooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo? Echoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
A little empty in here this evening. But that is not unexpected given it's Thanksgiving Eve. In my case, I have to work. Supposedly, work will be giving us Thanksgiving dinner starting at 10:30 a.m. I certainly hope so. (Nothing else will be open on Thanksgiving.) There are times though that I don't trust that it will happen. But as the expression goes: "Que será, será." For those who don't know Spanish or know the classic song: Whatever will be, will be.
Well, I am home and back at work.
The trip to and from Battle Creek, MI was uneventful.
The funeral service was wonderful, if thats a proper adjective, but it was harder on me than I thought....it was like burying my mother again. On the spirit realm, the room was filled with lots of loving spirits..including my mother. All had come to see my aunt Home.
I got to see 7 of my 8 cousins and their families. Took lots of pictures. Unless or until my last Aunt passes, it is unlikely we'll all be together again, and this was probably my last trip to Battle Creek.
My OH was, as always, welcomed with open arms by the families. All outsiders who become attatched to our family get welcomed with open arms. Its how weve always been.
We stayed at a sister hotel to my chain, at the employee rate. That made it nice. It was a great hotel, larger than ours as its also a conference center and has two ballrooms.
We stayed at the cemetery and stayed until she was fully burried. our family watches the closing of the graves. Always has. they say its an irish tradition.
I had a hard time of it, as I said, it was like we were burying my mother again.
My aunt had a full lofe, traveled the USA to all fifty states,a dn to Europe more than once for vacations/travel. They were fortunate. SHe worked hard all her life too so it was all well deserved.
We took our time coming home, and Noted A Duluth Trading outlet in Avon, Ohio, so we stopped on the way home. Lets just say Christmas gifts, anniversary gifts and birthday gifts are covered for the next year! Duluth trading s the one who advertises their underwear on V as non binding, non pinching, flexible and No stink, and has a cartoon of a guy sandwiched in a vice......Ill leave ti to your imaginagtion if you havent seen teh commericals.
Now back to grind.
It cold and windy here.....much colder than in Michigan. The jet stream is high over plains states and low over us, so we are in cold speel. Its now beginning to feel like Xmas.
We got a surprise invite to TG dinner at our close friends {"family"] house.....we weren't expecting it. so YAY! I don't have to cook, but the homemade cranberry sauce I make. i Do have a turkey, 10 pounder, I'd like to cook, but I Have Friday to do so, or freeze and use for Xmas. Thatll be great.MY OH is working TG tomorrow, but I'm lucky enough to be off.....Then we go to the "families".
Happy TG all.....celebrate wisely and enjoy!
ULRICH: sent you a PM!
-G
-G .
Just my thoughts, ideas, opinions and experiences. Others may vary.
HO and N Scale.
After long and careful thought, they have convinced me. I have come to the conclusion that they are right. The aliens did it.
Afternoon fine fellow Model Railroaders!
Janie, I could use a cup of decaf to tide me over until super is ready!
A few of my favorite Quotes from my favorite poet to link with some comments earlier....
"I always entertain great hopes." - Robert Frost
"Talking is a hydrant in the yard and writing is a faucet upstairs in the house. Opening the first takes the pressure off the second!" - Robert Frost
"Thinking isn't agreeing or disagreeing, that's voting" - Robert Frost
Went to the Doc today for my 6 month check-up. He says to just keep on going and do the same things I have been doing. Everything appears to be within specs, and he was very happy about a couple things. First off my A1C was all of 6.0 (that is actually higher than it has been but still excellent. I blame Holloween candy for the slight increase...). My total cholesteral was 127, HDL was 42, with a ratio of 3.02 which puts me in a risk of less than one half average risk.... He looked at my right leg and said the Podiatrist's prediction from last year may be right. Getting time for a vein removal job.... Probably, if the podiatrist wants it done, I will get it done over the Winter....
Got to stay with my Granddaugters this morning as both parents had to work and the Grandma also needed to work a couple hours. That is always fun for me so I don't mind being "put out". (grin)
Hope all of you have a great Thanksgiving in those places in the world that celebrate on that day, and if you are traveling, stay safe!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Back from another glorious ride on the mountain bike. One the schedule for the day--grocery shopping on the day before Thanksgiving and homework.
last mountain & eastern hogger. . .it possibly came from 2nd hand smoke as our coaches (Greyhound), from when I started in 1964 until 1988 were not non smoking. . .
