Good Morning All. Cloudy and 69°, going up to 70° today...not much of a rise! Expecting 1.5" of rain today although by the looks of the radar, something more significant will have to develop. That's entirely possible with our spring weather. NWS is still predicting 6" of rain over the next six days, they removed the rain from the forecast next Sunday and Monday though. Meanwhile I got another 1.25 acres mowed yesterday, a tougher area because of the obstacles, firewood piles, pool, trees and lawn furniture! It's also heavier because of the septic system and lateral lines.
A lazy Sunday morning in the works for me Flo. I'll take Eggs Benedict and a tall OJ for breakfast this morning. Tell Mel to use Taylor Ham instead of Canadian Bacon today. Wait, today is National Mimosa Day, give me one of those as well as the OJ.
Thanks for the likes and comments regarding yesterday's post;
Steve, Patrick, Guy, Karl, Tom O, Garry, Sherrel, Hughie, Tom, Ken, Jaz, Gary, Justin.
Yesterday was exploratory day in the train shed. I unpacked the Bachmann City Scenes Savings & Loan and inspected all of the parts as well as reading the instructions. No assembly yet. I also explored the layout looking for the next spot to add scenery or detailing to. No firm decision yet as I was also running trains at the same time. You know, I could get a lot more scenery work done on the layout if I wasn't running trains as much!!!
I am also running out of ideas regarding what pictures to post when I don't have any project pictures to show. Then I ran across these shots of a Walther's structure called Our House.
It hasn't been placed on the layout yet, as it will be used to represent our beach house on the Gulf Coast. I know where I am going to locate the whole scene, but it is in front of a wall that has yet to be covered, since I still have to do some electrical work there.
Steve - I do not have a turntable so I really can't respond, but I have read over the years that
some Walther's turntable models can be finicky. I never paid attention to which model numbers people were referencing.
Patrick - Don't dismay, the weather geeks have only been close to correct here about 20% of the time over the past year. That's worse than baseball players! That is discounting the "hot and dry" that even a six-year old can forecast for July -September.
Tom O - Sad to see part of the layout "biting the dust". I am looking forward to the new additions.
Tom - The right tool for the job. Nice looking JD.
Terry - At least the chicken adventure worked out in your favor. Recently I ordered a medium rare 16 oz prime rib at Outback, which came out medium. Manager brought out a correctly cooked one, and I took the no charge overdone one home in a to go box "for the dogs". Used it for stir-fry dinners a couple of times.
Gary - Bed really turned out well.
Today is National Barbecue Day, an ambiguous day at best. Barbecue properly used is a noun for (but not limited to) food like brisket, pulled pork or sausage. Many people incorrectly use the word barbecue as a verb that encompasses grilling, smoking or otherwise cooking food over an open fire. So whatever you take it to mean, have a Mimosa or two, in my case beer. and enjoy some outdoor cooking today.
Everybody have a great Sunday. Support your local church and be safe.
