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Year to Date
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Time Tables 2008
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February
March
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October
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December
It is +2 C with a high forecast of +5 C. Sunrise 7:42 Sunset 17:48 Hours of daylight: 10:06
12:40 PM
Yesterday's activities with the model trains was exciting. The running of the locomotive indicated that the overall track layout, both design and physical, is working. it also marked the first time that I ran a locomotive over the wooden trestle. I am beginning to see how the actual operation of trains, moving goods from one location to another, is going to work. This was the original goal.
Now for today. One item will be to make a 13 bean boulibaisse soup. The model trains will be a high priority. I want to glue down the foam support for the wooden trestle. And I want to continue to run the locomotive over new mainline routes. I have completed the outer mainline "transcontinental" loop for both east and west moving trains but I still have some new routes to try for the local runs. I will order two turnout decoders (Digitrax DS64).
| Learning Category | Planned Activities for Today | Time |
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| Literature | Begin morning with a Rumi reading | |
| Literature | Continue reading "Snow" by Orhan Pamuk | 1 hr |
| Model Trains | Glue foam support for trestle. Run trains over mainline track | 4 hr |
Another good day. There was substantial melting of snow. The soup was excellent, the foam support for the trestle was glued down, and the running of the locomotive went off without a hitch. I managed to chip the ice off the driveway and still found time to continue reading "Snow".
Here are two photos of my model train activities:
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