I remember flying in those days when there were smoking and non-smoking flights. It was really ridiculous to think being one or two rows in front of the smoking section was going to make a difference. (Another non-smoking, non-drinking guy.)
Richard
Ulrich: I hear you on the 'world has gone crazy'
I thouht about taking my office chair to court because it has been touching my behind all these years....
The wife is having surgery on the other arm today. All should go well.
not much on the model front, I am going to set up my train on my work desk on Friday.
I never have smoked or drank. I just see no reason to. I don't like being around drunk people. I used to go stand outside with one of my previous bosses while he smoked, he like to discuss things while smoking. So I am sure I 'second hand ' smoked during that time. He died 2 years ago of pancreatic cancer. He was diagnosed and with in 4 months was gone. I am sure smoking played some part. He was my boss when I worked at the movie theatre and he was the best boss I have ever had. He was fair and taught me a lot of things about being a boss. He helped me become GM of my own theatre later on. Unfortunatly I had a terrible regional boss when I was GM of the theatre. I miss joking around with him even though I had not seen him for about 10 years we kept in touch. Thinking of the things we pulled on each other and others brings a smile to my face every time.
We had good times then.
Good Morning!
Not much to report about this end of the Big Pond, other than that a new kind of disease is spreading rapidly among people on either side of the pond. It causes people to trade reason with hysteria and seems to predominantly afflict the female species, and, within this group, those, who have or had a certain public life and now face a lack of attention. This seems to be a worldwide phenomenon, mainly targeted at the source of all evil in the world - the old, white male.
I know I am being sarcastic, but how not to be when you look at what´s going on right now! People have gone crazy! What used to be a compliment, is now an insult or even an assault, what used to be a differing opinion, is now regarded as hate speech! If you are not a victim of some sort, you´re not one of the crowd. Should you happen not to be a victim, you are advised to make it up quick!
I have given up on trying to understand today´s world. I have to admit, though, that I like the old times much better when people actually talked to each other, without the aid of a lawyer. person to person. Today´s generation "smart phone" only knows texting and has lost the art of communication - not so smart after all!
I am just glad I live a rather withdrawn life these days. The folks on my layout are way above this craze. Normal people, who care for their neighbors and love their families.
I am out, before Vinnie or Steven catch up on me!
Edit: On the smoking issue - I picked up the bad habit rather late in life and was a smoker for 35 years. I never knew how bad the smell of stale, cold smoke is until I gave it up. It was a lot easier than I thought. I just put out the last cigarette and that was it. Where there is a will, there is a way! Needless to say I feel much better since!
Inspite of being a German, I have never been much of a beer drinker, nor any of the harder stuff. I do enjoy the occasional glass of wine, but these occasions have become very rare lately.
John Boy .. It is very sad to think your having cancer was because of other people’s bad habits.
i recall the suburban passenger trains I used to ride in Chicago area had a “smoker” on each train which was a coach for people who smoked. I recall how terrible it smelled as I moved to one of the “no smoking” coaches.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
It is three minutes until Midnight as I type this.
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I will have made it one full day without checking my work email. This is the first day in over four years I have managed to do this.
I am on vacation for another week... I hope I can keep this up.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Hello, Folks—
Almost Wednesday here! My railroad friends just left for home after a fun and successful layout visit and "Operating Session". That last is in quores because we really didn't operate much, just had three or four trains running while we gabbed, and then yakked, and then gabbed some more.
ricktrains4824Speaking of Ed - Is the dryer fixed? I was curious, did you check the moisture sensor? If it is sensing the clothes are dry, it will shut off the heat to save power.... Unless it is older and does not have the sensor drying thing.
Thanks for askin' Rick! Yep, turned out to be the main control board. Relay contact was toasted. The replacement board matched part numbers exactly but was in an entirely different housing so I had to chop the sides off the new housing otherwise the control cover would never fit over it
Anyway, laundry is caught up and the new dryer plays funky tunes when the cycle is done Sounds like one of those tacky greeting cards that play "music".
