Friday, July 19, 2019
The Letter "C" ~~ Weekend Roundup and Reflections
My Car List, of all or most all of the cars I have owned
is LAST on this post. Please scroll down to it.
- 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.
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(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)
.KP, KP, NONE
[large picture] [super size]Calming, A Highway Sign that
I Found on the Roads of Ireland©Jimmiehov 2007
Regents Park, London, U.K., ©Jimmiehov 2016
(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)
The fine print:
- [Click on any picture for larger, click it again for extra large]
- 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.
- I am also linked this week with James at Weekend Reflections, http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/for my Reflections Photo. - [Click on any picture for larger, click it again for extra large]
- 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.
- Photos and Poem Copyright, © Jimmiehov 2019, All Rights Reserved
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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
Friday, August 24, 2018
Weekend Roundup -- 08-18(b) (for letter "H")
The 34th issue of Weekend Roundup for this year...
The week's prompts:
(1) Starts with "H"; (2) A Favorite; and (3) Horse
(4) Pictures on the bottom are for "Reflections"
(4) Pictures on the bottom are for "Reflections"
[a couple of Half Birthday Cakes for two young ladies with Half Birthdays]
[Half a Birthday, in-between day, so kids can celebrate summer BDays at school]
(1) Starts with "H": "Half" starts with "H". Here are several "Half Pictures." (There is another at the bottom for my "Reflections" photo, I call it "Half Dark".)
Half a BOGO* order of MacDonald's Egg McMuffins
Seems that this truck was half gone/destroyed and had been replaced
(1.a) Correction: Last week's lovely Garden Salad was not from a restaurant. Our daughter Karen made it for us. She made it for Granddaughter KP's pool party, four of us with KP swimming. It was for main course with all the pretty vegatables and then burrata cheese for protein and dairy. Summer late afternoon had just set in. Perfect for swimming.
(2) A Favorite: "Handy Man Puppet." This came on the side of a MacDonald's Happy Meal carton. Something for the kids to cut out. I have fun with mine, it stays where I can find it. Can you guess where that is?
Answer: In my Bible . (highlight the empty area)
(3) Horse: This Ceramic Horse and the Bronz Horse originally belonged to my Grandpa H. He had a large collection of figurine and toy horses, somehow my dad obtained these two when my Grandfather had to leave his Home. And now I claim them.
The toy animals I really like are the figures that are made to go along with the toy barns. But I will not pay full price for them, probably spending birthday or Christmas gift money at years end when they are on a really nice sale would be just right. But then what would I do with them? Probably wish I had a barn.
Did you know that I rode my horse, Minnie,
to a country high school for my first two years?
Every morning I was met by two neighbor girls
who rode their horses. Our barn held eight horses.
(4) Begins with "H" for "Reflections": I call it "Half Dark". It is the little stream and lake in the first of our Flood Control waterways.
This is a "PrintScreen" photo that I snapped a few minutes ago. Wish I were there.
- - - - - The end, that's all for tonight
The fine print:
- 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.
- I am also linked this week with Weekend Reflections, http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/ for my Reflections Photo.
- Photo and Poem Copyright, © Jimmiehov 2018, All Rights Reserved
- Click on any picture to make it "full screen" sized. Click on your "Back" button to get back here.
- 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.
- I am also linked this week with Weekend Reflections, http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/ for my Reflections Photo.
- Photo and Poem Copyright, © Jimmiehov 2018, All Rights Reserved
- Click on any picture to make it "full screen" sized. Click on your "Back" button to get back here.
Labels: Animals, Birthdays, Jim Does, KP's Birthdays, Reflections, Toys, Weekend Roundup 02
Saturday, April 28, 2018
Weekend Roundup -- 17-18 (for letter "Q")
[Adi is checking out our new baby girl, KP)
The 17th issue of Weekend Roundup for this year...
The week's prompts:
(1) Starts with "Q"; (2) A Favorite; and (3) Quiet
(1) Starts with "Q": "Queen" starts with "Q". One of these bees will be a "Queen Bee." The other is her suitor. This is a photo of a painting by a school child, one of many posted there for this week's display.
(2) A Favorite: Adi was my Favorite Dog., a purebred but without papers. She and I were a certified animal therapy team. We visited mainly at an assisted living home. Adi loved to visit the Alzheimer wing residents and they all loved her. After petting her for a bit many would reminisce about the dog or dogs in their lives. Many they said, were now living with their children.
Adi was also a Reading Dog, she loved to read with the children in the library and in school. Adi died in 2012 at age 17 (link). Read more about her here (Adi was a co-author of my blog).
.((Adi was retiring from Pet Partners
.
(3) Quiet: Shshshshshsh, someone is sleeping here (earlier post source).
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- I am linked with Tom of "Backwoods Travel" (Link to Weekend Review 2018)- The pictures are all mine and rights are reserved to me under Copyright Law.
- Click on most any picture to make it "full screen" sized. Click on your "Back" button to get back here.
Labels: Adi, Adi Can, By Adi, Jim's Life, KP, KP's Birthdays, Weekend Roundup 01
Friday, April 13, 2018
Weekend Roundup -- 15-18 (for letter "O")
The 15th issue of Weekend Roundup for this year...
The week's prompts:
Starts with "O"; A Favorite; and One
(1.a) Starts with "O": "Open" Starts with "O". Lets
get off the phone and "Open" those presents. KP was having her Eighth Family Birthday Party here.
(1.b) Starts with "O": "Octane" Starts with "O". We are lucky, our cars run on the lowest here, 87 Octane.
