Odds & Ends ~

How can I be busy all the time meeting myself coming and going, but not have anything to blog about?

Ernestine after she enjoyed her pup cup.  She sure does love them.

Isn't this cool?  I need to be on the hunt for another vintage funnel.  I have a couple but use them as planters.

A couple evenings this past week there was a chance that the northern lights might be visible.  No luck the first night and the second night was cloudy, but did get this moody picture looking out on Lake Erie.

Tomorrow Vernon Junction Sue and family are heading up to see Big Boy.  An historic event not to be missed.

Then in the afternoon I have an ortho appointment.  If the doctor says to keep wearing the brace I just may lose it!!!  Five weeks is about four and a half weeks too long 😢

That's it for my pathetic post.
Thanks so much for stopping by.
Pug hugs 😊
Lauren

Big Boy No. 4014

 

Big Boy No. 4014 is the world's largest operating steam locomotive.  Twenty-five Big Boys were commissioned exclusively for Union Pacific Railroad, the first of which was delivered in 1941.  These massive locomotives were built to haul heavy equipment in support of the war effort, normally operating between Ogden, Utah, and Cheyenne, Wyoming.   No. 4014 was retired in December 1961 after traveling 1,031,205 miles.  Of the eight remaining Big Boys in existence today, this is the only one still in operation.  It is 133' long and weighs 1.2 million pounds.  It is making a cross country trek in honor of our nation's 250th birthday.

The exciting news is that it is making a 15 minute "whistle stop" here in Lorain.  How wonderful that our humble city is part of this historic journey!!!  You can read more about it here.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Pug hugs 😊

Lauren