afternoon
was outside while matt was riding his bike.Going to let mother natures wind dry out the backyard some more.tommorow will be mowing day.Cw thanks for supper.Time to get things around for work.
stay safe
joe
Deshler Ohio-crossroads of the B&O Matt eats your fries.YUM! Clinton st viaduct undefeated against too tall trucks!!!(voted to be called the "Clinton St. can opener").
Good Thursday morning, everyone. Looks like no one at all was in here last night, after Joe was in. Hmmm, guess it must really be warming up outside.
Coffee, juices, hot chocolate and hot water for tea are ready. On the warmer bar this morning: bagels, bear claws, turkey bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs, hash browns, homemade buttermilk biscuits and sausage gravy.
Since I'll be gone this afternoon, I have made some sandwiches and put in the fridge for lunch today.
Mookie, I've got your coffee mug ready to pour your coffee. Would you like to meet out in the garden this morning? We haven't done that since last fall. Or should we just pull our rockers over to the area just before the RR Xing, where we aren't on their property/row?
CW - trains are quiet this morning, so let's do the garden. It is absolutely gorgeous out there today! I think we are going to finally have a spring. Most of the flowers are really starting to pop and it makes it such a wonderful time of year.
I had a short chat with the "Observer" this morning. He/she is our resident bunny. Just sits on the front lawn and observes all the traffic going by. Until The Driver throws out the morning corn cob. Then it is a race to the backyard to get it before the squirrels do.
Sunshine shades in hand - I am out the door.
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
morning
Paula that switcher has made it to queensgate yard in cincinnati.they took it there overnight on q 339.Thanks for breakfast.Time for a nap so we can mow this afternoon.
Thanks much for breakfast this morning, CW. I think I'll grab a bear claw while I am in here.
I took advantage of the nice weather we've had here in Sioux Falls the last couple days and got my yard cleaned up, and I am glad I got it done yesterday as today's temp is supposed to hit 84, maybe 86 degrees. I now have 13 paper bags filled with dead leaves and dead grass awaiting my brother to haul out to the landfill this weekend, and providing that it doesn't rain this weekend, Tim will also clean out my gutters for me.
Our local HO scale railroad club will be hosting an open house this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, and I am going to try to produce a couple batches of chocolate chip cookies for all our club members to munch on while they work our open house. I think I've got just enough ingredients on hand to do this.
.....After too much below avg. temps and some rain...{1 inch}, since Sunday, it now is changing over to a beautiful Spring morning to really make it nice....! We're to have 4 or 5 days in a row of this too. This will be a warm one. And we're ready for it.
Quentin
Mooks:
Oughta come look at BossHen's loom that takes over part of our living room.(It has been known to snare an occasional curious left-footed cat)
Driver might think twice about one of those monsters. (Or in Glenwood Springs, go see about 20 of them in the Weaver's Guild all working at once on various projects)
(my apologies to Bryan for sliding thru Cedar Rapids an not being able to say hello)
S'ok, I was probably busy at work or doing something else, like choir practice last night. Today I'm off from work, had to go down to Mercy Hospital this morning for a Bronchoscopy (doctors are making sure that what they think I have is really all that I have).
Brian (IA) http://blhanel.rrpicturearchives.net.
Afternoon All!
Finally have a minute to stop and check in. Been so busy with school (Finals are in 2 weeks. Graduation on the 15th of May) and Job hunting (Shoot me now please). The weather here is AMAZING! It was 70 yesterday with a light rain passing through. We got 6 inches. However 6 inches in Wyoming is the spacing between the drops on the ground and not the amount that fell. We had a light breeze of 25MPH. Today is pretty much the same!
Hope you all have a great day!
RJ
"Something hidden, Go and find it. Go and look behind the ranges, Something lost behind the ranges. Lost and waiting for you. Go." The Explorers - Rudyard Kipling
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blhanel S'ok, I was probably busy at work or doing something else, like choir practice last night. Today I'm off from work, had to go down to Mercy Hospital this morning for a Bronchoscopy (doctors are making sure that what they think I have is really all that I have).
