Friday, September 17, 2021
Letter "L" -- Weekend Roundup and Street/Reflections
Lucky Little Cat named Sugar Bear
THE TWELTH LETTER FOR THIS SERIES - The Letter "L" Prompts are: (A) Starts with the Letter "L"; (B) "Landscape" (Tom's Choice); (C) A Favorite; (D) Street/Reflections; and (E) A Lagniappe.
.We caught him! This is the mean Little Leprechaun who pushed me down the stairs while we were visiting in Ireland. I ended up falling down a few very hard stairs. The fall knocked a finger out of joint and broke my right kneecap. I'm still recovering. Read about that nasty incident (click here)
(B) "Landscape" (Tom's Choice): The beautiful (not) Landscape viewed from the rear window of the overhead railway train going from C Terminal over to B Terminal ar the Houston Bush International Airport.
(C) A Favorite: This Lucky Little Cat is named Sugar Bear. She was a stray and my BIL took her in when she was a stray who was camping in the back yard.
(D) Street/Reflections: College students waiting for (___you name it___). Taken while driving by the Vanderbilt University at Nashville, Tennessee.
(E.1) A Lagniappe. Lucius apples in bins for sale at our Kroger Grocery Store.
(E.2) A Lagniappe. A Leading cause
Fine print stuff
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- I am linked with Tom of "Backwoods Travel" (Link here to click for Tom's Weekend Reviews)
- I am also linking again this week with James of "Weekend Reflections/Street Photos" (click here for his Street Folk and Reflections Photos).
Labels: BP, Cats, Driving Pictures, Food, Friday's Weekend Roundup 07, Humor, Ireland, leprechaun, Reflections
Friday, March 12, 2021
Letter "K" -- Weekend Roundup
[large picture] [super size]Our nice B&B in Killarney, we stayed there three different years. (Read More) I found a four leaf clover beside the sidewalk while walking down into the town.
Remember to wear Green next Wednesday for St. Patrick's Day.
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First picture is the 'food to go' kitchen. Next is the inside of the men's room. Last on the right is the outside of this building. Mrs. Jim said the women's room had stalls with curtains for doors.
Mrs. Jim was waiting for me to come back from the men's room. The last picture says the singer is taking a break and that 'all that's left is us chickens.' Happy picnicking with your food on those tables. Shoo the chickens off first.
(2) What is your favorite Word starting with "K"? Mine today will be "King", because at my age people have started treating me like a "King".
(3) Anything else you were reminded of here that you would like to tell about?
My going blogs:
Jim's Little Blog, http://jimmiehov.blogspot.com/
Jim's Little Photo and Picture Place, http://jimmiehov6.blogspot.com/
Jim's little Christmas tree farm, http://jimmiehov7.blogspot.com/, and
Ask Dr. Jim (blog), http://jimmiehov8.blogspot.com/ (seldom newly posted)
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Fine print stuff:
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- I am linked with Tom of "Backwoods Travel" (Link here to click for Tom's Weekend Reviews)
- I am also linking again this week with James of "Weekend Reflections/Street Photos" (click here for his Reflections Photos).
Labels: Friday's Weekend Roundup 06, Humor(?), Ireland, Reflections, StreetPhoto, Texas, Things to know, Walk pictures
Friday, November 06, 2020
The Letter "S" -- Weekend Roundup and Reflections
The forty-fifth issue of Weekend Roundup for this year, 2020...
(THE NINETEENTH LETTER FOR THIS SERIES) - the Letter "S" Prompts are: (A) Starts with the Letter "S"; (B) "Service" (Tom's Choice); (C) A Favorite; and (D) Reflections. (E) A Lagniappe.
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(A) Starts with the Letter "S": Snow starts with "S". By the snowy windshield picture you can see it is no fun to drive in the snow. My sister's husband drove us to Tekamah on this morning, he had to stop to clean the freezing windshield.
The photo above is is our younger of two daughters, taken thirteen years ago. I was born in our home, about seven miles northwest of Herman, Nebraska. Our mail came from Herman but we shopped mostly in the town north, Tekamah, as it was larger and had more stores. We also attended church there.
This is the day we sold the farm on auction since both my parents had died. The auction was well attended and the farm sold for a decent price.
You can read more of the auction and about the farm by clicking HERE.
"Calming", A Highway Sign that I Found
(B) "Sign" (Tom's Choice): These Slowing Signs were popular in Ireland to get traffic slowed down coming into a village.
(C) A Favorite: Seniors, ". . . old men and children. Let them praise the name of the LORD" (see Psalm 148 below)
you princes and all rulers on earth,
12 young men and maidens,
old men and children.
13 Let them praise the name of the LORD,
for his name alone is exalted;
his splendor is above the earth and the heavens."
Psalm 148:11-13 (New International Version)(link)
New International Version (NIV)
Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society
(D) Reflections: This is an older picture of a walking bridge that I took probably at the now closed Wedgewood Golf Course at Conroe, Texas. I don't know what hole we were playing but it was on a nice Tuesday morning.
(E) A Lagniappe: Snow year here. Nice Reflection too.
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Bonus Questions:
(1) What if anything are your feelings for "the First Snow? There are various activities one can do. We only get snow about once every ten years, when that comes we hope we will get enough to make us a snow man..
