Good Morning All. Partly cloudy and 77°, headed for 101°, or so they say. Only reached 98° yesterday instead of the 101° that was forecast. Mostly sunny and hot for a couple more days, and then a slight chance of rain Thursday morning.
Stayed busy around the homestead yesterday, split wood and shredded a lot of brush and twigs from the recent tree removal project. The shredded remnants will become part of the garden after aging a few years. I still have piles that the utility company tree trimming contractor left me earlier this spring to use up first. Today looks like tomato preserving day. I have to inventory the stocks to see whether or not I need to make more spaghetti sauce, or just plain tomato sauce. First this morning, is to pick some more since I saw a lot of ripe ones late yesterday while I was in the pool.
Thanks to all who reacted to or commented about the cardstock structures yesterday;
Tom O, Hughie, Karl, Troy, Patrick, Curt, Gary, George, Louis, Rick, OB Ken, Smudge.
I spent a little time out in the train shed yesterday afternoon. Over on the workbench, I started adding the top rail to the chain link fence that's going to be on two sides of the gas station.
It's a slow process of using Gorilla Glue Gel to attach it to the posts. Today, I see which joints held overnight!
Meanwhile I continued with the landscaping over between the businesses on the industrial spur, adding four small trees and just a tad more coarse ground foam.
Next up I will be adding a few more details to the coffee distributor loading dock. The work on the fence will continue for a couple more days. I have the fencing itself already cut out from tulle. That's leftover wedding veil material.
Jeff - I am not a fan of sound at all in my engines. I have been on layout tours where it is just overwhelming when three or four engines are broadcasting at once.
Tom O - That picture of Abe's office that you posted yesterday is one of the other structures that I have in cardstock. Mine didn't turn out too well and I am not going to use it. I may make another.
Curt - Yes the chain link fence is tedious and time consuming. I can only make a little progress at a time.
Some of these paper/cardstock structures are quite intricate, but they can add to the overall scenes.
Troy - Continued best wishes on your foot recovery.
Patrick - Being a type 2 diabetic isn't too bad. Many people over 55 fall in that category and don't even know it. Watching one's diet and weight can control it without medication, although the medication makes it easier to slide off the diet. Watch and count sweet and starchy foods, count carbs and some exercise all help. Someone else in the Coffee Shop overcame it and no longer takes medication. I have been gradually reducing mine, but with that minimal assistance I have maintained an A1c of 5.6. The Metformin medication is cheap.
Gary - In case
James doesn't see your question, MP, CNW, MKT and some other roads were under the UP umbrella for many years. Their equipment was commonly seen on UP lines.
Today is the 45th anniversary of Elvis Presley's untimely death. Just another example of a person who had it all and let substance abuse get the better of them.
Everybody have a great day.