Friday, June 18, 2021
Letter "Y" -- -- Weekend Roundup and Street/Reflections
THE TWENTY-FIFTH LETTER FOR THIS SERIES - The Letter "Y" Prompts are: (A) Starts with the Letter "Y"; (B) "Yellow" (Tom's Choice); (C) A Favorite; (D) Street/Reflections; and (E) A Lagniappe.
(C) A Favorite: This Yellow and Purple Taxi is Mrs. Jim's and my Favorite because those are her school's, LSU, Colors. The red sign in the window says it is a Ferrari but do not believe that.
(E) A Lagniappe: "Y" is for the Yellow Cars I have known. Posted here are a few. You can click on any of the pictures to see a larger size view.
Above left, is a toy car belonging to KP's friend who was three years old. It was one of his favorites. On the right, with Mrs. Jim 'driving', is a toy car at the Peppa Pigland Park near Southampton, U.K. where back in 2012 we visited while on a British holiday for about five weeks. Did you note that the other two passengers, KP and me (JIM), are (not) hanging on tightly?
Now we see the railroad Yellow car, again transporting KP and Mrs. Jim. Then there is the Peppa Pig Yellow Bus showing off at Peppa Pigland.
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Mission de Corpus Christi de la Ysleta [photo courtesy of Wikipedia Commons]
(A) Starts with the Letter "Y": "Ysleta" starts with "Y". Ysleta is now a part of El Paso, Texas, although until the forced annexation of 1955 it was a city of it's own. Back in the late 1950's and early 1960's I rode my Vespa Motorscooter many times to and through Ysleta.
My favorite time was gathering mistletoe for Christmas from the trees in the ditches along the highway. The very old Ysleta Mission is also here, a part of the National Park Service. You can read of the mission here.
(B) "Yellow" (Tom's Choice): This is a Yellow service Car for the railroad. They used to be hand cars but this one is too large for that and has an engine.
I found it at one of the the railway depots at Cinque Terre , a region composed of five villages on the Italian Riviera. It appears to have been 'out of service' for quite a while.
(C) A Favorite: This Yellow and Purple Taxi is Mrs. Jim's and my Favorite because those are her school's, LSU, Colors. The red sign in the window says it is a Ferrari but do not believe that.
(D) Street/Reflections: Found at Albert-Kahn Gardens, Paris (link). Go there if you get a chance. In east Paris, you can take the subway/train. It's a peaceful visit, the park isn't crowded and there's even an ATM across the street at a small branch bank.
From a previously posted Poem, "Blue Rain",
(E) A Lagniappe: "Y" is for the Yellow Cars I have known. Posted here are a few. You can click on any of the pictures to see a larger size view.
Above left, is a toy car belonging to KP's friend who was three years old. It was one of his favorites. On the right, with Mrs. Jim 'driving', is a toy car at the Peppa Pigland Park near Southampton, U.K. where back in 2012 we visited while on a British holiday for about five weeks. Did you note that the other two passengers, KP and me (JIM), are (not) hanging on tightly?
Now we see the railroad Yellow car, again transporting KP and Mrs. Jim. Then there is the Peppa Pig Yellow Bus showing off at Peppa Pigland.
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Fine print stuff:
- [Click on any picture for larger, click it again for extra large]
- 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).
- The pictures mostly are all mine and rights are reserved to me under Copyright Law
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Labels: Friday's Weekend Roundup 06, Italy, London Fall 2012, Paris, Reflections
Friday, February 21, 2020
The Letter "H" ~~ Weekend Roundup and Reflections
The seventh issue of Weekend Roundup for this year, 2020...
(THE SEVENTH LETTER FOR THIS SERIES)
- the Letter "H" Prompts are:
(A) Starts with the Letter "H";
(B) "High" (Tom's choice);
(C) A Favorite;
(D) Reflections.
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(A) Starts with the Letter "H": Horse starts with "H". I thought this could be a Horse when I made it.
Some of you knew that I rode My Horse, Minnie, to a two room country school for High School my first two years. New England School was over in Washington County (Nebraska) three miles from our home. Two years of High School were all that most farm boys received back in my dads days if they were staying on the farm and working.
(B) "High" (Tom's choice): High Over the Neighbor's House is the Moon and a Star setting in the West.
(C).A Favorite: Hospital Wing Hallway Map with a You Are Here note. It's not that this Map is exciting in itself but that many times they make me remember our youngest granddaughter as she loves to read maps.
Road maps on paper or a GPS, she has been fine with these since before she was four. The photo on the right shows her when we were looking for the Downtown Baptist Church in London, U.K, she has become a regular backseat driver lady now. She is ten now.
(D) Reflections: Hiding Horse's Eye and Face. Please comment about it or Mrs. Jim's Leather Jacket ("J"s" are coming up in a couple of weeks).
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My Two Questions (you can answer just one if you wish).
(1) How do you treat GPS and Paper Maps while traveling? Another easy question for me, it seems like every time Mrs. Jim and I need routing advice I use the GPS of google maps while she likes to see everything plain big picture wise using a big paper map.
