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September 2022
Well, changes are abound this month. We are nearing the point to put our home on the market; we are also near the point of finishing up a few obligations here in Centralia. We will begin the task of downsizing Read more…
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August 2022
We are in August 2022…where did the year go? I know it’s been challenging to us all to get through the summer with the extreme heat and weather experienced by some parts of the country in the heartland; but we’re Read more…
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July 2022
We are nearing the end of the renovations on the house. We have the upstairs bathroom to go; and then we will begin putting the house on the market. We have been looking for places back home in Little Egypt Read more…
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June 2022
Changes abound here. The home repairs are in full swing…new bathrooms; new kitchen; new carpet. The good news is things are going well. Getting ready for the RPM and National Train shows this year. I will most likely get a Read more…
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May 2022
I am now officially a full time Model Railroader and DOC Retiree. My last day was April 29, 2022. I am ready to turn the page and begin anew with my lifetime pursuits. I have been waiting for so long Read more…
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April 2022
Well, I officially retire from work at the end of this month. I am looking forward to getting back to hobbies and pursuits that I have not been able to get to while work and COVID took precedence. I have Read more…
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March 2022
Well, February passed us by…and I was not sorry to see it go. Three weeks of ice and snow…enough already! Here we are in the first full week of March 2022. Lots of things going on around here. I am Read more…
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February 2022
And, now, we’re in February. The snow storm from 2021 last year repeated itself again this year. Not as cold; but just as sloppy and tough on travel and work. Work has been hectic; as it has been a long Read more…
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January 2022
Happy New Year!!! I have started again in earnest on the layout during the cold weather months. With house prices higher than a kite in March, we are going to sit tight for now. I am going ahead with the Read more…
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December 2021
The Year 2021 is almost in the books. Here we are in the second week of December with 64 degree temperatures. Who would have guessed that? Of course, there are those of us who have suffered tremendous loss in the Read more…