RJ - our graduation is May 8 & 9. Always on Mother's Day weekend! Restaurants love us and hate us!
A belated report of Washington, D. C., weather for Wednesday--the weather predicter said that there would be afternoon showers; as we were eating breakfast in the hotel restaurant, we saw people using umbrellas as they were walking--afternoon came before eight in the morning. as it was, the rain had stopped before we left for the station to take the Cardinal for Chicago. We had a pleasant trip, riding in a bedroom.
The weather in Chcago is not as warm as was predicted, but we were indoors most of the time. We had a good visit with my nephew and his wife, who live in Bolingbrook (they came in on the Burlington). We are waiting for Carl and Pat Shaver to come in and eat supper with us.
Johnny
hope you like 2 toots.(just kidding) Not sure where you guys are going but its always a good time with Carl and Pat.Lots of spring cleaning here and yard mowing and trimming.Lets see chores are done and tonight is friday.Nice weather on the way too.Better get the batteries and cameras ready.Cw thanks for supper.
Just got home about an hour and a half ago; not only had the fitting for my ankle/arch support, but came home with it in my shoe. Wore it a total of 2 hours for today. Will gradually increase the wear time daily, until I'm wearing it all day long. Hurts a little bit, wearing it. They did tell me that it would hurt until a get used to wearing it. (Actually, the two hours I had it on today, was an hour over what I was supposed to do for the first time. But, since I was riding the bus, couldn't very well, stop, take off my shoe, and put the support in my purse, considering how crowded the buses I was riding on were!)
Supper tonight: sloppy joes w/your choice of fries, chips or baked potato and salad.
On my way home, it got very cloudy, and looked like it could start raining any time. By the time I got off the last bus, walking to the house, it started thundering. Other areas could have gotten rain/thunder & lightning, but so far as I know, we never even got a sprinkle here at home. Just the sound of thunder.
Everyone have a good evening and take care.
JoeKohhope you like 2 toots.(just kidding) Not sure where you guys are going but its always a good time with Carl and Pat
Yes, Joe, we had a good time with Carl and Pat; if Carl were not working tomorrow, we would have enjoyed their company longer. We ate at Miller's, which is just east of the hotel (and much less expensive). We have an easy morning tomorrow, since we leave town on the California Zephyr (not at all like leaving Washington on the Cardinal yesterday, or leaving Montreal on the Adirondack last Wednesday), heading for the Crossroad of the West, putting an end to four weeks of wonderful travel that was mostly by rail (some places just can't be reached by passenger rail anymore, and rental cars are a wonderful invention--I'm too old to ride the rods (I really preferred woodracks) anymore, and Ricki never did)..
cherokee womanBut, since I was riding the bus, couldn't very well, stop, take off my shoe, and put the support in my purse, considering how crowded the buses I was riding on were!)
Paula, had you taken the effort to take the support out, would you have been less crowded?
I hope it helps you more than the support that Ricki has been wearing for several months; she does not believe it has helped her at all.
Good Friday morning, everyone. We have a current temp of 69 degrees F. and it's very windy outside. So windy, that the Ky. Derby Festival cancelled the Rush Hour Balloon Race for this morning. Going for a high around 86 for today.
Coffee, juices, and hot water for tea are ready. And there's also Gatorade, Mudchicken, if you're interested in that this morning (the truck made it's first delievery of the season last night).
Here's our Friday Doughnut list for today:
Danish: apple, peach, raspberry, cherry
Doughnuts: Cruellers (sp?), cake doughnuts, vanilla filled doughnuts, chocolate covered doughnuts (including the long johns, with cream and the custard filled chocolate covered long johns, muffins, pecan rolls, including the usual bagels and bear claws.
Mookie, got your coffee mug ready for you, and I believe our rockers are right where we left them yesterday morning, if you would like to sit outside and watch the world this morning!
