Where have I been?

I can't believe I haven't posted to the GNbranch blog in two and a half months! Well, first of all, most of my model railroad time and energy has gone into the formation of the new division: The Alleghany Western, or Division 12, Mid Central Region, NMRA. Rather than list what all has been involved, I'll just say that I have taken on a lot of duties in the process.

In the non-railroad part of my life, I have been substitute teaching around a day or two a week, and my wife and I have started a budget remodeling of our kitchen. While subbing is less of a time commitment than regular teaching, it is at least as exhausting.

At any rate, Spring is sort of here and inertia must be overcome. Last week, on my birthday, I went up to the attic to run over half of the planned operations in sequence, and it was fun!

Also, I recently purchased these three 3' LED shoplights at our local hardware chain for a very reasonable price. I think it is time to tackle the lighting and valance for the initial "U" part of the layout. I have an idea of how to do it, but the details will have to be worked out in the process. The valance in particular has been a gumption trap for a while, and it is time to break inertia by actually starting.