Ben by Daniel Shelton for June 03, 2023

No supper for you!

You should go find him a steam train ride. They’re fun.

My dad was born in Australia. My younger sister once asked him what is was like when he was a little boy and George Washington was president. He looked at her over his glasses and replied, “I didn’t come to America until after that. Go ask Mummy."

“Granma, did you see dinosaurs out the window?”

Ben refuses to act his age……

I once told my dad that he was NOT older than dirt, but he was around when dirt was still shiny. I am still amazed that I was allowed to grow up (well. . . at least get older. The growing up part is still a work in progress).

When I was a kid, I asked my Grandma if she came to Oregon in a covered wagon. She got mad. I was only a little kid.

Not gonna get any brownie points for that.

I did ride on a steam powered train as a kid, but it was scaled down replica ride that went between the rose garden and the zoo in Portland, OR.

I remember when the B&O transitioned from Steam to Diesel… just barely. It certainly made laundry day better.

I laughed when my daughter inferred that I was alive when covered wagons and hoop skirts were trending

Panel 5: Behold the Power of Steam!

Went as a child with my parents to Lancaster, PA and rode on the Strasburg RR. Went with my husband when we were just out of college and rode it again a couple of times on trips. Have not bothered since then – why spend the time and money when there are so many other things to do in the area – like going to the farmer’s markets – his favorite thing to do.