Morning
going to be a beautiful day.things are looking good for twain hunting.hahahahah(elmer fud laugh)Cw thanks for breakfast.
Joe
Good morning. CW, thanks much for breakfast this morning. It was a warm one here yesterday, it got up to 91 degrees here. Today's weather is supposed to be about 30 degrees cooler, and we have a 60% chance of rain for tomorrow. With the threat of rain, I kind of wonder how this will effect the turnout for our local railroad club's open house. I'm not going to worry about it though.
Last night while doing an internet search, I learned that our local Red Lobster restaurant is hiring servers and dish washers, so I will be running out there to apply for work within the next few hours.
Ray ooo ooo ooOOOOOo
Ray - a little rain might be a good thing for the show - people looking for an inside activity!
Back to the TV studio tonight for another round of the auction, then off to an EMS conference tomorrow (followed by another trip to the TV station).
Weather here is supposed to be gorgeous today and tomorrow, and pretty nice on Sunday, albeit with the threat of a thunderbumper. 'Tis the season!
Bearclaw and tea, then off to change some passwords.
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...
Weather Alert: South breeze - bringing all kinds of odd pollution from TX, OK & KS. Stay inside and shut your windows. Very bad for people with heart/lung problems. Tonite hail and high winds and cooler. (that must be for aforementioned states.....)
Having said that, I am sitting by an open south window and going fishing with Driver at 3 pm. Eyes are watering and nose running, but that is my life in general.
CW - coffee in garden!
Tree - you need to get a part-time job for your free time. You and Mudchicken exhaust me! Bet if either one of you took time to grow roses, you would have to hire someone to smell them.....
Mookie Tree - you need to get a part-time job for your free time. You and Mudchicken exhaust me! Bet if either one of you took time to grow roses, you would have to hire someone to smell them.....
I've been keeping an eye on my tulips (the flowers, although I keep track of the others in the mirror). It appears they'll be blooming in the not too distant future.
Free time. What's that?
tree68Free time. What's that?
Larry, that's when you never have to set your alarm clock (unless you need to set it for some reason) to get yourself up in the mornings, don't have to be anywhere at a certain time, something like that.
Guess it's about lunch time for you all, so think I'll just get everything set out on the warmer bar.
FISH:
1. Catfish; 2. Cod; 3. Perch; 4. Salmon patties and croquets; 5. Jump butterfly Shrimp; 6. Haddock; 7. Halibut; 8. Flounder
SIDE DISHES:
1. Cole slaw; 2. Corn on the cob; 3. Fries; 4. Hush puppies; 5. deep fried Breaded mushrooms; 6. Cornbread; 7. Baked beans
DESSERTS:
1. Yellow cake w/chocolate icing; 2. Chocolate cake w/white icing; 3. Apple cobbler; 4. Cherry cobbler; 5. Peach cobbler; 6. Blackberry cobbler; 7. Pecan pie
That's about it, unless any of you can think of anything else you'd like to have on today's menu.
Mookie, hope you and Driver have a good time this afternoon. Bet you have your reading paraphanalia in your book bag, ready to go!
91 degrees in South Dakota...!! Wow...That seems unusual after recent much cooler offerings. Yesterday was really beautiful here but the promised high did not make it....Just to the upper 60's. Then last night it remained at 60 and this morning a bit warmer, so today must be the day the nice warmth really arrives.
And for several additional days forward.
Headed out to pick up new glasses and then {Jean and I}, on to the church to check and resupply envelopes in pews....Then we'll think about lunch....
With sunshine, warmth, fertilizer....and plenty of moisture....the yard is growing like gangbusters. It will need mowing again soon, but it looks rather nice and a deep green.
Evening
a nice night outside.going to make some popcorn.we picked up matt from school and saw the y101 still had its slug(gp 30) helping out.We also saw a nonstop meet of q 156 and q 159(stack trains).Tommorow more train watching.going to need the sunblock.
Evening all.....
