Father's Day

As with most holidays, we celebrated

Father's Day when we could get around

to it.  At least it was still June.  We enjoyed

a fine breakfast at the Sanford Cracker Barrel

with Judy's parents and our friends Gail and Jeff.

(I had the perfectly named "Grandpa's Breakfast",

and you might want to check it out if you like

chicken fried chicken for breakfast with sausage

gravy, plus numerous side dishes.)

Jeff and Jack, two fine examples of fatherhood,

relax after a satisfying meal.  Since I'm taking 

the picture, can you guess where our three

spouses are?

When the ladies rejoin us (evidence on the

ground) I use the self-timer to take a photo

for the archives.  Similar to the one a month

ago for Mother's Day, but who cares?

Gail joined me and Judy for a brief excursion

into downtown Sanford to check out their

local farmer's market (a total disappointment)

and two thrift shops (pleasant surprises with 

50% off sales and FIVE CENT record albums).

As pleasing to me as the great deals was the

realization of an interesting fact about this 

old steam locomotive at the downtown park.

I had seen this steam engine before but had

never noticed it was an Atlantic and Western.

The significance of that to me is that the "Zero

Milepost" of the A&W during the Civil War

was right in the center of Loyd Street (now Central 

Avenue) in Atlanta. The street was named for pioneer 

Atlantan (and my ancestor, I believe) James Loyd.

  A monument to that milepost is prominently 

displayed in  Underground Atlanta.

So naturally, I felt I should pose as Buster

Keaton in "The General," his silent masterpiece

about the great locomotive chase during the

Civil War.  Thanks, Gail!

Now, a salute to two fine ladies who do 

everything they can to make me and Jeff 

happy.  And they succeed.  Judy and Gail set

 the standard as wives, mothers, and daughters.

Hope your Father's Day celebration was

as much fun as mine.  

And now we can move on to the Fourth of July!