2015.06.20 Marion, Delaware, N&W Stuff

Slept in today, re packed my thrift store treasures, showered. Went with Laura to pick up Rick from clinics. Paul Weber was presenting. 

Drove in the rain to have a 5 Way at Skyline Chili. Yumm.  

Then to have homemade frozen custard. The building here Fredrick Douglas spoke in in 1856 about slavery. 

Beautiful historic downtown. Came back to rest before the banquet at the Warehouse and hear talk about historic Marion. 

Awards were given for N&W. 

Next back to the Holiday Inn Express 321 for beer. David Rice had beer to drink and peanuts to share. Great Lakes Rye if the Tiger. Tom Salmon in the background. 

Great Lakes Commodore Perry with Paul Weber and Roxanna Link. 

Goose Island Country Bourbon stout with  Laura Hughs and Rick Stone. 

More....

Fat Head Head Hunter with Laura and Joe Shaw. 

Roxanna, Ed Painter, Laura and Rick. 

Listening to Tom's stories of Alaska. 

Steve Summers opens another. 

And a Great Lakes Brewing Edmund Fitzgerald porter with David Rice in the background. 

Nice conversations with good friends until 1:30! That's what conventions are for......

2015.06.19 Marion Thrift Stores, Pizza

Today I finished the Sex Harassment and Discrimination modules in HR supervisory training while Rick went on bus tour. Roxanna Link and I went to lunch at the Warehouse Italian restaurant then thrift shopping. 

I got music CDs, Pyrex milk white mixing bowl, Stainless steel warmer and some African American figurines and Prime Time prizes for work, and a new flower pot for the front porch. Then supper with N&W friends at 29 a wood fired pizza place. L-R Paul Weber, David Rice, Frank Bongiovanni, Laura Hughes, Hazel and Rev. Jim. 

People at depot train watching:

A rail fan's journal:

#1 N&W fan and historian:

Went to Rev. Jim modeling clinic on the Pocahontas followed by Tom Salmon (r) talk on the Ohio Railroads. Frank Bongiovanni, convention chair takes care of house keeping. 

Commissary open in the depot Rick purchasing, Roger Link selling. 

George gave us a quick look at the model railroad getting rewired:

 

2015.06.18 Marion, OH N&W Opening Night

USpent the night in Fairfield inn then transferred this morning to a HUGE suite in the Holiday Inn. I worked on getting through the first two modules of HR training. Went to the Shovel for supper and then to a presentation by Gail at the Marion Historical Society about Marion railroad development. 

Back to the Suite where we hosted another beer tasting session. Steve Summers and David Rice brought beer and David showed his videos on the big screen TV.  Ted who comes all the way from England:

Rick Stone, Member #1:

Steve and David:

 David's beer contribution:

 

Another beer with Roxanna:

Ed and Ted:

Guests were Steve Summers, Laura Hughes, David Rice, Ted, Ed Painter, Paul Weber, Frank and Eva Bongiovonnie, Roxana Link. 

2015.06.17 Lucky's, Christmas Story House, Medina, Marion

Today we breakfast at Luckys in the Tremont area Cleveland a really cool place I'd like to explore more. 

I  have a warm spinach salad with an egg on top and Brooke had the biscuits and gravy it was all excellent in the coffee was wonderful. Took cookies to go. 

 Beautiful Orthodox Church. 

  

Next stop the Christmas Story movie house. The story was from Gene  Shepherds "In God we trust all others pay cash." Nice tour and nice museum and gift shop. 

Late friend Pam Nelson had on your leg lamp I didn't know where came from. 

 

 

 

 

 House for movie picked for location next to steal mills and Cleveland because Higbee's department store would let them keep their Snowmountain up for several months. 

Left through lots of construction. 

Then South to Medina a beautiful town square and buildings surrounding. 

  

Bought popcorn at Something's Popping. They had tons of flavors. 

 Then to Marion to meet the N&W members at the depot for pizza. Ran into one buggy. 

 

 

Then to Holiday Inn for popcorn and BEER! that Steve and Dave brought. 

And then some guy named Chet gave us more food and told us a Chessie story.