Now that my layout visit is done I can get your package together, Ken. Sorry you had to wait but... priorities
Thanks for picking up the tab, Ricky! Here's what I'm having— anyone care to join me? I had this dinner on one of my trips on the Broadway LION oops, I mean Limited back in 1973!
Amtrak_TG by Edmund, on Flickr
Back then everything was prepared in the diner, no shrink-wrap-microwave junk. Served on real china, too!
I hope everyone has a safe and healthy Holiday!
Prayers and condolences to those in need...
Regards, Ed
Good evening all.
Chloe - A nice slice of that yummy looking pumpkin pie, and a coke please. Thanks.
Tom - My dad had the same surgery a little while back. We jokingly said we would draw the cut line further so he would look like "Joker" from Batman... Instead, to minimize scar tissue, the Dr. did that for us. But there is very little scarring from it. (You have to know where to look to see it.) Glad they caught it, and got all of yours.
Smoking discussion - I have never smoked, and never will. (And not just bc of the asthma issue... I find it repulsive.) As a point of note, when the Dr. diagnosed the asthma, he said I could "never, never, ever smoke", or "I would be answering to him"... My response? "Trust me doc, if I wanted to die, I'd find a way more creative, and fun, way to do it." - Like alligator wrestling while in handcuffs, blindfolded, and wearing a shirt made of bacon, or riding Niagara Falls in a dinghy, while wearing a shark costume with the tail tied to a cinder block, or something "macho" and "über-crazy" like that....
Drinking discussion - While I am no longer on the medicine that restricts drinking, my uncle was an alcoholic, so I have not had interest in even trying it. (For years, I had never seen him sober once.) But that is just me. (He's not the only one on that side of the family who had a drinking problem, so the fear it might be something hereditary is part of it.)
Oddball Issue update - After a bit of back-and-forth, the issue was resolved. But due to the issues, I am so done with that company... If I ever have to deal with them again it will be too soon. (They were not very pleasant, nor polite about it, and it only got resolved once I demanded to speak with a supervisor, which I never got... Instead, I got a condescending response of, "As a one-time courtesy, we are waiving the fees" that I should never have been charged in the first place... All I asked was why the charge if the account was paid in full almost 6 months ago, and they had zero answers for that question. Once I got the condescending response, I then got hung up on...)
W*^k - Slow day, but the sales I did do were decent. Our appliance truck was a mess though.... I was taking pictures before anything got moved, "Justin Case" (There's that Justin guy again....) there was damage on a few items. (Like the chest freezer they had stacked like an upright freezer, on top of a electric range.....
Weather - Up and down temps, snow Sunday is all gone today, but more is anticipated later on. (Starting tonight, but only an inch or two... More on the weekend though, repeat of last Sunday is possible.)
Weather fact of the night on local news - Warmer, Wet heavy snow (28-32F) is one inch rain would = 10 inches of snow. Drop the temp to 10-14F? Now it's one inch rain would = 30 inches of snow! So, I am glad our 40+ inches of rain this year has been warm!!!
Trains - I got a fantastic deal on a HO scale NS heritage unit, with DCC/Sound pre-installed. (I paid less than the non-sound DC only edition... ) So, next weathering project is lined up. (It will receive a light weathering, just to darken the grills, and clear the paint color off of the exhaust stack....)
Hope all are well, and all have a good day!
EDIT: Top of the page, so I pay for everyone's Pie tonight and tomorrow.
Ricky W.
HO scale Proto-freelancer.
My Railroad rules:
1: It's my railroad, my rules.
2: It's for having fun and enjoyment.
3: Any objections, consult above rules.
Gary & Frrykid,
FYI, I have never smoked in my life, but I still had 4th level tongue and throat cancer.. Not sure but I believe it possibly came from 2nd hand smoke as our coaches (Greyhound), from when I started in 1964 until 1988 were not non smoking. My uniform used to smell so bad that I built a special closet in the basement to store it in between trips as no one in the family wanted it anywhere close to them.
Was sure glad in the summer of 88 they went completly NON smoking
Johnboy out.................Think I will pour a jug of something down my tube before bed. Night all.
from Saskatchewan, in the Great White North..
We have met the enemy, and he is us............ (Pogo)
Henry... that’s sad about your class mate dying when he was 50. Good to hear from a non-smoker.
