Re: Hey Roger, how is Barbra doing?

Volvoguy87 Wrote:
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> Normally I would wish folks a happy retirement,
> but the greedy side of me says that I hope it
> takes you a long long time. The environment
> at The Hotel & Shops would be very difficult
> to replicate.

I'll second that motion!!  Barbara is always the first person I see when returning to Chama, and walking into THE (Shamrock) HOTEL always feels like coming home!   I'm very glad Barbara is doing better, and she & Roger will still be there this summer!

Mallory Hope Ferrell Wrote:
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> That's good news. Looking forward to visiting with
> both Barbara and you again.

Me too!!

> Nothing better than sitting on the 2nd-floor porch
> with a cup of coffee in the early morning while
> watching the crews make up the daily C&TS runs.
> It is like going back to the 1960s with the smell of
> coal smoke, steam and the coffee inviting us to
> another great day in Narrow Gauge Country.


There's one thing that might be better, Mal -

Sitting on the 2nd-floor porch in the late afternoon with some fellow curmudgeons and enjoying a cold beer while watching the crews switching in the yard and reviewing another great day of chasing trains in Narrow Gauge Country.

- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender