Movie "The Battle of Britain" - I can't believe it has been almost fifty years. I love that movie.

And some of the planes are going to be sold off.

United States of Thanksgiving

Find your state here.

I often post pictures about this mansion.. . .

Now I just found they have a web site and blog to keep us up to date on the progress of it's restoration.

Mansion Web blog

Web site

Is it time to get ready for Christmas already?!. .

First snow of the year!

 This past Saturday and Sunday brought our first snow of the new season.
A couple weeks earlier than usual.

I want to do this. . .

Tour New Zealand

This Veterans Day I found this interesting. . . .

(CNN) -- There are still more than 1.7 million Americans alive who served in World War II, but that number is dwindling fast.

With much of the "Greatest Generation" now in their 80s and 90s, hundreds of these veterans are dying every day, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

By the year 2036, the VA estimates, there will no longer be any living veterans from the conflict.

The last World War I veteran, Frank Buckles, died in February 2011.

Here's a look at who fought in past U.S. wars and who's still alive today:

American Revolution (1775-1783) 
U.S. servicemembers: 184,000-250,000 (estimated) 
Deaths: 4,435 
Wounded: 6,188 
Last veteran: Daniel F. Bakeman, died in 1869 at age 109

War of 1812 (1812-1815) 
U.S. servicemembers: 286,730 
Deaths: 2,260 
Wounded: 4,505 
Last veteran: Hiram Cronk, died in 1905 at age 105

Indian Wars (approximately 1817-1898) 
U.S. servicemembers: 106,000 (estimated) 
Deaths: 1,000 (estimated) 
Last veteran: Fredrak Fraske, died in 1973 at age 101

Mexican War (1846-1848) 
U.S. servicemembers: 78,718 
Deaths: 13,283 
Wounded: 4,152 
Last veteran: Owen Thomas Edgar, died in 1929 at age 98

Civil War (1861-1865) 
Union servicemembers: 2,213,363 
Confederate servicemembers: 600,000-1,500,000 (estimated) 
Union deaths: 364,511 
Confederate deaths: 133,821 (estimated) 
Union wounded: 281,881 
Confederate wounded: Unknown 
Last veteran: John Salling, died in 1958 at age 112

Spanish-American War (1898-1902) 
U.S. servicemembers: 306,760 
Deaths: 2,446 (385 in battle) 
Wounded: 1,662 
Last veteran: Nathan E. Cook, died in 1992 at age 106

World War I (1917-1918) 
U.S. servicemembers: 4,734,991 
Deaths: 116,516 (53,402 in battle) 
Wounded: 204,002 
Last veteran: Frank Buckles, died in 2011 at age 110

World War II (1941-1945) 
U.S. servicemembers: 16,112,566 
Deaths: 405,399 (291,557 in battle) 
Wounded: 670,846 
Estimated living veterans: 1,711,000

Korean War (1950-1953) 
U.S. servicemembers: 5,720,000 
Deaths: 54,246 (36,574 in theater) 
Wounded: 103,284 
Estimated living veterans: 2,275,000

Vietnam War (1964-1975) 
U.S. servicemembers: 8,744,000 (estimated 3,403,000 deployed) 
Deaths: 90,220 (58,220 in theater) 
Wounded: 153,303 
Estimated living veterans: 7,391,000

Desert Shield/Desert Storm (1990-1991) 
U.S. servicemembers: 2,322,000 (694,550 deployed) 
Deaths: 1,948 (383 in theater) 
Wounded: 467 
Estimated living veterans: 2,244,583 (2009 estimate, may include veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan)

Remembering those who served and that we miss and love them.

Thanks Dad.

They have arrived. . .

Heard from the UK today and the paper work has arrived and is in order and will be sent back soonest.
Looking forward to finding out a little more about my Uncles.

Gordon - part of a tank regiment and POW

Leslie - not sure but hope to find out.

Both are in uniform.