Sunshine State
February 26, 2011
Arrived in Jensen Beach, yesterday. Woke up early this morning and grabbed some sunrise pictures at the end of my street. Here’s what I woke up to, this morning.
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Vacation Time!
February 22, 2011
[humming to himself] On the road again… Just gotta get back on the road again… My lovely wife and I are going to be heading south Thursday afternoon. It’s that spring vacation time and we’re going to be spending a couple of weeks in Florida. Naturally, we’re both taking cameras and I’ll be sharing some … More Vacation Time!
More on Rosie’s
January 30, 2011
I spent most of the afternoon working on my cardstock model of Rosie’s Ramblin’ Roadhouse. Here’s a picture of the 2nd generation build. That’s not Rosie getting something from the fridge. That’s a friend who helps out once in a while. A local sign painter agreed to give the Roadhouse a fresh coat of paint … More More on Rosie’s
Module WiP #1
January 25, 2011
I’ve started some of the basic layout work on the module. The astute viewer will note I’ve brought in some heavy equipment to assist with the terrain management. A couple of rough draft structures are in place to establish clearances and vehicle roadways.
Berrett Hill Modules
January 24, 2011
This past Saturday, we had a marvellous time at Berret Hill Trains, up in Maryland. I was the lucky person to have Kevin build a module in front of us as part of his tutorial. Over a very short couple of hours, he not only showed us how to build a very lightweight and yet … More Berrett Hill Modules
Model RR Open House in WV
January 16, 2011
On Saturday, January 15th, we drove over to Charles Town, West Virginia for a model railroad open house. Our host was Steven Sherrill and he not only has a lovely layout, but arranged for a meeting hall in a nearby church. We had a ball with the show-and-tell and I even scored some parts from … More Model RR Open House in WV
First Road Trip of the New Year
January 2, 2011
Saturday, January first, was a bit overcast and cool. I grabbed my jacket, camera and some road snacks and went exploring. Here’s one of the first pictures of our new ride, complete with the obligatory coating of mud. This was taken at Red Rock Wilderness Overlook Park on the Virginia side of the Potomac. If … More First Road Trip of the New Year
Happy New Year!
January 1, 2011
After a rough start to the week, tonight wraps up on some high notes. New Ride! My wife and I just traded up to a new car. We got a 2010 Subaru Forester 2.5XL. It’s very comfortable, has all-wheel-drive and gets 26mpg on the highway. Since the weatherman is promising some nice weather tomorrow, we’re … More Happy New Year!
System Crashed
December 26, 2010
About noon, I was working on the most recent version of the Iron Furnace model, when Inkscape crashed. Since the same bug had been showing up for several days, I decided to find the problem before continuing. The Inkscape bug list showed the issue I had been having and it has been fixed in the … More System Crashed
Holiday Wish
December 25, 2010
Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit my best wishes for a environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low stress, non-addictive, gender neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasion or secular practices of your … More Holiday Wish
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