Good Morning to All. It's cloudy and 41° here with a stiff north wind that won't let up for the next five or six days. Temperature won't get out of the 40's today due to the clouds, but no precipitation in sight.
It must be Thursday, as the refrigerator seems empty; time for the weekly grocery/beer trek today. Thankfully we do not need any TP or paper towels. Stores were not out last week, but choice was limited. I am probably good through March since I purchased my normal brands before the current panic hit. In fact, the only thing that I haven't been able to purchase at any time in the last ten months has been 91% isopropyl alcohol. But I have a spare bottle in the train shed in case I need to top off the one used in the house for first aid.
I did get the Christmas tree up yesterday, but sudden household stuff came up that prevented me from sticking my head in the attic and getting the decorations down. Maybe today. I no longer go into the attic itself, all of the Christmas stuff is within reach of the scuttle hole. I have never installed a folding stairway.
How about some sausage patties, over easy eggs and French Toast this morning Flo. Tall cold OJ to go with that. No espresso here!
Thanks for the likes and comments regarding yesterday's layout scenes;
Rick, James, Guy, Walt, Dave, Dave (Penn Valley), Karl, Patrick, Sherrel, Chad, Mikey, Curt, Tom, Joe, Garry, Luke, Ken, Jerry.
Yesterday I did some more light maintenance and scenery work on the layout. I installed four more ground throws, only about 30 left to do.
Located a picture that I didn't have time to upload the other day, a shot of the trio of GP60M's entering the passing siding in Vernon.
After it was safely tucked in, a pair of ScaleTrains SD40-2's came down the main through town.
After passing through town, they passed the flour mill south of town.
Where a pair of SD45's were waiting on the passing siding here.
Busy day on the rails.
And now a shot of my next mini project. This is a downloaded cardstock farm house that I will add some vegetation and figures to later today or tomorrow.
Troy - I'm not sure what the appeal of espresso is, but I don't drink coffee anyway. My parents used to have it with dessert some evenings in those dainty demi-tasse cups. From what I remember from over fifty years ago, she made it
slowly in a special pot with no filter and poured it through a strainer. Seemed like they also added Crème de menthe or Crème de cacao to it afterwards.
James - Good Luck with the procedure (Ugggh!) on Monday. The simple thought of the process makes me quiver.
Guy -
Mrs Stone certainly looks grumpy, Willie. I like her! Really like the rooftop scene, as well.
Naw! She's just giving them an earful regarding the dents that they put in her cans!
Walt - Thank you for your kind comment. While not all scenes are that well set up, I do try to make them all appear life like.
Dave (PV) -
Willie, Will we be seeing a large crane coming to your building with the A/C unit ?
Not at this time. Finances are tight and one is not available.
Dave (L&S man) - You left out the most important part of the event. Was the creep caught?
Mikey/Terry - That empty space is going to be an esplanade alongside a yet to be completed rock-walled lined waterway.
Joe - Thanks. I knew you would get the connection.
Garry - I enjoyed seeing all of your trucks. Great job of modeling them. Regarding the workers on the roof, there's a ladder providing access at the other end of the structure, out of view in either of those pictures.
Gotta go now, Momma wants to discuss the grocery list and itinerary with me.
Everybody have a great day.