FRRY ... good to hear you too are a nonsmoker. I don’t like drunks either .
i explained to our kids when they were young children: ... “It is not just that smoking kills you. It is how they kill you. “ then I explained what it is like to suffer from a fatal lung disease . None of our kid are smokers. Now I say the same thing to grandkids .
I never have smoked either. (And as many of you know, I don't imbibe either.) I'm too much of a science nerd. I know too much about what those things can do to you. (Additionally, when it comes to the alcohol, I have seen it in the antics people display when they have had too much to drink.)
Mentioning Christmas, I finally took one of the fans that my parents have up to storage. (Same building that I have my layout in.) When I was putting the fan away, I found that their Christmas tree was up there. (Of course, their tree which I purchased for them a few years ago is a pallet tree. What is a pallet tree you might ask? It is a tree that was built from a shipping pallet.) Where Mom & Dad put the tree doesn't have a lot of room either in height or depth, it works perfectly. I was thinking about bringing it out next week. They weren't exactly sure about that idea, but I might press the idea again next week.
Hobby Front: Will finally finish the last GP20 as soon as I get done here. A little bit of paint to cover some body filler and then attach the plow. Next project will finally be the long-sitting SD45. The pieces should be here by the time I am ready for them. (I need to replace the antenna. Somewhere along the line the antenna was broken. The replacement has been ordered. I will need one for the 1200 anyway so kill 2 birds with one stone. I also put a couple sheets of decals on there as well: for a boxcar and the 1200.) The SD45 project has been sitting for over a year due to the handrails. But the trip to Duluth earlier this fall solved that problem.
MRVP has Kathy Millat showing how she makes trees. She is working on the newspaper real estate section. One very non impressive house is 795,000 pounds another 995,000 and 1.2 million pounds.
A million pounds is $1.3 mil or 1.13 Euros.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
Howdy.
Just checking in. Busy. We had guests from Illinois from Friday to yesterday . We went to Nashville TN today and just now returned home. We will have family members visiting next 4 days from Michigan and Ohio.
Henry ... funny about the guy you posted about who got “exercise” climbing stairs to get a smoke. .... Reminds me of several years ago when a group of us at work decided to take a break from a long meeting . One of my co-workers said “Let’s go outside for fresh air and a cigarette.”. I could not stop myself from laughing. I have never been a smoker.
Have a nice evening , everybody.
True story, while waiting for my wife in surgery, I heard someone say he gets lots of exercise, he takes the stairs everytime he needs a smoke.
I could say something about Lion's secret tunnel to the Convent, but Vinnie would kick me off the forum, and the major networks would fire me. The creator of Dilbert, Scott Adams, just admited that he was in a grocery store last night, in an aisle, with a woman, alone, no witnesses. He did his best to avoid even eye contact less there be a "situation". The times they are a changing.
I am not minimizing the real transgressions against women and children. I am just a guy on a model railroad forum. I personally don't know any of these people or their accusers. Odds are some are guilty and some our innocent.
BigDaddy angelob6660 Henry- I saw a flatcar container train but I can't find out the location or the name of the railroad. Looking up the translation, it was a small country between Serbia, Albania and Croatia, but looking at it now, it cannot be live as it is not daylight in the Balkins. The conspiracy theory in me says it is for us to check out the "discussion" which is links to adult websites. US live rail webcams are moderated and you don't see that kind of post. Whatever I saw, the tunnels were all different from one another, it was not just a continuous loop of 4 or 5 tunnels. The train did seem to get to the end of the line, and then reversed directions.
angelob6660 Henry- I saw a flatcar container train but I can't find out the location or the name of the railroad.
Looking up the translation, it was a small country between Serbia, Albania and Croatia, but looking at it now, it cannot be live as it is not daylight in the Balkins.
The conspiracy theory in me says it is for us to check out the "discussion" which is links to adult websites. US live rail webcams are moderated and you don't see that kind of post.
Whatever I saw, the tunnels were all different from one another, it was not just a continuous loop of 4 or 5 tunnels. The train did seem to get to the end of the line, and then reversed directions.
