OK, so besides all the stuff that I put on my profile, I also love diners…that is real diners.

When I lived in the States, my friends and I did what we called Diner Runs.
We would choose a diner somewhere in the area, and make a beeline for it, on our motorcycles.

One of the best looking diners in the mid-west would be Mickey’s Dining Car, which was built by diner man Jerry O'Mahony, from Bayonne, New jersey.

It was pre-fabricated in New Jersey, shipped by rail to St. Paul, Minnesota in 1937 and installed at the corner of 7th and St. Peter Streets.

Inspired by streamlined railroad dining cars, Mickey’s sports a symmetrical facade clad with yellow and red porcelain steel panels, a horizontal band of plate glass windows and a projecting neon sign with Art Deco lettering.

The interior of the diner features stainless steel, mahogany and mirrored fixtures.

This classic art deco diner is open 24/7 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

This diner has been serving breakfast to Minnesotans for 70 years and is the only dining car of its type in this state.

Despite the proliferation of fast-food chains and franchised restaurants, the diner remains a successful business, in part due to its unique atmosphere…its wise cracking staff.

Mary, Queen of All Hash Slingers Everywhere!

John, the morning cook.


Mickey’s Chili-Cheese Omelet with raisin toast, a greasy-spoon classic!
Please note: I lifted these pics from a blog called "Rush Hour Rambling".
http://www.ridetowork.org/blog/
My apologies to Gary Charpentier.

In December I posted pictures of Michelle's wedding for my cousins in England.



The following are from Jennifer's wedding, that took place in Varadaro, Cuba in mid July.

This is the gazebo on the beach, where the bride and groom will be married.


The proud father, giving away the bride........................



Leona..............


The bridesmaids (Michelle, Missy, and Linz.)


Jennifer, making it official..................


The wedding cake.............


The toast..................


Cutting the cake..............


Groom (Steve) and Jennifer dancing..............


The happy couple, pose for a photo op.

Just heard from my cousins, across the pond and I gave them the address of my blog.
Afterwards, I realized that they have not seen any pictures from either of the weddings this year - neither Michelle's nor Jennifer's.
Even though there are links on the right side, I thought it would be nice to select a few of my favourites for them to see, instead of having to wade through the many slide shows on "Flickr".
So here goes...........


Michelle - am I ready?

Here comes the Bride..........

With this ring................

Adam and Michelle - making it official................


Steve and Jennifer - who were married in Cuba, last April.


Len and the Grrrllz.............


The end..........................

This is a picture of me, aged three or four, with my Mum in the background.

We lived on Woodbine Ave., and I was all dressed up because my cousins, Pat and Bill were coming to visit from Windsor.

My first bike.
Below is a picture taken in Philadelphia (Germantown), by a woman who was practicing her photographic skills.

My last bike a BMW R8ORT motorcycle (Ruby).



I thought that the two photos were a sort of retrospective, in a way.

This is a picture I took of myself around the mid-seventies.
In those days, I had a 'fro'.
I believe it was taken in the Queen Elizabeth Building at the "Ex".
I had just purchased my first SLR - a Richoh; and was having fun with it.


Below is a picture that my niece took of herself, and posted on her blog.

When I viewed this picture, I immediately dug out the picture that you see above.


When I showed her these two pictures, she thought they were hilarious.

So, I thought, let's post it, for those few who actually view my blog.