(2) What is your favorite "S" Word? Mine today will be Senior. It is nice to be a Senior person, discounts are all over the places that we shop. Be sure to ASK FOR AS SENIOR DISCOUNT, if they don't have one perhaps they will get the hint if enough ask.
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Fine print stuff:
- I am linked with Tom of "Backwoods Travel" (Link here to click for Tom's Weekend Reviews)
- I am also linked this week with James of "Weekend Reflections" (click here for his Reflections Photos).
- The pictures mostly are all mine and rights are reserved to me under Copyright Law.
Labels: Cars, Friday's Weekend Roundup 06, Ireland, Reflections, Signs, Travel, Weather
Friday, July 19, 2019
The Letter "C" ~~ Weekend Roundup and Reflections
- the Letter "C" Prompts are:
(A) Starts with the Letter "C"; (B) A Favorite; (C) "C" for Calm (Tom's choice); and (D) Reflection(s).
(A) Starts with the Letter "C": Cantaloupes starts with the Letter "C". Our third picture of KP doing the Letter "C" in the song, "YMCA", Body Format. We were in Sprouts of Katy, Texas (our Houston Suburb). KP is our youngest granddaughter.
She had her 10th Birthday Wednesday, tonight she is finishing up her celebration with a sleep-in party with a few other of her friend girls.
This newspaper article called their 1936 a Cabriolet, actually it was a Coupe Convertible. I have about 35 of these Cast Iron Toy Cars and Tractors. Most all are 1:16 scale. The doors open, hoods and deck lids open, and the steering wheel steers the front tires.
(B) A Favorite: We were having a Corn Dog Friday Lunch. Guess which of us, Mrs. Jim, KP, or Me, had two Corn Dogs? Who had two cups of milk. Did any of us adults have two cups of Diet Coke?Answers: (highlight the space below to read the answers)
[large picture] [super size]Calming, A Highway Sign that
(E) As promised HERE last week, my life time "Car List":
Here are the cars in my life--listed in order of purchase: [should I blog on this as part of my memoirs?]
My TOY 1950 Studebaker Starlight Coup was posted here last week.
- 1950 Studebaker Starlight Coup (formerly owned by my High School Principal).
- 1952 Ford Tudor, I hopped it up very heavily before I sold it. It would outrun and 55 and 56 Chevys.
- 1956 Ford Sunliner Convertible (new)
- 1941 Chevy Two-door
- 1950 (Jimmy Dean) Mercury Two-door Coupe (ditched the '41 and '56 when I went into the Army)
- 1951 Ford Tudor--a present from Dad while I was still in the Army, it was the folk's family car and had rolled over 100,000 miles.
- 1960 Rambler Two-door Custom station wagon
- 1950 Ford Tudor
- 1962 VW Bug--a work car
- 1956 Ford Customline Fordor-hardtop
- 1968 Ford station wagon (new)
- 1969 Ford Thunderbird***
- 1971 Honda CB450 motorcycle
- 1972 Ford Pinto***
- 1976 Ford Granada Tudor Coupe***
- 1976 Ford Granada Fordor
- 1972 Datsun pickup
- 1976 Chrysler Cordoba (picture link)
- 1977 Plymouth Volare station wagon
- 1982 Olds Cutlass Supreme two-door
- 1975 Datsun pickup
- 1986 Olds 88 four-door
- 1988 Olds 88 four-door
- 1987 Chevy S-10 pickup
- 1992 Cadillac DeVille
- 1974 Ford Mustang II Ghia (Mom's car after she died) (still owned)
- 1999 Cadillac DeVille
- 1999 Easy-Go Golf Car (new)
- 1998 Ford Mustang GT Convertible (still owned)
- 1950 Ford Tudor (sold August, 2015)
- 2006 Cadillac DTS
- 2011 Cadillac DTS (still owned)
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- I am linked with Tom of "Backwoods Travel" (Link to Tom's Weekend Reviews) - The pictures are all mine and rights are reserved to me under Copyright Law.
Labels: Cars, Dogs-other, Eating, Food, Ireland, Jim Bunch Eats, Jim's Life, KP, KP's Birthdays, London, London Fall 2012, London Spring 2014, London Summer 2013, Reflections, Signs, Toys, Weekend Roundup 04
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Happy Saint Patrick's Day!! A four-leaf clover for you
In the year 2007 I actually did find a four-leaf clover.
It was in Ireland of all places!
The following is a part from one my annual St. Patrick's day posts (link):
[large picture] [super size]I picked this clump of clovers beside the sidewalk leading to downtown Killarney, Ireland.
[large picture] [super size]There was only one with four leaves. You will have to find it, I did not pick it. Isn't picking four-leaf clovers bad luck? Later in Scotland I was able to find another four-leafed one.
[large picture] [super size]Our nice B&B in Killarney. This one was on a hill with a wonderful view from our front bedroom window. (link to Muckross Drive House)
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Here is the one I found in Scotland. It was on the grounds at the Drummond Castle and Gardens (link).
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This picture is not clear although it may show you the four leaves more distinctly.
Labels: Ireland, Scotland, St Patrick's Day, Travel