Had a nice quiet run up from western North Carolina today (whoda thunk it there would be a paper mill in the middle of da mountains?!?), though I forgot Louisville was a mess. Knoxville had better traffic at rush hour than Louisville at 2pm, but got through unscathed. Tomorrow will be swapping with another paper load to head down to SCA's Barton Mill in the town of the same name.
Today was the first day it got warm enough that I had to run the A/C in the truck most of the day, though now I have all the windows and vents open. (And some moron decides to park next to me with a running reefer unit-sigh, will be tough sleeping tonite) Makes it much easier to hear the radios with the windows up, though the truck runs hotter. Highest I remember it getting today on my mirror was 87 between Shelbyville and Louisville, from a low of 47 in the I-40 gorge in NC.
Fish was great, CW, now off to bed to rest my stiff and sore back (another long story).
Randy in Hebron, IN
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"Ever have one of those days where you couldn't hit the ground with your hat??" - Waylon Jennings
"May the Lord take a liking to you and blow you up, real good" - SCTV
Well, I reckon someone is sleeping in this morning, so I will take responsibility for serving breakfast. On the menu for this morning: bacon and scrambled eggs, blueberry pancakes and french toast with hot maple syrup. We also have the usual generous assortment of donuts, rolls and bear claws. And the coffee is about done brewing. And I've mixed a fresh batch of orange juice.
Miss Mookie, I got your favorite coffee cup out of the cupboard.
It's raining here in Sioux Falls, actually right now it's more of a light drizzle than anything else. I just pulled a dozen chocolate chip cookies out of my oven, I'm getting ready for our railroad club's open house this morning, and one of our club members will be picking me up.
I hope the rest of you all have a very good day!
Good Saturday morning, everyone. Ray, thank you for making such a good breakfast this morning. No, I didn't sleep in this morning: just did a couple of other things around the house, instead of getting on the computer first.
Randy, this week is a very good time, to NOT come thru Louisville on the interstates. Too much Derby traffic. Although, if you're a Paris Hilton fan, you might want to come to Louisville Friday: she'll be attending the Barnstable/Brown Derby Eve Gala. (Me, I could care less for her, and I wouldn't attempt to go to see her.) Maybe just about anyone else who might be there, but not her.
Everyone have a very good morning, and I'll see you all back in here tonight, for our Saturday Night Pizza Fest.
A most beautiful morning here with a breeze and sunshine and it is warm.
Some years ago we did quite a bit of driving from here to Nashville {Opryland Hotel}, and Louisville {interstate}, was always a section of highway one had to pay attention to closely. Seems so many speeded up upon going thru there {55 mph limit}, like they didn't want to fall behind others, or something like that, and we ended up sailing thru rather fast, and dangerous in my opinion. Was always glad to get thru there....
Once passing thru there {north direction}, a stone flew out of a truck's dual wheel and smashed into our Lexus windshield post and cracked the windshield....it cracked like a shotgun. I kept my cool, as we were in the left lane next to the concrete barrier and didn't flinch....Wife Jean about jumped out of her seat....But we made it ok, and of course never had a chance to contact the truck driver.....and continued home and insurance repaired and replaced as necessary....Glad it didn't hit directly in the center of the windshield...That might have meant real trouble. We survived ok, and car was repaired like new.
Hi all!!!
It's Justin here. Mom let me get back on today. I'm really greatfull. I went on a photo shoot today. I got a really good shot with my new camra! It's of a NS (of course) SD70 in the what I call the Oreo Cookie sceem, then there was a -9 trailing that. Then another SD70. I wanted to try something diffrent so I went to Willamsport IN to shoot. I like it better than Lafayette. It is awsome and close. Some of the residents are strange there though...
Cw, can't wait for dinner! I have missed youre' cooking!!! I brought something for you to fix... Fresh musrooms!!!!! Hot off the woods! Yep I also went shroomin' today as well. I bet we got 1/2 a pound.
Very nice here as Quintion has stated. It is 81* here today!!! Is it summer or is it spring in disguise? IDK, but I look forward to interacting again!
Sinceraly, Justin S.
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