It has been going up in price since I took this. Today it went up from $2.39 to $2.45 per gallon at most stations.
It has been going up in price since I took this. Today it went up from $2.39 to $2.45 per gallon at most stations.
(3) One: Sort of speaks for itself. Sign says. This was taken in the fruit section of our favorite Kroger grocery store. Remember it is my picture, no fair taking without my permission.
(4.a) Lagniappe: Now that's ONE Black Cat. Spoiled too.
(4.b) Lagniappe: The end, that's all for tonight. When was the last caboose removed from the rails and replaced with a little black box?
The caboose was no longer seen on the tracks at the turn of the century, by year 2000. Highlight the section after tracks and before this sentence to see the answer. Click here to read about the demise of the RR Caboose.
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The fine print:
(4.b) Lagniappe: The end, that's all for tonight. When was the last caboose removed from the rails and replaced with a little black box?
The caboose was no longer seen on the tracks at the turn of the century, by year 2000. Highlight the section after tracks and before this sentence to see the answer. Click here to read about the demise of the RR Caboose.
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The fine print:
- I am linked with Tom of "Backwoods Travel" (Link to Weekend Review 2018)- The pictures are all mine and rights are reserved to me under Copyright Law.
- Click on any picture to make it "full screen" sized. Click on your "Back" button to get back here
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Labels: Cats, Family, Jim Does, KP's Birthdays, Weekend Roundup 01
Friday, January 20, 2017
~~ Friday’s Hunt v.3.03 -- "C" is for ...
Friday's Hunt for the week of January 20th: (1) Starts with C; (2) Week's Favorite; and (3) Odd Angle.
(1) Starts with "C": "C" is for Cake and Candles. Here is KP with her Half Birthday Cake. She was seven and a half years old this week. Here KP was mulling over her choices for the half birthday wish.
Note: A Half Birthday Cake is only half a cake. This one is Chocolate.
"C" is also for Chili Relleno. I had two, a week apart.
The one on the left was from, this week. We went to the La Finca Mexican Restaurant on the FM Hwy 1093 in Richmond, Texas (mailing address Katy, Texas).
On the right is my last week's second plate from Las Fuentes Mexican Restaurant & Bar in Magnolia, Texas. This one was best though they charged another $1.00 for the Charo beans.
(2) Week's Favorite: Again "C" is for Cake and Candles. KP's mom, Karen, also had a half birthday this week, not the same day as KP.
KP was feeling frisky in this picture.
Karen's cake was Angel Food with the top half hollowed out and filled with Strawberries. Lite Cool Whip is the frosting, all perfect for people watching their eating or food plan.
(3) Odd Angle: My picture of the front of this Jeep didn't turn out. Neither did the pink trim in various parts of the Jeep show good in this picture.
With all that pink, it even had a pink logo written on the hood (bonnet), I believe it belonged to a lady but I couldn't see the driver. We were both driving when I took this picture. she had less traffic than I did.
The picture WAS at a terrible slant, but I straightened it before I found out the Teresa wanted a slanted picture this week.
I couldn't take it straight because I was driving. Mrs. Jim doesn't really like me doing that and she was riding with me. Some of my readers have questioned this practice also. But it's okay, I'm careful, and skillful.
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The Fine Print:
- Teresa of Eden Hills, (click) is running this meme, Friday's Hunt. Her rules are: "Welcome to linkup for Friday’s Hunt. It’s very simple. Anyone can participate. The link opens at 7pm Friday Central time and will close Sunday at 7pm."
.http://www.inlinkz.com/new/view.php?id=691779
(1) Starts with "C": "C" is for Cake and Candles. Here is KP with her Half Birthday Cake. She was seven and a half years old this week. Here KP was mulling over her choices for the half birthday wish.
Note: A Half Birthday Cake is only half a cake. This one is Chocolate.
"C" is also for Chili Relleno. I had two, a week apart.
The one on the left was from, this week. We went to the La Finca Mexican Restaurant on the FM Hwy 1093 in Richmond, Texas (mailing address Katy, Texas).
On the right is my last week's second plate from Las Fuentes Mexican Restaurant & Bar in Magnolia, Texas. This one was best though they charged another $1.00 for the Charo beans.
KP was feeling frisky in this picture.
Karen's cake was Angel Food with the top half hollowed out and filled with Strawberries. Lite Cool Whip is the frosting, all perfect for people watching their eating or food plan.
(3) Odd Angle: My picture of the front of this Jeep didn't turn out. Neither did the pink trim in various parts of the Jeep show good in this picture.
With all that pink, it even had a pink logo written on the hood (bonnet), I believe it belonged to a lady but I couldn't see the driver. We were both driving when I took this picture. she had less traffic than I did.
The picture WAS at a terrible slant, but I straightened it before I found out the Teresa wanted a slanted picture this week. I couldn't take it straight because I was driving. Mrs. Jim doesn't really like me doing that and she was riding with me. Some of my readers have questioned this practice also. But it's okay, I'm careful, and skillful.
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The Fine Print:
- Teresa of Eden Hills, (click) is running this meme, Friday's Hunt. Her rules are: "Welcome to linkup for Friday’s Hunt. It’s very simple. Anyone can participate. The link opens at 7pm Friday Central time and will close Sunday at 7pm."
.http://www.inlinkz.com/new/view.php?id=691779
Labels: Cars, Driving Pictures, Friday’s Hunt # 03 - 2017, Jim Bunch Eats, Jim Does, KP, KP's Birthdays
