Welcome Judy!!!! The mini models are just amazing!!! I just love learning about others hobbies. What got you started on that? Darlene

I'm hoping the uniform is cotton (although this time of year wool wouldnt be too bad) The Civil War guys have the wool uniforms, and there is nothing...

Great pics Moose. Here in the states there seems to be more interest in Re enacting the Civil War. I've recently seen more on WWII groups, and a guy...

How very sad....So they're just old news, let's move on? There are no new streets, or parks or buildings that they can name to remember recent losses...

If you're on the East Coast again, stop by The Ordnance Museum at the Aberdeen proving grounds. They're located off 95 outside of Baltimore...

I'm huddled in a blanket watching it....Tonight driving home, there was one patch of snow that was coming down so fast my wipers couldnt keep up with ...

Darlene--Yep love that S-O-S. I HATE ORANGE MARMALADE*#&(^ especialy on pancakes!! We had just been relieved off the line,came down from M...

First pic. on the first link---I'm at the head of the line--They called me Chow Hound-- Rocky Rocky, Fond of that SOS? ...

Erwin, Did you know that there is a Baker Eyth House listed in Parkersburg? If you google it, an address comes up. Eyth is not a real common na...

Erwin, with the snow in my yard, I might not even notice a very tall snow hare....until spring. Marion, would you prefer the cherry wine from T...

I'm reading an excellent book called "11 Days In December Christmas at the Bulge" by Stanley Weintraub. (Just thought I'd mention that since we're ta...

Veterans The Last Survivors of the Great War; Richard Van Emden, Steve Humphries This is an excellent book comprised of interviews of WWI veter...

Maion, I find that dropping something heavy and metal while screaming "Holy Cow there's a Moose in the yard!!!" usually gets them up. Once they...

It would have been January of 45. It was their first assignment after arriving in France at the end of Dec 1944. You're correct that they were assig...

Two years ago one of the TV stations had a documentary on WWI that focused on the medical issues that were prominent in the war. They talked about to...