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It is -16 C with a high forecast of -3 C. Sunrise 8:16 Sunset 17:10 Hours of daylight: 8:54
10:28 am
Once again, I am awake and alert. I should be able to finish reading "The Pillars of the Earth" this morning.
Sunshine is forecast for today so I am going to try pushing my saw outside on to the driveway and do some cutting of the wood for the benchwork for my model trains. I am getting excited about the additions to the layout, particularly the addition of my various bridges. But the actual track layout of the addition of Town1 (I haven't picked a name yet) remains to be clarified. I may leave that until after I set up the mainline track. But I have three benches to build first. It is too cold early in the morning for the outdoor sawing, so I will relax with a cuppa and finish the novel first.
| Learning Category | Planned Activities for Today | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Literature | Complete reading "The Pillars of the Earth" by Follett | 1 hr |
| Technology | Work on paper & workshop materials | 1 hr |
| Model Trains | Build benchwork | 3 hr |
"The Pillars of the Earth" is a good yarn. I was impressed with how the story became entwined with the actual history of England.
The temperature is now -11 C and rising. I am optimistic about working on the benchwork later this morning.
Here is the first bench, ready for a table-surface to be placed on top.
The plan is to have a double mainline track come from behind the Black Diamond coal mine and then come along the wall on the left. The next step is to add a bench to support a large 4' x 4' square sheet of plywood which will be right at the bottom of the photo. Tomorrow.