How did I get so lucky?

Last year while working in the Gettysburg area I rarely ever had a Saturday or Sunday off, but this year is different.  I pretty much have a set schedule at the Shriver House where I work Mondays, Wednesdays, and alternating Saturdays and Sundays.  I had thought this would be a good deal for my second employer, which would have meant they could use me on the weekends also.  But as it turned out I work at the Diorma on Tuesdays and Thursdays, which leaves me a Saturday or Sunday off EVERY WEEKEND, which is why I say, "How did I get so lucky?"

So, the other day I was able to go back to Lancaster, Pa.  You can tell we are getting into the summer season as this time it was a lot harder to find parking at the Green Dragon Flea Market even at 9AM.   I was able to buy some bueatiful yellow and red peppers for salads, and, of course, some of that wonderful Amish baked goods.  Those baked goods and the great ice cream around the corner from my extended stay room are keeping me from losing any weight despite all the flights of stairs I have to climb on those tours at the Shriver House.

There was a new display at the PA Railroad Museum about railroading during the Civil War.  It was not as a big a display as I had hoped, but I enjoyed the rest of the museum once again.  Like the locamotive shown here, which was used in the transport of silver out west.

Or, there was the yellow car, which was a combination passenger car and the back portion was for cargo.  I also liked the new addition of a street scene where you could look in the windows of a general store, a gentleman's sport club, a hotel and others.

So, friends, if you should be in the Strasburg, PA area be sure to see this fine museum and some of the other train related sites nearby--like, take a ride on the Strasburg Railroad or go to the Choo Choo Barn or Toy Train Museum.

It has been such fun living and working in an area where there is so much to see and do.  So, I say it again, "How did I get so lucky?"