(2) What do you think of when we are discussing "the Moon and the Stars"? I think of meteor showers.
Bonus Questions: bb c
(1) what is your favorite "H" word? This time it will be "Hot Dog." In earlier days when I was bachelor I made a lot of them. My specialties were Chili-cheese Dogs, Cheese Dogs with Mustard and Relish, and Cheese Dogs with Sauerkraut and Mustard. Check this link below:
(2) What comes to mind when you hear "Horses" mentioned? Most times I remember how I rode Minnie to High School.
(3) If you wish to tell of your OLD CAR or COLLECTOR CAR experiences this would be another day.
BUT THERE WILL BE ANOTHER DAY IF YOU'D LIKE.
I've had several , all Ford products except one Dodge. My '74 and '98 Ford Mustang's are the ones, probably last ones, I have now.
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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, (click here for his Reflections Photos).
- Photos and Text Copyright, © Jimmiehov 2020, All Rights Reserved
(THE SEVENTH LETTER FOR THIS SERIES)
- the Letter "H" Prompts are:
(A) Starts with the Letter "H";
(B) "High" (Tom's choice);
(C) A Favorite;
(D) Reflections.
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Some of you knew that I rode My Horse, Minnie, to a two room country school for High School my first two years. New England School was over in Washington County (Nebraska) three miles from our home. Two years of High School were all that most farm boys received back in my dads days if they were staying on the farm and working.
(B) "High" (Tom's choice): High Over the Neighbor's House is the Moon and a Star setting in the West.
(C).A Favorite: Hospital Wing Hallway Map with a You Are Here note. It's not that this Map is exciting in itself but that many times they make me remember our youngest granddaughter as she loves to read maps.
Road maps on paper or a GPS, she has been fine with these since before she was four. The photo on the right shows her when we were looking for the Downtown Baptist Church in London, U.K, she has become a regular backseat driver lady now. She is ten now. 
(D) Reflections: Hiding Horse's Eye and Face. Please comment about it or Mrs. Jim's Leather Jacket ("J"s" are coming up in a couple of weeks).
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My Two Questions (you can answer just one if you wish).
(1) How do you treat GPS and Paper Maps while traveling? Another easy question for me, it seems like every time Mrs. Jim and I need routing advice I use the GPS of google maps while she likes to see everything plain big picture wise using a big paper map.
(2) What do you think of when we are discussing "the Moon and the Stars"? I think of meteor showers.
Bonus Questions: bb c
(1) what is your favorite "H" word? This time it will be "Hot Dog." In earlier days when I was bachelor I made a lot of them. My specialties were Chili-cheese Dogs, Cheese Dogs with Mustard and Relish, and Cheese Dogs with Sauerkraut and Mustard. Check this link below:
(2) What comes to mind when you hear "Horses" mentioned? Most times I remember how I rode Minnie to High School.
(3) If you wish to tell of your OLD CAR or COLLECTOR CAR experiences this would be another day.
BUT THERE WILL BE ANOTHER DAY IF YOU'D LIKE.
I've had several , all Ford products except one Dodge. My '74 and '98 Ford Mustang's are the ones, probably last ones, I have now.
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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, (click here for his Reflections Photos).
- Photos and Text Copyright, © Jimmiehov 2020, All Rights Reserved
Labels: Animals, Friday's Weekend Roundup 05, London Fall 2012, Reflections
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)
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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.
- 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.
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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, September 28, 2018
Weekend Roundup -- 13-18(b) (for letter "M") -- Reflections too
The 39th issue of Weekend Roundup for this year...
The week's prompts:
(1) Starts with "M"; (2) A Favorite; (3) Many; and (4) Reflections
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(1) Starts with "M": Today we have "Mary" starting with "M".
Here's Cousin Mary on the right with Mrs. Jim. Our cousin is 97 years old, she still drives and also teaches Sunday School.
Mary is a five hour drive from our house so we can't see her often.
In 1984 Mary Lou won a Gold Olympics Medal for the best all around. What ever that is.
She was born in West Virginia in 1968 making her now 50.
Mary's latest endeavor is being a Star on the Dancing with the Stars program on Monday night on the ABC network.
Her picture is of her when she was on a Paraguay postage stamp. It is from Wikipedia, a Wiki Commons entry. (link)
Ms. Retton is married and lives in Houston. She has four grown children and is a member of our church, Second Baptist Church Houston at our 1463 Campus (one of six).
Paul McCartney - Let It Be - Live at Anfield, Liverpool 1st June 2008
Let It Be
When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be
And in my hour of darkness she is standing right in front of me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be
And in my hour of darkness she is standing right in front of me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be
And when the broken hearted people living in the world agree
There will be an answer, let it be
For though they may be parted, there is still a chance that they will see
There will be an answer, let it be
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
There will be an answer, let it be
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be
There will be an answer, let it be
For though they may be parted, there is still a chance that they will see
There will be an answer, let it be
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
There will be an answer, let it be
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be
And when…
And when the night is cloudy there is still a light that shines on me
Shine until tomorrow, let it be
I wake up to the sound of music, Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be
Let it be, let it be, let it be, yeah, let it be
There will be an answer, let it be
Let it be, let it be, let it be, yeah, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be
Shine until tomorrow, let it be
I wake up to the sound of music, Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be
Let it be, let it be, let it be, yeah, let it be
There will be an answer, let it be
Let it be, let it be, let it be, yeah, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be
(c) Then there's Mother Mary, Beatles star, Paul McCartney's mother. He references her twice in his song above, "Let it Be."
