Friday, February 09, 2018
Weekend Roundup -- 06-18 (for letter "F")
Weekend Roundup items for the week:Starts with "F"; A Favorite; and Flower
(1) Starts with "F": Fruit starts with "F". So does "Foot Loops", we'll start with that. My lead picture (above) is of KP holding a box of Froot Loops, she was standing in front of the Acropolis at Athens, Greece. 
KP was only four in that picture, now she is eight.
And now Froot Loops also come in round boxes, pour milk and eat. She had one for breakfast this morning.
Below is a full picture, our daughter took both of these.
She and Karen accompanied Mrs. Jim and I on a cruise from Venice, Italy to Istanbul and on into the Black Sea where we made three stops. Most every day we stopped. The cruise ended in Athens where we made our last excursion, that one ended at the airport.
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(3) A Flower: Our backyard Hibiscus did not survive a recent cold night. We haven't dug it up but have cut back all the limb ends. The entire plant now looks dead. We have already decided to start the Hibiscus with a new plant.
Before: the Snow before the Freeze:
(4) Some Lagniappe: Ford emblem Starts with "F". It was found at https://www.globalcarsbrands.com/ford-logo-history-and-models/ where on the Home Page I also found emblems for Fiat and Ferrari. 
I was the original owner Mom's, it was a Ford Employee lease car which was turned in for a 1975 model. As a Ford employee with over 15 years seniority at the time I was able
The picture on the right show four of my cast iron 1:16 scale model Ford cars. Shown clockwise are a 1956 Ford Sunliner Convertible (I bought one of these new), a 1937 Ford Convertible (for a short time my first school car was a 1937 Ford Tudor Sedan), a 2003 Ford Mustang GT Convertible--mine is a 1998), and a 1966 Ford Mustang Convertible (I almost bought one of these from a friend who was moving for $200.00).
I have over 30 cast iron 1:16 model cars, many of which I have owned a real car similar, most are Fords. I like Ford cars. Also I was a Ford Aerospace Engineer for 17 years, working first at El Paso, Texas, then New Hampshire for three years, and for the last 14 years of my tenure at the NASA Manned Space Center, Houston, Texas.
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Labels: 2013-Venice-to-Athens-via-the-Black-Sea, Cars, EM, Flowers-buds-plants, Food, Grandchildren, Jim Does, Kids, KP, Mustang, Weekend Roundup 01
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...Jim, you 'f'inished 'f' with a 'f'lair! Your are the second person that I have heard lost hibiscus this winter. I've always thought that it should be illegal to make and sell 'F'ruit Loops, who wants pink milk? Hope to see you again 'F'ord 'F'ellow!
Five, six, four! Wow. What a great legacy and heritage. It's been a long time since I've seen Fruit Loops in my cupboards! Your latest great is so cute! We are just in this last year enjoying our very first granddaughter. Cool cars!
You've had some cold weather indeed. I hate it when we lose plants during the cold weather. Always sad.
Have a fabulous day, Jim. ☺
Have a fabulous day, Jim. ☺
My kids loved Fruit Loops when they we little! I guess I did, too! Lovely post this week, Jim! Beautiful family shots and gorgeous flowers.
Dawn
Dawn
That is a shame about the hibiscus. I would be tempted to wait because the roots may have survived and it may spring forth when the weather warms a little. Certainly strange for you to have snow like that. We have loads of snow at the moment and more on the way. Normal February for us. We had a Ford Escort when I was in my early teens. It was a good car. I haven't had one myself though - I'm a Volkswagen gal!
I like your Mustang convertible - fast top down driving in style! Many don't like the mustang II, but I do! It was the right car at the right time and I love that shade of green from the 70s, a color that we can't buy anymore. Great post!
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