Friday, October 28, 2022
Letter "Q" -- Friday's Weekend Roundup 09 / Reflections and-or Street/Candid Captures
- Tom's Requests for this Week's Prompts:
Starts with "Q"; A Favorite; and Tom's suggestion, "Q"uaint
- James wishes for our Reflections and/or Street Photos/Candid Captures
Tom's choice, "Quaint": On one of our visits to France, 2013, we went to visit Homps, Southwestern France, to ride a canal boat on the Canal du Midi. When we got there we found out that in late April they only ran the afternoon ride so we had to figure out what to do with our morning.
By unanimous vote of we three, Mrs. Jim, our youngest son Tim, and me, it was decided we would visit an old town a bit to the north.
I will show you around that Quaint little town which once had been a medieval fortress city.
[click any picture for large size]
The boat captain (only he and a boat attendant would be working on our little canal boat) has suggested that we drive north to Minerve (link).
That would help but since we couldn't take the tour from there (we wouldn't anyway). Still we had to have eaten and be back to Homps by 1:00.
We made it back in plenty of time for our canal boat ride. All the canal boat ride are posted here (remember to click on a picture once or twice to make any of them larger)
For sure we had not planned on going to Minerve. After our boat ride, our busy day would continue on. Old town, Carcassonne, was next on our journey. See the map below.
We had fun. I wrote more of our Spring 2009 Europe Holiday later.
A Model T Ford
A Lagniappe (1): From a previous Poetry Post on my poem blog.
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a busy day made busier.
Tom's choice, "Quaint": On one of our visits to France, 2013, we went to visit Homps, Southwestern France, to ride a canal boat on the Canal du Midi. When we got there we found out that in late April they only ran the afternoon ride so we had to figure out what to do with our morning.
By unanimous vote of we three, Mrs. Jim, our youngest son Tim, and me, it was decided we would visit an old town a bit to the north.
I will show you around that Quaint little town which once had been a medieval fortress city.
[click any picture for large size]
The boat captain (only he and a boat attendant would be working on our little canal boat) has suggested that we drive north to Minerve (link).
That would help but since we couldn't take the tour from there (we wouldn't anyway). Still we had to have eaten and be back to Homps by 1:00.
Our son Tim came along for this Holiday
Note the cat digging in the garbage
at the restaurant outside eating area.
And what did we eat? These places here were not fast food
and there wasn't a MacDonalds. So we dug into our emergency rations.
That would be peanut butter and jelly sandwiches made in the car,
some cookies, and canned Coca Cola Light.
We made it back in plenty of time for our canal boat ride. All the canal boat ride are posted here (remember to click on a picture once or twice to make any of them larger)
We hope to travel that ride again, it was really nice.
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| [The orange was our afternoon boat ride in the can going to Bourgeois, the blue was our car ride through Province that day] |
We had fun. I wrote more of our Spring 2009 Europe Holiday later.
And the boat ride is here.
Starts with "Q": Quaint definition:
A Model T Ford Garage carport/shed find -- Ruby (Red) Tuesday --
Starts with "Q": Quaint definition by :
After last week's Ruby
My friend, John, asked me if I minded following him to this place. He had left his camera home and wanted some pictures of a car he knew about. I never pass up opportunities to look at old cars so off we went. This is what he wanted to see again, he had discovered them earlier in the year. They are a pair of Model T Ford cars. Either 1926 or 1927, my guess in 1927. In 1927 the Model T had wire wheels standard equipment, in 1926 they were optional. Before that the T's used wooden spoke wheels.
I was surprised and delighted with the find. The last time John had talked with the owner they were not for sale. Times and circumstances since may have changed now. He doesn't know if they could be bought. I suggested that he offer to pay $1000 for cleaning the shed out if he could have the cars and whatever else the family did not want. That means work but John had some grandsons who would really have liked to help grandpa in his quest for more old cars.
I was surprised and delighted with the find. The last time John had talked with the owner they were not for sale. Times and circumstances since may have changed now. He doesn't know if they could be bought. I suggested that he offer to pay $1000 for cleaning the shed out if he could have the cars and whatever else the family did not want. That means work but John had some grandsons who would really have liked to help grandpa in his quest for more old cars.
The one on the right was for sale at a moderate price, $9,950 . It had been restored but before the restoration I imagine it looked very similar to the one John found in the back of the shed.
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The front one is my favorite. Hot Rodders use them to make "T-bucket" hot rods. Most of the originals have been either restored or used up for hot rods. A new fiberglass reproduction body can be had for several thousand dollars
John is deceased now, he died about a year ago. We miss him.
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| Photo from the Houston Chronicle |
A Favorite: Queer? Isn't it Queer to have World Osteoporosis Day so close to Halloween what with all those bones-alone skeletons running around loose?
Reflection: Yesterday late afternoon our sky Quite Pink, from north to south and west to east
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My friend lost a sandal, still had one left.
What good is it having only one shoe?
If you're a bird and have half an island.
It's still an island, only half as large.
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This was taken from our paddle boat in Regents Park, London.
A Lagniappe (2): Isn't this HALLOWEEN Tree Qute! I found it at the Houston Methodist Hospital West yesterday in one of the hallways near an elevator.
Mrs. Jim had been given a steroid shot in her hip and then we visited two friends who were having procedures there, one was outpatient status and the other had back surgery and would be hospitalized for several days. The later hoped to be home for the Baseball World Series games at home, tomorrow is to be the first.
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The Fine print stuff:
- [Click on any picture for larger, click it again for extra-large.]