This is not a live cam, it is a video; you can stop it and replay it as much as you want. While the uploader might be from Montenegro, the first half of the video actually shows a train on the Bergen line in Norway. When the first part ends (around 1:31), you can see the name "Al" on the station building (with this little "o" above the A). Al (with the little "o" above the A) is a station on the Bergen line, and, if you come from Bergen (as the train shown does) you just have climbed down from higher elevations (more snow) to lower altitudes. A further giveaway are the loco and the train cars visible at the Al station. This is clearly Norwegian livery.
We went to the hospital very early this morning to the 2nd area of skin cancer removed from my left cheek. This was a much smaller area than the one they did last week. The good news was the lab reported that the surgeon got it all on the 1st cut, so there wasn't anything more to do except stitch it up & send me home. They also removed the stitches from last week, but the ones they used today will disolve on their own, so I don't even have to go back for that.
I don't have our Christmas tree up, but I did finish wrapping all the gifts last night. We usually do our shopping early, and I try to get everything wrapped before December rolls around. I will probably start to put up the Dickens Village display next week. That will take about 3 days.
In case I don't get back in, I would like to wish all a very Happy Thanksgivbing.
Tom
Pittsburgh, PA
Afternoon folks!
Chloe, I need a hot cup of decaf and a couple of the Toll House Cookies over there to keep my energy up.
I've been out mowing the lawn for the last time this year! I don't think I have ever mowed a lawn here in the Finger Lakes Region of NYS on November 21st. before! Ran out of battery (and personal energy) after getting about half of the lawn done. Lots of leaves, some fairly tall grass (hasn't been mowed since mid October), and very wet. There is standing water in the gully behind the house on my neighbors lawn and mine. Other nieghbors are out raking leaves to put out for the city to pick up. Then next spring they will go and buy mulch from the city to put back on flower beds and such and then pay for fertilizer for the lawn. I just grind them all up and leave them right on the lawn. Then I let nature (and the earthworms that inhabit my property since I don't use pesticides either) do her thing. Nobody can figure out why I have the best lawn in the area..... ;-)
Sun has been trying to poke through the heavy clouds now and again. I like that as it makes the wheels spin on the Electric Meter in the way I like to see...
Oh, Brother Lion, I like that tree full of cats you have there. I will not put up any decorations until at least Advent comes around.... I also take them down (or at least shut them off) on Twelveth Night.
Hope everyone has a great day!
Afternoon Diners,
I normally set the Christmas tree and lights the day or two after Thanksgiving. The neighbor two houses down decorated their house with colored lights.
Hobby front has be real slow. I'm waiting for some pre-orders like the Bachmann HOn3 Skarloey and Then was that hopefully well come out in December.
I get a little bit consumed over the Star Wars diorama scene and I bought a lego set on sale during the clone wars.
Amtrak America, 1971-Present.
Nice Tree. We never put ours up before the 24th unless thats a sunday or something. Either Friday or Saturday this year.
After all it is a CHRISTMAS Tree not a St. Walmart Tree. Christmas begins on December 24th at first vespers. and ends in mid-January with the feast of the Baptism. (We used to extend it to Candlemas on Feb 2nd.)
Anywhere, here is MY christmas tree.
ROAR
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
Hi all,
Prayers and good thoughts for all who need them. This is a tough time of year for many, not just in terms of coordinating family get-togethers and then dealing with the holidays, but also for those who have no one and trying to have a good holiday. I work in human services and see people for whom this time of year is difficult.
I recently got turned down for a promotion at work in favor of someone who I understand is not experienced in the field, and is a fresh college grad. I have two degrees, and six years in the field, so not getting this promotion hurt amongst other reasons. It promised a 9-5 schedule, and I had the good word of the person who originally held the position. I've been rejected for jobs many times over the years and never got to phased by it, but not getting this promotion hurt. I'm dealing it with a combination of exercise, seeing a therapist again, and job hunting. And yes, working on my trains and other creative hobbies at times.
I'm thinning down the collection a bit. I have a couple locomotives, and some rolling stock to sell off. Plus Classic Metal Works vehicles and some Preiser figures. I wish not to use a particular online auction site and would rather sell direct to folks without using the particular auction site as a middleman. Not an easy decision but I can use some extra money for this upcoming holiday season.
-Alvie
I finished the tree set up:
Of coarse, it is not Christmas until the "Leg Lamp" nightlight is in the kitchen!
The temperature is back in the mid 80s again. Does not feel like the holidays any longer.
