Meandering Moments by Elsi

I rode the Salem Carousel today! First I rode Morning Glory—it’s all regular horses, except for one zebra and one unicorn. The horses were made in Salem, Oregon, hand-painted there, and are maintained there. So every horse has a story. Morning Glory refers to the glorious morning when Christ returns, riding a white horse.  Later, in the gift shop, I discovered they have a horse named American Flyer. Well! My train set was an American Flyer (and we were quite scornful about people who had Lionel). A. C. Gilbert, who made the American Flyer trains, and who also invented the Erector Set, lived in Salem. So I wanted to ride that horse, but he’s on furlough (in the shop, being refinished, apparently). Oh, well …  So we went to the Gilbert Children’s Museum instead, seeing all sorts of wonderful teaching opportunities—such fun!  And then supper at my friend Jane Compton’s house—all in all, a friendly, enjoyable day!