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Mar 27, 20224 min read
March 27 2022
Going to be a short update today. It's hard to believe that it is the end of March already. There had been some hints of spring this...
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Mar 20, 20223 min read
One step forward. Two steps back. March 20 2022
Nice not to be talking about snow for a change. It was generally a nice week, weather wise. There is some wet snow in the forecast later...
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Mar 13, 20222 min read
Beaufighter finished March 12 2022
It wouldn't be the weekend without a comment about snow. More snow last weekend and again Friday night, with another 3 cm possible...
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Feb 27, 20224 min read
February 27
More snow this week. It snowed last weekend, was fairly nice thru the week, and started snowing again Friday night. I don't recall...
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Feb 20, 20223 min read
February 20
Tweaked my back last Sunday. It was a struggle to get out out bed on Monday morning, and it hurt to sit for any length of time. It...
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Feb 13, 20223 min read
February 13
Interesting week for weather. Warmed up quickly coming out of last weekend, reaching 9C on Tuesday. Heavy rain a couple times thru the...
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Feb 6, 20225 min read
February 6. 2 done, 2 new
Things have settled down in the house after Nicholas failed a rapid test last weekend. No one else appears to have gotten Covid, or we...
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Jan 30, 20225 min read
January 26
Nearing the end of January already. A couple of bike rides, and an afternoon of skiing, and lots of reading. Time doesn’t seem to go...
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Jan 21, 20224 min read
January 21, 2022
This post was originally dated January 9, and was started the last week of 2021. I hadn’t realized how far behind my posts had become....
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Jan 17, 20222 min read
Osborn CF-105 Avro Arrow
Received this wood kit as a Christmas present from Dave. I am going to interrupt my "normal" builds and see how much I can do in a day....
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Jan 2, 20223 min read
Last week of December 2021
Happy New Year everyone! 2021 seems to be ending a lot like it started. Most notably, Covid is in the news again, with rapidly...
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Dec 19, 20215 min read
December 19 2021
I have been on vacation for a week but my models don't have a lot to show for it. Particularly given how cold it has been. There has...
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Dec 12, 20213 min read
December already
It has been three weeks since the last post and I have surprisingly little to show for it. At least from a modelling perspective. I have...
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Nov 21, 20211 min read
November 21 2021
Hawker Typhoon The Typhoon is finished. It took three tries to achieve the desired final "shine". The plane was the personal aircraft of...
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Nov 14, 20216 min read
November 14 2021
Lots to talk about this week. Grab a coffee as this will be a long post. Hawker Typhoon The Typhoon has now progressed thru initial...
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Nov 7, 20211 min read
November 6 2021
Switched back to mountain standard time last night. A wonderful weekend that lets you have some extra sleep while still getting...
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Oct 31, 20214 min read
Halloween 2021
It is Halloween! I can remember some absolutely brutal cold Halloweens. Today is a relatively nice day. Sunny, just above freezing,...
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Oct 24, 20214 min read
End of October
It has been almost a month since the last post. Progress has been slow, as work and life have been demanding attention. Time to play a...
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Sep 26, 20213 min read
End of September
Coming up to the end of September. Weather has been nice but it is now almost dark when I walk the dogs after supper. No frost yet but...
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Sep 19, 20214 min read
September 19 2021
We have reached that time of year when it is dark when I get up, and the sun hasn’t risen as I pull into work. A depressing sign of...
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