- I am linked with Tom of "Backwoods Travel" (Link is 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: Family, France, Friday's Weekend Roundup 09, Holiday Posts, Midi du Canal, Reflections, Travel, tree(s)
Thursday, October 01, 2009
Potty Stop -- MidWeek Blues -- on the road water
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This lady said,
"Let's see now, he said tie the white rope aft?
And aft is ... ?"
"I do hope the place is open ...
after all this!"
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And these people are grumbling,
"We wouldn't be stopping here if Lucky had stayed home.
Or if he had learned to USE the toilet
instead of drinking from it."
These pictures were some of other boats that we saw while on our boat ride
on the Midi du Canal in Southern France this spring. (link)
It was part of one day's activities on our Spring 2009 Europe Holiday. (link)
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If you want to post a MidWeek Blues picture, go get directions from Rebecca by clicking on the logo here. She has a Mr. Linky and good directions . Just do what I did.
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Or do less. All she requires is a BLUE PICTURE, you don't have to write.
Labels: France, Humor(?), Midi du Canal, Midweek Blues, Our Spring 2009 Europe Holiday, Travel
Friday, June 12, 2009
France -- Midi du Canal Part #1 -- SkyWatch Friday (my twenty-eight) -- Our Spring 2009 Europe Holiday
Click any picture for large size
Click any caption for super sized
We are off and running
Our ride would take about two hours
We would go under several bridges on our ride
Cruising along -- A friendly family
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We are off and running
Our ride would take about two hours
We would go under several bridges on our ride
Cruising along -- A friendly family
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Seen along the way:
The ducks watched us go by -- Old boat, for the taking?
A lock to go through -- It's full, we are going in
On the right note the lower water level down stream
Seen along the way:
The ducks watched us go by -- Old boat, for the taking?
A lock to go through -- It's full, we are going in
On the right note the lower water level down stream
Through in good shape -- Couple watching the action
Again note now we are on a lower level,
the water in the lock is gone
We are back -- There is our car
Tim tied us up
He enjoyed his holiday in Europe, we enjoyed his presence.
Tim, our son, is a boatman by profession. He ties up large ships and barges when they get into the Port of Houston. He has been doing this line of work now for over twenty-five years.
I will post Part #2 of our Midi du Canal ride another day. For a couple of other posts showing this ride click here
Other Participants and How to Have Your Own Skywatch
Labels: France, Holiday Posts, Midi du Canal, Our Spring 2009 Europe Holiday, SkyWatch Friday, Travel
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Midweek Blues -- Who is driving the boat?
Once Rebecca's thing (link1)(link2). here gets off the ground I will post these only on JIM'S LITTLE PHOTO AND POEM PLACE (link). But for now to get more exposure for MidWeek Blues I am putting it here also.
One more thing. YOU DON'T HAVE TO WRITE A WORD.
A simple blue picture is just fine.
You couldn't prove anything by me. Since men do boat handling best I will assume the man is.
The fellow appears to have a rudder handle. Or could there be a real driver inside?
[Answer: they both are, the lady up front is telling the guy in the back with the rudder where, when, and which way he should go and all the other important driving instructions. Ladies are good at that.]
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I am now a charter member of the new MidWeek Blues group, maybe the second person to post, Rebecca, of Dusty Cellar is first. But she started this so she ought to be the first. They post around Wednesday I think.
If you want to post a MidWeek Blues picture, go get directions from Rebecca by clicking on the logo below. She has a Mr. Linky and good directions (considering it is for the first time). Just do what I did.
One more thing. YOU DON'T HAVE TO WRITE A WORD.
A simple blue picture is just fine.
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I am now a charter member of the new MidWeek Blues group, maybe the second person to post, Rebecca, of Dusty Cellar is first. But she started this so she ought to be the first. They post around Wednesday I think.
If you want to post a MidWeek Blues picture, go get directions from Rebecca by clicking on the logo below. She has a Mr. Linky and good directions (considering it is for the first time). Just do what I did.
Labels: France, Humor, Midi du Canal, Midweek Blues, Our Spring 2009 Europe Holiday, Travel
Friday, May 29, 2009
A hard day's play in France [part 1] -- SkyWatch Friday (my twenty-seventh) -- Our Spring 2009 Europe Holiday
This would be a busy day made busier.
We went to Homps to ride a canal boat on the Canal du Midi. When we got there we found out that in late April they only ran the afternoon ride so we had to figure out what to do whit our morning.
By unanimous vote it was decided we would visit an old town a bit to the north.
I will show you around that quaint little town which once had been a midievial fortress city.
[click any picture for large size]
The boat captain (only he and a boat attendant would be on our little canal boat) suggested that we drive north to Minerve (link).
We couldn't take the tour (we wouldn't anyway) because we had to have eaten and be back to Homps by 1:00.
The cat was digging in the garbage
at the restaurant outside eating area.
And what did we eat? These places here were not fast food
and there wasn't a MacDonalds. So we dug into our emergency rations.
That would be peanut butter and jelly sandwiches made in the car,
some cookies, and canned Coca Cola Light.
We made it back in plenty of time for our canal boat ride. I will post from that nice ride next time.
We had fun. I will write more of our Spring 2009 Europe Holiday later.
[All Jim's Europe Holiday posts link]
My earlier SkyWatch posts are (click here)
over at my JIM'S LITTLE P&P PLACE blog.
My earlier SkyWatch posts are (click here)
over at my JIM'S LITTLE P&P PLACE blog.
Other Participants and How to Have Your Own Skywatch
Labels: France, Holiday Posts, Midi du Canal, Our Spring 2009 Europe Holiday, SkyWatch Friday, Travel
