I purchased a Choo Choo Train for my children over the summer and we call it the "Hudson and Hyacinth Express."
 It was custom made by a company in South Dakota that does the most amazing work. 

I have had a long standing love affair with trains ever since
I can remember, and every year delight in The New York Botanical Garden Holiday Train show. The large scale model trains cover a quarter mile of track complete with Landmarks that include Penn Station, Yankee Stadium, Radio City Music Hall, and the Brooklyn Bridge, just to name a few.

I encourage everyone to go, it usually begins around the middle of November to the middle of January.

As my son was driving me around our property in the train
 I couldn't help but notice we had so many different types of mushrooms this year. We counted 52 to be exact. My favorite was an orange cluster with a pumpkin color top and lighter orange hue on the stem. There are over 10,000 described species known from North America, with 50% being inedible, needless to say I only admired ours from afar.

A big thank you to all my darling BFF's who helped me celebrate our family being on the cover of The Resident Magazine. To many to list...but you know who you are,
and I adore you!!!

Until next week...xoxo...Michelle-Marie Heinemann