Steamrail Victoria Open Day 2012

On Monday Sir N and I went to the 2012 Steamrail Victoria Open Day at the Newport Workshops Melbourne.  We had a wonderful day of watching and looking around old trains.

Photographs do not do it justice.  The experience was fantastic and I am looking forward to their next open day which will be in two years. 

Here are just a few of the many we took that day: (click on the photo to view a full screen image.)

To watch more YouTube video's featuring trains from the Steam Rail Open Weekend you can go to: Australian Trains from Victoria who have uploaded 10 clips for your enjoyment. There is also a 5:42 compilation of the Open Day 2012.

Sir N summed up our day thus: It was a Brilliant, Terrific Time !!
Blessings
Chareen

Tuesdays Treasure - The Legend of the Easter Egg

 Welcome to Tuesdays Treasures.  I started these posts as a way of sharing great books in honour of my friend in New Zealand who would arrive with the treasures she had unearthed at her weekly trip to the library!

There are so many wonderful books out there hiding on shelves so I invite you to blog about a book on your shelf, one you're reading or one you found at the library and add your post to Learning All the Time Favourite Resource Link Up. 

This week ...
This month I would like to share with you a few of the books we enjoy reading for Easter.

 The Legend of the Easter Egg

• Format: Hardback
• Number of Pages: 32
• Vendor:  ZonderKids Publishers
• Publication Date: 1999
• ISBN: 978-0-310-22447-1
• Author Lori Walburg
  
• Illustrator: James Bernardin

I love a book with beautiful illustrations and this one definitely fulfills that criteria. From the dust jacket: Featuring the beloved setting and characters from the best-selling Legend of the Candy Cane, this moving story about Thomas and Lucy takes us deeper into the mystery of Christianity. When his older sister Lucy falls sick, Thomas goes to stay with John and Mary Sonneman at their candy store. But all the candy he could desire does not cure Thomas's aching heart. Only when Mary Sonneman shares with him the story of Easter does he understand the hope he has -- and what he can do for his sister..

The book is available from: Amazon, Fishpond, Book Depository.

Blessings

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