In my way of thinking, March 1st should be the first day of Spring, but at least in South Dakota, winter has been known to hang on here well into the month of April. I, like Brian, am getting awfully tired of the sub-zero temperatures & the white . I wish I could pack up and start life anew in a much warmer location, but for me, doing so is not that simple.
Ray
Murphy Siding wrote: How convenient, that you skipped right past winter, and into spring. We're struggling to keep it above 0 today, so I guess our spring is still a little on the nippy side.
I must have been asleep when Mother Nature dumped all the white (and some brown and a little yellow) stuff on our lawns and streets around here!
Brian (IA) http://blhanel.rrpicturearchives.net.
.....Our 1" of the stuff is having a difficult time surviving today as it's above freezing. And the sun is out occasionally so it's not going to last much longer. Much more daylight now, so Spring is rolling in fast.
March can be full of surprises but in general, they don't last very long.
Quentin
Thanks to Chris / CopCarSS for my avatar.
Tom
COAST LINE FOREVER
It is better to dwell in the corner of a roof than to share a house with a contentious woman! (Solomon)
A contentious woman is like a constant dripping! (Solomon)
Larry Resident Microferroequinologist (at least at my house) Everyone goes home; Safety begins with you My Opinion. Standard Disclaimers Apply. No Expiration Date Come ride the rails with me! There's one thing about humility - the moment you think you've got it, you've lost it...
Wow - I leave for a day or so and they repaint!
Just sticking my nose in for a minute and then back to more frolic and fun.
Heard they had snow at Palm Springs? We will be a touch warmer - 30's 40's this weekend, so will be trackside for a good part of it.
Off again....
M
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
As my name, dining car, suggests I will enjoy the creations of CW even tho I must have them forwarded to Prescott, AZ where there is a light snow falling. Yes snow. My home is at 5600 feet in the AZ mountains. It is also near the BNSF Transcon for train watching and scanner chatter between trains and the Fort Worth DS.
Took my bride (of several years) out for dinner and music last night so am now off the hook until May, her birthday. Don't bet on it, we may go put agian tonight. But CW please send some of your goodies when they come out of the oven.
Thanks CW, and please allow me to be the first customer in the newly renamed Coffee Shop. I too am looking forward to spring so we can get rid of the ice and snow and get back to sitting in our lawn chairs trackside watching the BNSF parade through Eola or Rochelle, etc.
I like your menu for today very much so thanks (but there goes my waist line AGAIN).
In addition to alcohol being understandably taboo here in the Coffee Shop, can we also say a big NO NO to drugs of any kind?
As you can tell, it's time to rename this place. We are still the same, with the train layouts and the Diner in it's same location: just a new name.
We can still talk trains, and whatever else you wish to talk about. But still no alcoholic beverages will be allowed in here.
Just to let everyone know, I talked with our esteemed owner, JHH, the other day. He's doing all right; just staying very busy with the railroad there in North Little Rock. Also, he's probably not going to be around, as he is getting ready to go back to school, for a degree. He just hasn't decided which degree. Said he'll probably try for a management degree. We wish him all the best!!
On our Friday Fish Fry menu today: cod, haddock, hallibut, flounder, perch and salmon patties. Side dishes: corn on the cob, baked beans, fries, cornbread.
Desserts today: chocolate cake, yellow cake w/caramel icing, and the following pies: chocolate, apple, peach and cherry. (Need to start baking some more pecan pies!)
If you need anything, just give a holler, as I'll be in the back, baking pies and cakes and cobblers for next week.
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