Evening
More than okay to post John. Any Bridge is a work of art, especially disappearing into the looks of "London Fog" on either end...Thanks
So Judy asked me what we should do for my birthday this morning? She was told we need to go pick up Ce Ce, and take her to the Enchanted Rock Garden, so she can pick up some pretty rocks, like I've been promising her since October. So we did.
Just needed to see that delightful little smile on her little face today
Of course we wrapped up the day with a really good dinner, a little later on, and took the local cab home.
Dilighted! ... Judy always does such a great job with every trip around the Sun. A big lobster tail, and a filet mignon
Nifty, today I'm the big 60 ......
TF
Good Afternoon,
Our very mild weather continues with 25F for the next several days. Have about 3" of snoe on the ground so very dry.
No plans for today. My wife and I are quaranteening from each other for a few days as she still is afraid the paramedics brought covid into the house. She isn't up yet so we don't have a lot of contact.
At least I have my mince tarts. Only 4 left so will have to ration them.
John, you have more winter down there than we do.
I wonder how Ray is doing. Unusual not to hear from him.
CN Charlie
Good afternoon, everyone. I need a cup of black coffee, Flo.
The house is clean. The driveway, with a lot of snow, has been cleared. The neighbors, who are widows, have their driveways cleared. The snowplow has been by so we can easily get out.
Now we are sitting and waiting for all the kids and grandkids to descend on us for four days. We are laughing about our new dog -- she is going to go crazy with happiness having so many in the house to pet her. Knowing my grandkids, I'll bet the dog will also have her first taste of people food under the dining room table.
Charlie, I hope you can enjoy a little of the Christmas season even though it's under difficult circumstances.
John of A, I don't think I'd worry at all about something said on the diner. We're all friends here, and while I don't know what got bleeped, I sure wouldn't be upset.
Hope everyone continues to enjoy the winter weather (or summer weather for Bear!). One dumping of snow is enough for me -- I'm now ready for Spring.
TF, even though this isn't a train bridge, it did appear on a train calendar so I guess it's OK to post:
York1 John
Water Level Route Good Morning Diners. Flo, I'll have some of the goodies that Bear left. Thanks Bear! John of Attu, looks like our posts disappeared. Was that the "out of turn" comment you made? I thought it was funny! Just got home from taking the dogs to the vet. Brutal hit to the pocketbook right after Christmas, but they are family members, so what do you do? One has heart problems so must get more tests and such done. The other two have each had yeast infections in their ears. At least the med for one was good for the other. Hopefully lazy day from here on out. I still have to check my schedule though. Cheers!
Good Morning Diners. Flo, I'll have some of the goodies that Bear left. Thanks Bear!
John of Attu, looks like our posts disappeared. Was that the "out of turn" comment you made? I thought it was funny!
Just got home from taking the dogs to the vet. Brutal hit to the pocketbook right after Christmas, but they are family members, so what do you do? One has heart problems so must get more tests and such done. The other two have each had yeast infections in their ears. At least the med for one was good for the other.
Hopefully lazy day from here on out. I still have to check my schedule though.
Cheers!
Mike
Good morning
Woke up, "The day after Christmas", hungrier than the wolf, perhaps as my stomach was stretched out from the Big Feast last night.
What else is one suppose to do, but open up the Fridge-o-later, and start pulling out Tupperware. Then build a plate of Turkey, Mashed Potatoes with Heavy Gravy, dinner for breakfast
Tryptophan
Then roll back over in the rack for awhile
deleted EDIT. Good Grief Chloe, a deleted post and I’m on the top of the Page!!!!! I better get out the Christmas nibbles out quick, before I get “sprung” by John of Attu!!! Christmas treats by Bear, on Flickr Brandysnaps by Bear, on Flickr Cheers, the Bear.
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Well, Bear, I may be suffering from the effects of too much Christmas socialization -even without any alcohol. I can't figure out what may have happened that I could "spring" much of anything (except reactions from my Sweetie). On the other hand, I did speak out of turn in the Diner a couple days ago. Perhaps I'm having to deal with some delightful Kiwi idiom here?
Any way, there may still be a cranny or two where I could dispose of a couple of those mince(?) tarts. Have been following the chat between you,, Charlie and Dave about them (and recalling my Mom's mince pies when I was a kid). And what, pray are those brandy thingies? I'm a sucker for creamy fillings.
John of Attu (The Springer)
Good morning!Bellevue OH Roundhouse 2016 (NS)
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Hope everyone had a nice Christmas
Well, If you lost a wheel in the subway, and you couldn't find it Mister B. I'm pretty sure Broadway Lion had it in the "Lost and Found" Somewhere in New York City
Track fiddler Let's all look forward to another year, until the wheels fall off TF
Let's all look forward to another year, until the wheels fall off
In all my years of model railroading, I haven't had a lot of wheels fall off, but the time a Bowser PCC car lost a wheel in the subway was the worst. Of course, it kept going, so I had no idea where that wheel was. Yup. Under the last liftoff track cover, the one with all the wires. It was a lesson in how not to build liftoffs.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Merry Christmas Kids
I've enjoyed being friends with all of you through the years here.
Let's all look forward to another year, "Until The Wheels Fall Off"
PS Always been a big fan of your work here Peter, and that was one classic quote
Hi Brent,
Good to see you back!
To everyone, a slightly belated Merry Christmas! Dianne and I had a great time at our son and daughter-in-law's home. We got to watch our six month old grandson helping to open his presents. It didn't take him long to figure it out! We also got to watch him have his first few mouthfuls of sweet potatoes. He didn't like them!
