My daughter Heather has made a Christmas train to go around the tree but not like the usual toy trains! Instead she has painted some cardboard boxes to look like an engine and carriages in which she's put the various presents for my grand daughters, Chloe, Cora and Alison. At first I was a bit put out that she didnt use the G scale trains I gave them years ago but really om second thoughts her way was better.

The only time they spent Christmas with us at our home in Virginia, I built one of the best Christmas train layouts with almost all the scenery made from edible candies that we bought at FAO Schwarz which scenery included a mine full of edible jewels being extracted by Disney 7 dwarf figures.

Which reminds me of my youth when I was so impressed by the Thunderbirds working models and pyrotechnic effects that my friend Colin and I tried to emulate without much success but the idea remained into my adulthood at college when I tried again this time with great success having access to cameras and video editing plus my own scratchbuilt vehicles including a six foot long starship with sound effects and tiny interceptors launched from a bay and suspended on fiber optic strands lit so they glowed like rocket exhausts.

I wanted to say more but my head aches from being stuck in bed working under poor lighting with a recalcitrant laptop that wont cooperate!

Happy Christmas Eve memories to you all.

Last but not least I dont 'get' your picture Sarge~