Family Time!
Category: photography
Galloping Gertie, Ford Model T
Fun Facts about the Model T
*The Model-T had a 20 horsepower four cylinder engine and reached about 45 miles per hour.
*It got about 13-21 miles per gallon and weighed 1200 pounds.
* The name “Lizzie” was one of the most popular nicknames out of dozens for the Model-T.
Henry Ford called the Model-T “The Universal Car”for being low cost, reliable car that can be easily maintained and also travel the poor roads of the era.
On May 26, 1927, Henry Ford and his son Edsel drove the 15-millionth Model T out of the factory.
May Day!
Lock the Window!
Red Window
When we stayed at the Proctor Mansion and Inn located in Wrentham, Mass I noticed a bright red window. I was told that was a sign of a safe house for slaves traveling the underground railroad.
Dupree Gardens, Pasco, Florida
Bay Area Renaissance Festival
Recently visited the Bay Area Renaissance Festival.
World War Two Bunker
In Brooksville, Florida you can find a bunker that was used as a target, strafed by aerial-trainee machine gunners on B-17 Flying Fortresses in the 1940s. This was a remote spot when the bunker was built; now it’s across the street from the local Chamber of Commerce.
Reading
“The man who does not read good books is no better than the man who can’t.” – Mark Twain
Sometimes we just need to stop and admire the flowers!