My mince meat tarts didn't arrive on the 24th as promised. Ho hum!
Cheers!!
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
gmpullmanEd, earlier this month you mentioned that Tim AKA Metrolink Fan passed away. I may have missed it but I would presume that he’s to be placed on the RIP track.
Hello, Bear. I think that would be great! He is Tim Griffin from South Lake Tahoe, California and passed away at age 51.
MetroLink Fan by Edmund, on Flickr
He was pretty clever with making printed paper cutouts into rolling stock.
Cheers, Ed
Brent, great photo. Our first Westie was mad for mandarin oranges. We would wrap a few and put them under the tree. He wouldn't touch until we peeled them and gave him sections. Not like Pippa who was sure the world was at her command. She also loved the snow and playing snow plow with her head. She hated summer. Sure miss a dog in the house.
Mr. B, making me drool. Eggs Bennie are one of my favourites. Been a few years since I've had them.
Yes, it's good to see you here again, Brent, and everyone else as well.
We had genuine Eggs Benedict for breakfast. I did the eggs, muffins and Canadian Bacon, while the GF did the Hollandaise the old fashioned way, without a blender. Delicious. Rare Wildebeest for dinner, Lion.
Merry Christmas to dog lover Charlie.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
Merry Christmas everyone!
Nice to hear of your festivities.
Bear, mince tarts used to be common here but the ethnic mix of Canada has changed greatly in the past 50 years. The grocery store offerings reflect that. My wife's family came from Poland 100 years ago and she never had mince tarts at Christmas. My family came from England 120 years ago so my Dad loved mince tarts and passed that love to me.
No Christmas here. My wife thought she was having a heart attack yesterday so called the paramedics. They came and they gave her the all clear but she then was convinced they probably brought covid into the house. She spent all night cleaning. There are other elements that she says are my fault so Christmas has been cancelled. This is a difficult time of year for her so a celebration has aoways been in doubt the past 5 years.
Anyway, please post what you are doing as I really like to hear.
Brent, glad you stopped in. Please don't be a stranger.
Not a lick of snow in sight here. Makes me sad. Send some of that my way, would you John?
Just finished breakfast with the kids. A couple breakfast casseroles that are tradition for our family. Blueberry French toast and a ham, egg, and cheese one. So good!
Wishing everyone peace, joy, and happiness today!!✨
Merry Christmas, everyone. Since the diner is open for Christmas, I'll have bacon, eggs, and black coffee.
It's blowing hard, and the snow is getting deeper. The fireplace is going nicely. The house cleaning is basically done, and the kids don't all get here until tomorrow, so today is a great day to sit by the fire, watch the snow, and enjoy the storm.
I had fun this morning watching our dog run around. She ran 90 mph laps in the back yard, jumping in the snow and having a great time. The wind is gusting to 40mph, so we are already getting some good-sized drifts. The dog went right through them.
JaBear“Nothing's as mean as giving a little child something useful for Christmas”-Kin Hubbard.
Remember those days as a kid? Unwrapping presents with great expectations, only to find a pair of socks or some underwear. My mother was good at disguising the packages.
Have a great Christmas, everyone.
New Orleans Christmas on Canal Street. I used to teach at a school on Canal Street, and even though it was warm, Christmas was beautiful.
Trolley, New Orleans at Christmas..in explore..IMG_9437a by dklaughman, on Flickr
City Park, New Orleans. They have a great display in City Park, "Christmas in the Oaks".
Alligator with antlers, a Cajun Christmas..IMG_9778a by dklaughman, on Flickr
Good morning!
MERRY Christmas everyone
Good to see ya, thanks for stopping by Brent, Merry Christmas to you and yours as well.
Just thought I would pop in and wish all my old friends in the diner a Merry Christmas. I hope you all get to spend some time with cherished friends and family.
Merry Christmas Eve! Chloe and Flo, it's too bad you have to work on Christmas Eve, but since you're here ... I'll have bacon, eggs, and coffee when I get home from church.
In February, I had used the snow blower and I expected to use it again, so I left the gas in it and put it in the shed. I didn't use it again and forgot about it.
Yesterday, I remembered it still had old gas in it, and I fully expected I would have some issues getting it started. I pulled twice and it fired right up. It made my day!
They are predicting snow beginning tonight, with a total of six or eight inches. Great for Christmas --- not great for our kids families all driving here from the south. They will hit it just right during the storm. Once they're here, it's no problem. We can all hunker down with the fireplace going.
I sincerely hope everyone in the diner has a great Christmas!
Christmas Train by Sammy Daly, on Flickr
Where's my manners? Had forgotten to thank you for the relaxing Christmas video you had posted Bear, enjoyed. A very Merry Christmas to you today, and a Merry Christmas Eve to everyone else
We got the floor done early thursday afternoon, and sure have been enjoying my four day weekend so far. We went to visit my great niece CeCe yesterday, and have more family plans today and tomorrow. I'm bummed Judy has to work both days, but gets off early
Twas the day before Christmas, and all through the house, all the creatures were stirring, even the grouse
Happy Holidays
Good Morning Diners!
Bear, Merry Christmas! Everyone else, Merry Christmas Eve!
Had a wonderful Christmas with my family yesterday. In lieu of a gift exchange, my parents do bingo with bunches of little kitchy gifts. It's fun, but then what to do with the stuff you win? At least most of what I got this year is useable in some form or fashion.
Getting ready for the wife's family coming over today. 'Tis the season!