Good Morning All. 41° and drizzling/sprinkling to start the day here on the SFW estate. Wind chill at 35°. The major thunderstorm that was forecast for last night fizzled out or went somewhere else. I don't know, I actually slept an incredible 9.5 hours last night, minus the two mandatory bathroom breaks; and missed a lot. Grocery trip yesterday was uneventful, but I spent too much. Gas was $2.19/gal, but don't tell
Sherrel!
After the trek into the big city, I did some winterizing and pre-thunderstorm chores out in the yard/garden/world.
First order of business this morning is to prepare that large crockpot full of chili. Starting with a three pound chuck roast, so I have to do some cutting, chopping and grinding. My wife says that
she will be the one to add the spices this time. Hmmmh! Wonder what that means?
A double order of sausage patties and two eggs over easy for me this morning Francine.
I finally got to the train shed late yesterday but mainly ran trains while I am still in that modeling funk! I ran an out and back switch job and took some photos along the way, but I once again left the camera out in the shed, I think the phones out there too! But I did remember to turn the heater on. I also did a little more general housekeeping out there.
In absence of those switching pictures, here's a couple of pictures of the main drag in Vernon, a smallish town on my layout. It is named after my late FIL. First, in homage to my wife's employer is the tax preparer and drug store. Both of these structures are Smalltown kits.
Further south along the same road is the Red Owl Food store and the local bookstore. The grocery is an updated Walther's kit that traces it's heritage back to a Magnuson kit of the Gemini Building. The bookstore is a DPM kit, the original name escapes me right now.
Chet - Enjoyed the pictures once again, some I don't remember seeing before. Looks like the Chevy dealership will need to lease some additional space for that new shipment! At the pace that I have seen, soon there won't be any parking spaces left in town!
Mikey -
The south has very few diners, but loads of BBQ joints.
And what's wrong with that?
Mike - Great history on the rings.
Louis - Only saw part of the Lionel video, too long for me right now. Looked interesting though.
Cows? They live 250' away across the road. However they're not concentrated like a dairy of feedlot. In these parts, ranchers usually have three to four acres per cow to avoid overgrazing.
Today is National Sausage Pizza Day. To me it ain't pizza without some pepperoni as well.
Everybody have a great day, and an awesome weekend. Stay safe and warm.