Eveing Diners.
Flo, Inch, Tom, Brent, The Great Ed, Gary, Angleob, Ulrich, Inch, Jan, Galaxy and I will have a cold please. Also give Lion a side of beef.
Anyday with out Nancy is a good day! Today was a great day for me!
Work Front. Besides the fact that Nancy was not there I had some good sales. I only had 5 customer's for the day but 4 of the 5 bought. While I tried to push the Mattress that Nancy wants me to sale no one liked them? But they did like Memory Foam for some reason and bought? Hard to sale something you don't believe in.
Later, Ken
I hate Rust
CNCharlieUlrich, I sent you a PM. Let me know if you get it.
Answer sent!
Good Afternoon,
We are having a heat wave here right now. It is about 35F!! No suntanning as it is cloudy. Oh well, you can't have everything.
Ulrich, I sent you a PM. Let me know if you get it.
Well I finished the PGE wood reefer kit. It looks good and was fun to build. I really don't need more rolling stock. I have 2 Branchline passenger car kits to build and may do one this winter.
I'm disappointed that the Poldark series is over for this year and sure hope it is continued next year.
Well we are going out to do a few errands so I will sign off for now.
CN Charlie
Lion - monasteries always have secret passageways, after all, the abbot needs to be able to sneak up on you, don´t he?
Gary - good to see you!
Good Evening, Folks!
It´s been an uneventful day for me, but not for my country. Without digging deeper into politics, Merkel has failed to form a new governement, which does not leave me unhappy, but wants to go for another round at the polls. She´ll be doing this until the result is what she wants to have, which I think is a strange understanding of democracy. Guess I have to buy two one-way tickets to the States soon, providing I am wanted and allowed to stay.
No, Vinnie, not the soap box, please!
Out again!
Sir Madog angelob6660 Ulrich- Do all German houses have basements, since your neighbor was flooded? Most houses have basements, unless you live in rather "wet" places with a risk of frequent flooding. Homes without a basement do not sell well, as people need space for their clutter... angelob6660 On a layout note I was going to ask yesterday, do you dismantle it yet for sale parts? I keep the layout as it is - for the time being. It still listed "in the Bay" and I am still hoping to sell it. Just got up - the rain hammering against the windows woke me up. Temperatures are predicted to drop below freezing in thge coming night, so that will make commuting to work a fun trip for those who plan on taking the car. Janie, make that my usual big Sunday breakfast, please! Have a good one!
angelob6660 Ulrich- Do all German houses have basements, since your neighbor was flooded?
Most houses have basements, unless you live in rather "wet" places with a risk of frequent flooding. Homes without a basement do not sell well, as people need space for their clutter...
angelob6660 On a layout note I was going to ask yesterday, do you dismantle it yet for sale parts?
I keep the layout as it is - for the time being. It still listed "in the Bay" and I am still hoping to sell it.
Just got up - the rain hammering against the windows woke me up. Temperatures are predicted to drop below freezing in thge coming night, so that will make commuting to work a fun trip for those who plan on taking the car.
Janie, make that my usual big Sunday breakfast, please!
Have a good one!
Basements. We got lots of basements here. Most of out buildings (on our campus) have basements. My office is in the basement of the monastery building.
Our basements have basements.
Under the passageway outside of my dor there is a SECRET TUNNEL, dark and dusky, and there are SECRET ROOMS branching off of it.
At one point the secret tunnel is so low that only the CAT can get through it, but it turns a corner and it becomes a tall arched brick tunnel that passes under the parking lot. From there it goes to the BOILER ROOM where there is a SECRET CHAMBER under the boiler. Before entering the Power House however, there is an perpendicular tunnel with a chamber to the left and another long passageway that skirts the south side of the power house and under another roadway to emerge in the garage/laundry building.
In fact, before we tore it down, there was a secret tunnel that went to the convent on our property.
Well of course all of these tunnels are utility tunnels with steam pipes, electrical conduits, phone circuits, and internet cables. And of corse COB WEBS.
Not likely to grow much without watering it...
I decided to put up the Christmas Tree just a little early this year. We had an early cold snap (The weather got into the 60s in November!), and I guess that put me into the Christmas mood.
I put on my Eatha Kitt Christmas CD and got to work.
I still have quite a way to go.