CAR SHOW

Leif by his 1992 Mustang

                                            



Another view of the Mustang

Me in a Mustang cap by Leif's beautiful Mustang



There were so many beautiful cars at the show.



Saturday Donna and Leif took me to the Car Show in Port Townsend.  We all rode in the Mustang.  The Mustang has a very small back seat area.  Donna drove and I sat up front with her.  It is too difficult for Donna to get out of the back seat so Leif sat in back.  It was an absolutely gorgeous day.  We had the top down and the weather was so warm we did not need to wear coats.  I walked around and took pictures. There were so many beautiful Classic cars.  The car show was at the Stadium across from the downtown stores.  We walked over and had lunch at the Nifty Fifty diner.  I had a great time.
 

 

BUS/ TRAIN TRIP

 

Train Depot in Whitefish,Montana

Besides moving from Helena, Montana to Everett, Washington when I was a little girl, I have been in Montana one other time.  Clayton and I had not been married too long.  Clayton wanted to go to New York and see the Hill Comorah and the pagent they do there. Clayton wanted to go on the train.  He loved trains. Donna went with us, which was certainly a blessing.  Clayton could sometimes be a handful to manage.
           We got on the train in Seattle and got all settled in.  The next thing that happened was there was an announcement that there was a rock slide right before Spokane.  We had to gather all our things and get on a bus.  We were bussed all the way from Spokane to the train station in Whitefish, Montana.  I looked it up on mapquest and it says 255 miles, 4hours, 26 minutes.  I am sure it was all of that and maybe more.  We saw miles and miles of nothing but land and dead cattle in ditches.
           Finally after the grueling bus trip, we got on a train in Whitefish.  Everyone was tired and the people at Whitefish were not happy because their train was delayed because the train had to wait for our bus.
           At last we were on our way.  We got as far as Havre, Montana and the engine on our train broke down.  It was hot and people were complaining.  We had to wait until another engine could get to Havre. We did get to get off and go into the station. That helped a little.  Anyway, since the engine was'nt working we couldn't have any meals on the train.  They sent out for Kentucky Fried Chicken for all the passengers.  I will never forget that.  They brought these meals in huge garbage bags and we had warm pop to drink. One lady was very upset because she was a vegetarian.  There was Cold Slaw with the meals and Donna and I did not eat ours and I grabbed Clayton's because he ate anything.  The Cold Slaw was warm and I am sure we would have gotten food poisoning. It is a miracle we didn't get sick on the Chicken.
           Finally, we did arrive at our destination. We rented a car and we were able to see so many great things.  We stayed near Niagara Falls.The Falls are so fascinating. We even took the walking tour. We even went to the Canadian side.  We saw the Sacred Grove and many of the Mormon sites. The Pagent was so wonderful. We really did have a fun vacation.
           
         This was not quite the end of our problems. This happened on our way home.  There was a problem that only affected Donna and Clayton and the others that were in their car . I had paid for a sleeping car for Clayton and me and Donna paid for Coach.  When I saw how high you had to climb up into the upper bunk, I asked Donna if she would trade with me. Clayton had to have the lower berth because of his knees. She was happy about that, at first, because she wouldn't be sleeping sitting up.
          So bedtime came and I happily went back to the Coach and I slept really well.  In the morning I went to our sleeping car and Clayton was in a horrible mood because he was so cold and Donna had not had any sleep because of Clayton. The reason Clayton was so cold was because the air conditioning was stuck on. It was the only car on the whole train that it was stuck on. It would have to be the one we had. Clayton never could stand to be cold.  The porter had gotten every blanket he could find to put over Clayton including his own.  There was one handicapped room left on the train so I was able to pay extra and get that.  The rest of the trip went fine.

        All in all, it was a good trip.  Clayton loved to go places so I was glad we could do that.

        

         

PLANNING TRIP TO MONTANA

MUSEUM OF THE ROCKIES IN BOZEMAN, MT

I am working on what I want to see when Debbie and I take our road trip to Montana in July. This is a historical museum. It is just a little under two hours from Helena to Bozeman.
          This Museum has the largest collection of Dinosaur fossils in the United States.

Montana is a special place when it comes to Dinosaurs. The fossilized remains can be found all over the state, including badlands of the East near the Dakotas, in the plains South to Wyoming and the mountainous areas North to the Canadian border.

The World's first T-Rex was found in Montana.  Some of the World's best preserved Dinosaur specimens, and the largest collection of Dinosaur fossils are found in the United States.

This Museum is a history museum so besides having the Dinosaur display it has history displays and other displays.  It is supposed to take a long time to go through the displays.

Also, in Helena, there is" Montana's Historical Society Museum" which I want to see.  I want to go on the Last Chance Tour train too.. 
       I want to visit the Parrot Confectionery which has been owned by the same family since 1922.  There is a good possibility that my parents went there and maybe even my sister and me.  They have homemade icecream.  My mother loved icecream.

       For those who have not heard our train trip/ bus trip half way through Montana when Clayton, Donna and I took a train to New York to see some of the historical sites by Palmyra and the pagent, shortly after Clayton and I were married, I will mention that little episode next time.

AUTUMN SCENE--FINALLY FINISHED

After many countless hours, my counted cross stitch picture is done.  Today I washed it, pressed it and put it in a frame.  It looks better on the wall than it does on my blog.  Leif and Donna thought it looked real nice.

My Oriental picture of the Cranes was supposed to come tomorrow but it came today.  It will take me a little time to get ready to sew.  I have to finish letting the skeins of thread dry. Today I had to soak the skeins in water and vinegar to set the colors so they will not bleed.  The thread has a silky feel.  The thread is not the kind you buy here at Walmart or Joann's Fabric. 

I sat outside on the front porch several hours with my Kindle while my thread was drying and my counted cross stitch picture was drying a little more after pressing it.

I was reading a little more about Counted Cross stitch.  It is a popular hobby because it is so relaxing.  You need to take a lot of breaks, which I do.  The article said that the "disease" of Counted Cross stitchers are Arthritis and Carpal tunnel.  I disagree about the arthritis because I am sure motion helps Arthritis. I don't seem to have Arthritis yet or if I do it is not preventing any motion that I do with my hands.

Donna loves to quilt.  I love to do Counted Cross stitch.  I do like to help with quilts and I love to look at all the beautiful quilts but to me it is not as relaxing as my Counted Cross stitch.