Busy, Busy, Busy…
I feel bad that it’s been so long since I’ve posted anything. I’ve had a very hectic schedule recently and it doesn’t look like it’s going to let up for a couple weeks, at least. As you know I was in Quebec last week, Montreal and Quebec City to be precise.
On Friday I’m heading to Halifax for the weekend to watch my son, and his school band of course, perform at the Atlantic Band Festival. We’ve been attending the festival for almost 8 years, since my daughter first joined band in grade 7. Since John is our youngest, and in grade 12, this will be the last year we will attend the festival. An operating session on Friday evening has become part of the Festival tradition, for me anyway. I will be operating on Doug Whitman’s White River Southern again this year (yippee!).
We will return from Halifax on Sunday, just in time for our regular round-robin operating session with the guys. The Bayside and Tidewater is on the schedule this week. Since summer is fast approaching it may be the last operating session on the BS&Twith a full crew until next fall. I’ll try to get lots of photos.
Then, on Monday (May 5th) it’s off to good ol’ Quebec again. This time to St. Hyacinthe for a Metro vendor’s trade show. We’ll return late on Thursday (May 8th). I’ll have about a week to get my demonstration prepared for the Maritime Federation of Model Railroaders Annual Convention on May 16th – 17th in Amherst, Nova Scotia. I’ll be doing a demo of track laying and scenery on foam. From soldering rail and feeders to adding ballast, grass, bushes, and structure placement. That’s my plan, at least, as long as I can all the prep work done. HA!
After the Convention I’ll be able to relax a bit and work on the yard to get it ready for the G-Scale stuff I’ll be picking up at the Convention.
So, to make a long story short, I’ll likely not be making regular postings here for a few weeks. I’ll post updates when I can.
Later!
Scott
I guess I better get the layout ready for Scott’s big visit.
Doug
PS
Scott you are a very busy these days.
Yup. Sorry, gotta go!
Scott
Hey Scott – Sounds like your setting the roads on fire these days!!!I too have been extremely busy with work these days and tomorrow the family and I are off for a break to Disney – leaving at a ridiculous time tomorrow am. Will be gone for 11 days and then like you said – it will be Convention time. Looking forward to that. Too bad I wasn’t gonna be around this weekend- would have asked you to take a quick detour on the way to Doug’s and have a quick look -see at the Nottingham Sub. Talk to you soon.
Wayne
Yup, at the hotel in HRM now. You’re probably at Disney by now having a wonderful time – or at least you’d better be!
See you at the Convention!
Scott
Scott
Thanks to you and Curtis for making time in your busy day to drop by and visit the WRS.
Doug
Thanks for having us. I’m sure it took you an hour or so to get things fixed up after we left! HA!
Scott
Busy? Some excuse–the model railway is always supposed to be the top priority!
This year I am able to attend the convention–I haven’t been able to get away in the past few years, so I will look forward to seeing everyone in Amherst. The year has been very busy for me also, but hopefully I will be able to get some work done on the layout over the summer. I have to get Northampton connected with the rest of the layout!
Steve Mc
Hmm… lesseee work provides the funds to pay for the model railway. Therefore, the job has to take precedence. Then again, wifey has some say in all that as well, so she has to take some precedence too! The trains fit in there somewhere.
See you at the Convention, Steve!
Scott