Hello lovely peeps,
The last day of March! How time flies!
I have a black & white postcard for you today:
It's right up my street as I have a thing about railways.
It comes from Helena in Montana. On the back of the card is this information:
And on the Internet I found this:
The town went wild as the first long-awaited locomotive steamed into Helena on June 13, 1883. The momentous arrival of the Northern Pacific linked Montana to national markets and assured Helena a permanency not previously realized.
I have tried to find a picture on the Internet of what this location looks like now. This is what I came up with
AI comes up with this information: The Helena Railroad Depot Historic District in Montana is a preserved commercial area featuring early 20th-century architecture, anchored by a 1903 depot designed by Reed and Stem. Located along Railroad Avenue, it features historic frame buildings, trolley tracks embedded in brick pavement, and Beattie Park (1930). The district reflects Helena's boomtown era and transportation history.
So the red building in the Internet photo is a depot built in 1903. Not the depot on the postcard...
The stamps are really special:
Top left there is a stamp with Cassius Clay (Or Mohammed Ali as he was later known)
The USPS writes: The U.S. Postal Service honors Muhammad Ali, known as “The Greatest,” with two stamps. Ali once said, “I should be a postage stamp, because that's the only way I'll ever get licked.” Born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. in Louisville, KY, Ali was known across the globe as a champion in and beyond the boxing ring. He was a champion in the ring and for humanity causes.
Top right there is a stamp with a bare tree and a mail carrier. USPS writes:
Issued to celebrate a major U.S. Postal Service anniversary, 250 Years of Delivering is an illustrated pane of 20 interconnected stamps representing the ubiquitous presence of USPS throughout the years — and the vital role the postal system has played in connecting Americans since 1775.
What have I been doing this week?
I had to take my car in for the annual technical inspection (called ITV in Spain). There are special stations to have your car tested. Every town has one and they are all exactly the same. In the photo I hasd finished he drive-through process and was waiting for the attendant to give my my sticker, so I got out of the car and took a photo.
The rest of the week was quite uneventful and on Saturday I met with the Intercambio group. We practice English and Spanish through conversations and we talk about all sorts of things. I think on Saturday we talked about Easter traditions in different countries.
Afterwards we went to a restaurant for a drink:
As it is T for Tuesday today, I am showing you some drinks. Mine is a white wine (as per usual) And there are some beer bottles and a Fanta bottle on the table too. With every drink we get a free tapa. In this case it was half a baked potato each with a large dollop of aioli.
That is all from me today,
Happy T-Day,
Lisca
7 comments:
I like that 250 years of delivering stamp set. I haven't seen that one. It's kind of like a game where you could count all the mail related things on it. :) That's interesting that you have inspections too.In our state they are a mess right now because our state government voted to get rid of the inspections, however federal law says we must have certain things inspected. What a mess. Have a super T day Lisca and week ahead. hugs-Erika
Oh, we need Vitali Klitschko on a stamp! And YES to railway. Such great stamps.
You have o have your car checked each year?! Such trouble.
Nice talk-tradition you have there and I like the idea of tapa.
Have a great T-Day.
That was a great postcard. The railroad did in the 19th century what computers did in the 20th century. They both changed the world and our habits forever.
I have never seen either of the forever stamps, but I have two sheets of those 10 cent stamps. I was really impressed by the spring through winter USPS postage stamps. I must get one of those sets. Not to send letters, but to keep intact.
Lots of great drinks you and your Intercambio group shared with us for T this Tuesday, dear Lisca.
US railroad history is really interesting. We grew with the railroads for such a long time, and then air travel made them obsolete, and many stations were repurposed or demolished. In our town, the beautiful old station is now a restaurant, and a tiny shack is where you can buy a ticket for the few trains that stop. And we are lucky to have even that.
I didn't hear about the 250th commemorative stamp for the postal service. Cool! Thanks for sharing. Your Intercambio group sounds like lots of fun. Drinks, food, and good friends, what could be better? Happy T Day
I'm really happy I came across your blog! I'm enjoying my new carpet cleaning right now and now am enjoying reading your writing. Thanks for sharing!
Hi Lisca, We have been travelling...again!
Lovely to catch up with your news...not long since we arrived back in the UK after a 4 week trip to the family in Australia and then nearly 4 weeks in New Zealand..cut short by an Air NZ strike...so we managed to get a flight to Australia with Quantos for the last few days with the family.
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