Come on Along..Let's Take a Colorful Train Ride Followed by a Hunt for Covered Bridges!!!

Monday morning started out

bright and early!

We three southern women

headed for the hills

and a colorful train ride...

the conductor and our

accordian player added quite a bit of color

to the trip..

making up for what few

leaves had not yet donned their autumnal hues !
Come on along and join in on the fun!




Hot chocolates and coffees
were waiting on us as we prepared to
board our train!

In the beginning everyone was
sitting quietly with
anticipation...
What will this be like?


The colors were very pretty...
and then to our amazment..
out from the back of the car came an
accordian player!
Yes, playing his accordian..
he was very good..
It made me wonder how John Smoltz was doing?


on the way up we stopped
for lunch..
We were plesantly suprised!!
A butternut squash seasoned
with brown sugar and
New Hampshire maple syrup..
was a very big hit..
and the cranberry sauce out of this world!
Conversation around our table
was held by us, a nice couple from New Jersey,
and a couple from Colorodo..
We talked and smacked..
and almost missed boarding the train!
(or so we thought!)




That's Mine!!
(I wish)

After lunch the trip

became down right jovial!

Why we even had

"Dixie"

played for us!!!

Leo our conductor

turned out to be a mess!

He put on quite a show!!

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We roll past a Deer farm!!!

What or who do you suppose is visiting the deer?

On down the hill we stop and disembark at

the old "Ashland" station..

this tickled us!!

Wrong state..but, our mother and Cathy's mam-maw

was born and partialy raised in "Ashland , Alabama"

We thought Michael W. would like a picture

of his "Gam-ma" in front of the train..

"Choo-Choo"

Mary was styling !

Come on inside

and have a gander at times

that have past!

By the time the train ride was over,

Everyone was laughing and clapping and singing..

email addresses and hugs were exchanged!

I would suggest everyone take a train ride..

but, first make sure you

have an "accordian player"

(not organ grinder)

and a conductor named Leo!

After leaving the station

we took out the "talking lady"

gave her suction cup a lick..

stuck her to the windshield and typed in a crossroad

somewhere out in the colorful hills of New Hampshire..

locations found by Cathy..

one of her many assingments...

and off we headed into the hills...

Four covered bridges were found that day!!

div> "Donna, you stand right here"

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We arrived back in the coastal region of the state..

Rye..

Stopping in at "Jitto's" for supper..

later that evening somewhere around 9ish...

we piled out of the gam-ma van and drug ourselves inside..

ready for bed and the next day

that was filled with

outlet shopping in Kittery, Me!!

The next posting will be filled with pictures from

Strawberry Banke

the historical village museum

in Portsmouth..

founded 1623.

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Good night!