Northeastern PennsylvaniaScranton, Wilkes-Barre, Pocono area
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The lighthouse is on the top right. The fishing village is at bottom right....I'm sure the little fellows got the animated skating rink.....but that is usually in the middle. A couple of the houses and figures were made by a man who died shortly after he designed them. They left the stores quickly after that, and ebay treats them like gold. I only have a few........and I just didn't know how valuable they would be. ( his name I am forgetting, Oh a Scranbarre moment.......he might just call me on it....)
Oh I will have to go to Utube right now for ideas.........Of course my train is with the little fellow, and my skating pond......so yikes. Do you know what JG.......My dad was a train buff. He had an entire downstairs full of trains and scenes. Mom sold them after he died. I did get the one set........that now is in the hands of the twins. They do love it so I am not all that sad.
Gosh it must take you forever, have you started THIS year? Oh I see permanantly stored now on the sheets......that was a fantastic idea. Here I am every year lugging house by house, box by box........But, hubby would never let me store the sheets........so its still house by house.........bahhhhhh
Oh I will have to go to Utube right now for ideas.........Of course my train is with the little fellow, and my skating pond......so yikes. Do you know what JG.......My dad was a train buff. He had an entire downstairs full of trains and scenes. Mom sold them after he died. I did get the one set........that now is in the hands of the twins. They do love it so I am not all that sad.
Gosh it must take you forever, have you started THIS year?
Well, this year we're gonna be up by YOU, so I'm not decorating...
My whole project started when Bill told me about his dad. He also was a train buff & built a whole diorama. When he died, Bill's mom gave the set to his sister & her kids destroyed it!! He was real upset about it.
So....the Xmas before last I got him the Polar Express train set as his present (he loves the movie) & last year I decided to do-up the village for him to go with his train. It started as a little thing, but I guess I NEVER do anything in a small way. So around $2000.00 & a lotta work later, he has this "mother of all" villages!!
I had the cheapo Marx Western train set from when I was a kid & sold it before I moved to Florida. I always loved train sets, but growing up there was never enough money for "frivolities"...
Where is everyone this mornin' ..........I have to go exchange the little tree, see if one of the stores has a replacement.
I plan to move the big table into the family room today to make room for everybody at the Thanksgiving table. I've done this a few different ways, now trying another new idea.........
Anybody else having a big bunch over?
I managed to get a free turkey from Giant this year. Usually its from Shop Rite, but I have been using Giant because of all the buy one get one free things. That is a great savings.
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I did this a little different going along a long wall and corner....
He was real upset about it.
Part of the old train setup of my dads.......Lots of old steam trains. Many collections.....Such fun!
Good Mornin'
Good Morning to you NEPA and others...........Have your first cup of coffee by the fire. Its a beautiful sunny day in PA
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