Bob, The knee is hanging in there. I have 7 weeks from yesterday before total knee replacement surgery. As if we didn't have enough going on, my 93-year old aunt was moved permanently to nursing care at the same large facility she has lived at since 2001. My sister and I went down yesterday afternoon to see what she wanted moved from her apartment to her new room. We took over some clothes, books, and a few other items. We will have to clean out the apartment soon as she is now paying double, or I should say I pay with her money.
The 500+ foot sewer line project at the homestead is finally underway after 14 months waiting. So I have had to go there to open the pump house, the house, and just get updates from the guys. They should complete it the middle of next week. I am not going back down the hill to take a look. If the inspectors like it, I like it. There is probably 200 feet hidden from view by the woods. The steep hillside looks strange with a big ditch almost the whole way up to the house. I need to locate the photographs of the N-scale diorama I built of the homestead back almost 30 years ago. I still have it of course. I'll try to post them soon.
I did get a clean bill of health from the neurologist in Pittsburgh on Thursday. There was fear I may have had a very minor stroke or seizure back in the spring, but tests revealed it was actually a fainting episode where I didn't actually fully pass out. That was good to know; for nothing else than because I could have lost my driver's license.
That looks like quite a project you are on, Bob! I'm assuming the new building will be under roof and enclosed by bad weather.
Mike, I'm too busy to do much with trains either. I have to go to the homestead and check on the work the sewer guys did Friday and make sure everything is closed up since they are predicting rain Monday, so they don't plan to be back until Tuesday. Then I'm doing some painting in our older daughter's kitchen as they hope to list the house and buy something else since they can't afford the homestead. Maybe tomorrow after church I'll be able to do something with the layout.
Chris, looks like you are making good progress on that new section! Keep it up!!