When visiting our daughter when she and family lived in London we would walk past Paul's London home several times a week. It was just around the corner from her flat.
(2) A Favorite: Mustang is my favorite car, I have two, a Black 1998 Ford Mustang GT Convertible, and a Green 1974 Ford Mustang II Ghia with a whitish vinyl top. The '98 has 106K miles and the '74 has 67K.
Both had lady drivers before me, one in her forties and the other one was (my) Mom's who died at age 88 in 1999. https://jimmiehov.blogspot.com/search?q=mustang
My 2013 London Holiday posts, click HERE
(2) A Favorite: Mustang is my favorite car, I have two, a Black 1998 Ford Mustang GT Convertible, and a Green 1974 Ford Mustang II Ghia with a whitish vinyl top. The '98 has 106K miles and the '74 has 67K. Both had lady drivers before me, one in her forties and the other one was (my) Mom's who died at age 88 in 1999. https://jimmiehov.blogspot.com/search?q=mustang
(3) Many: Thought I'd list the Top Ten of the Many Museums of the world per National Geographic. This magazine has a lot of "Top Ten" for us to visit while traveling. We've been to 8 or 9 of these: (it's getting too late, I will post it later if I find the article.)
So instead I posted this picture of "Many Ducks in the River". For sure "I got my ducks in a row." I think it is the Potomac, for sure in Washington D.C. It was down my the War Memorial Wall but I don't know exactly where we were. We walked there from Georgetown University.
So instead I posted this picture of "Many Ducks in the River". For sure "I got my ducks in a row." I think it is the Potomac, for sure in Washington D.C. It was down my the War Memorial Wall but I don't know exactly where we were. We walked there from Georgetown University.
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(4) Reflections: A local Barber shop has a special for Men, haircuts for $16.00. I hope you can read what comes with this haircut.
My 'stylist's' Senior Men's Haircuts are $12 but I only get a haircut without the shampoo, steamed towel, scalp massage, and/or snacks and drinks. I will call here and ask about her giving me a "Senior Discount." [click picture for a larger size. Click again for larger still]
My 'stylist's' Senior Men's Haircuts are $12 but I only get a haircut without the shampoo, steamed towel, scalp massage, and/or snacks and drinks. I will call here and ask about her giving me a "Senior Discount." [click picture for a larger size. Click again for larger still]
- - - - - 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.
- Photos 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 also linked this week with Weekend Reflections, http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/ for my Reflections Photo.
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Labels: Family, Jim Does, London, London Fall 2012, London Spring 2014, London Summer 2013, Walk pictures, Weekend Roundup 02
Friday, September 21, 2018
Weekend Roundup -- 12-18(b) (for letter "L") -- Reflections too
The 37th issue of Weekend Roundup for this year...
The week's prompts:
(1) Starts with "L"; (2) A Favorite; (3) Lonely; and (4) Reflections
(1) Starts with "L"; (2) A Favorite; (3) Lonely; and (4) Reflections
[Vauxhall, London, U.K. Animal farm visit. I think we walked there from the Kid's high rise flat on the river. KP loved the farm animals -- Vauxhall Search blog link]
[KP was three when we visited Peppa Pig Land in 2012 -- Fun for kids and grown ups]
(1) Starts with "L": London also starts with "L". It is my favorite go to place, follow by Paris. Been to both quite a few times, first in 199x, last in 2014, That was when our younger daughter, KP, and SIL came home to stay. My blog search, London -- See London Labels below for more
[to read this Birthday post, click here]
(2) A Favorite: These are my two favorite pictures of L o i s, my favorite sister, on my blog. There are more though, she is on my blog a lot. BTW, I only have one sister, no brothers.
All posts using the label, "L o i s", please click.
[click picture for larger view -- click again for extra large]
(3) Lonely: Lonely Single Bananas -- the sign was a surprise at the fruit and vegetable section of our local Kroger store.
(4) Reflections: Louisiana has an Alligator Island Show where you can get close to the critters without them trying to chase you down.
Alligator Park is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana. See and read more, click here. It's on the way to see Mrs. Jim's sister who lives in Farmerville, Louisiana, so I'm sure if we live long enough we will stop either coming or going. Louisiana sampling link
You can get a free subscription for your state(s) here
- - - - - 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.
- Photos 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 also linked this week with Weekend Reflections, http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/ for my Reflections Photo.
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Labels: Eating, Food, Jim Does, Lois, London, London Fall 2012, London Spring 2014, London Summer 2013, Louisiana, Reflections, Shopping, Weekend Roundup 02
