Good morning, all. My bit of the NH seacoast is 50-ish. It's just clearing a bit after a 2nd rain shower in an hour. Rain is forecast to end in a couple of hours and reach 70F later.  Still harvesting apples and pawpaws, need to get a load of each to the farmstand.  Also visit my bank, then the welding supply store and finally to Seashore.

Good morning, Jeff, Greg, Dave and those looking in. My weather is Dave's, except forecast 60F today and a frost warning for tonight.  Most of my apple crop is harvested, as are the PawPaws, but another load or two of both for the farmstand remain.

Working on replacing my 33-YO stove this morning, then charity business and a run to the scrap yard this afternoon.  The Northeastern Region convention in Southborough, MA is next week, so I have clinics to work on.  No progress on the models I'd been thinking of entering in the contest, which will simplify my judging.

Good morning, all.  Was out most of the morning with my daughter, showing the house I grew up in to an agent.  Then home to bury a chicken we found dead next to the road this morning. Now time for laundry. Still gray and damp but tomorrow promises some sun. But before lunch, start a load of laundry.

Good afternoon, all.  In the lower Merrimack Valley it's been raining off and on. Mostly off when I gave my son and GF a tour of the apples, mostly on for the past hour. Forecasters think think this will continue till Tuesday morning, with more than 2" of rain through tomorrow. That might put water in some basements nearby, but unlikely to bother mine.  As of this morning my cell can't see its SIM anymore, so my current project is figuring out the best way to replace it, while avoiding the lock and preloaded crap I'd get if I went to my carrier.

Dan, your picture suggests the Chicago River during a 1900-era dredging project?  Jeff, i keep a BBQ lighter around in case my gas range's sparker fails. Won't do much good if yours is electric, though.

Good morning, Jaime, Jeff and those on the way. It's 50-ish on the NH seacoast and still sunny.  Forecast is clouds coming in, everything warming up as the storm approaches but rain not arriving before the wee hours.  I have laundry to do, but while the machine is working I'll take a load of apples and pawpaws to the farmstand.

Good afternoon, Jeff, Karl, Greg, Dave and anyone stopping by on their way home. Sunny and mid-60s on the NH Seacoast; My daughter-in-law and grandson stopped by this morning; I picked them a bag of Beacon apples as a parting gift.  I was out for a bit putting up fencing for a Town event next month, then right back for a Flying Yankee online meeting.  Next phone calls and check-writing.  Modeling someday...

Good morning, Rick. I'm off to Maine for more track work in a bit.  Interesting to see that whatever contractor the RR has hired to spread ties has their train set up to plow snow in the winter (off-season for ties, you only replace what you absolutely have to when ground is frozen).

Good morning, Jaime and those on the way. The lower Merrimack Valley is overcast and in the mid-50s now, with sun and mid-60s forecast for midday.  Chickens are out and fed, and no Pawpaws to pick up.  I'm off for more track work at Seashore in a bit, so I'll put a basket of Beacons on the counter and leave the rest of our apples to my wife.

I wouldn't be surprised to hear a crossing tender had a sideline, but it's drilled into RR employees to be ready for a train on any track at any time. Their shanties usually didn't have toilets but did have dispatcher's line phones to get permission to go down the street or wherever.

Thanks, Jeff. Also thanks MJ; your comment motivated me to look the 2027 location up: I've visited Hickory NC a couple of times, it's less than an hour from where several of my wife's family live.  So if everything else aligns, I can commute to the 2027 NNGC while my wife gets family time. 

Good morning, Jaime, Dan and later arrivals.  The sun's been up over the NH seacoast for a while - mid 50s now, high forecast as mid 60s.  I'm headed for the Trolley Museum in a bit. Planning Board this evening means little or no time for modeling.

That's pretty good molding for HO scale resin.  Nice paint and signage too. Ideally I'll have two fleets of vehicles for my layout: 1954-ish and 1964-ish.  A lot of them will probably be resin, but I don't think I'll have many of their windshields facing the aisle.

Good late afternoon to anyone who looks in.  I've spent a while in my orchard today, so I'll set small baskets of Baldwin, Haralson and Beacon apples on the counter. They and the pawpaws will be fine tomorrow morning, but the pawpaws don't last nearly as long as the 'keeper' apples.

No modeling progress yet, and the carburetor rebuild is unchanged. But I have spent a while on slides and records of where I took them.

Good morning, Jaime, Dave and those getting up slower.  My weather is Dave's, and the chickens' food is set out inside my combine shed.  There's some work I need to do outdoors, so I'll take a brief look around the Forum as I breakfast.

Good morning, Jaime and those getting dressed. Sunny on the NH seacoast, high 70s midday. Picked up the first two Pawpaws while I was letting the chickens out.  Need to work on my Gravely this morning, plus continue harvesting apples. And the NER is still waiting for details of the 15-minute soldering clinic I'm doing at the Southbridge, MA convention.

Hmmm. I didn't recall trolls at the Wild Center in Tupper Lake when I visited a decade ago. My in-laws that live nearby maintained their bog exhibit for many years, and the aunt-by-marriage who's visiting us now has made a number of model flowers for their exhibits.  Stories on the net suggest the invasion of trolls is a 2026 event.  Seems they'll move on, except for one built-for-purpose which will stay.

Good morning, Larry, Mike and the rest of the early risers.  I've put more Baldwins, Black Oxfords and Beacons on the counter.

Philip, are you casting the oars because you need lots?  My first thought to make a few pairs is to put the end of appropriate diameter soft copper wire between two steel blocks and hammer the top block. Put a little radius on the corners of the blocks if you need a smooth transition from handle to blade.

Lots of paperwork and writing today, though this NH Seacoast morning looks lovely, high of 77F with sun till clouds and showers arrive this afternoon.