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November 6 2021

Switched back to mountain standard time last night. A wonderful weekend that lets you have some extra sleep while still getting...

Nov 7, 20211 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,...

Oct 31, 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...

Oct 24, 20214 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...

Sep 26, 20213 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...

Sep 19, 20214 min read

Third times a charm

A longer update today to catch up on some things. CL-44 Third time? Well, perhaps it is the fourth time. That is how many times I...

Sep 6, 20217 min read

Almost done August 15 2021

The Olympics are done for another year. I always say I won’t spend hours watching. But every time they come around, I get into the...

Aug 15, 20216 min read

July 21 2021

CL-44 I was happy with the natural metal finish but not the colour. It seemed too dark and too yellow. I had used Alclad Airframe...

Jul 25, 20214 min read

July 11 2021

CL-44 nearing completion; starting the Northstar CL-44 I continue to make slow progress on the CL-44. It feels like 2 steps forward and...

Jul 11, 20215 min read

July 1 - 4, 2021

It’s Canada Day. I am taking Friday off as well, so it is a 4 day weekend. It was 23C this morning at 5 am. It is currently 10:30 am,...

Jul 4, 20214 min read

April 17, 2021

It’s already the middle of April. We are three weeks into turnaround, and it hasn’t really left much time for modelling. It’s been...

Apr 18, 20213 min read

End of March brings more snow

I am noticing a disconcerting trend. Each weekly(ish) blog has started with a weather related comment, noting more snow on the weekend...

Mar 28, 20214 min read

End of March

These posts seem to start with a comment on weather, so let’s continue the trend. After several wonderful spring like days, we got rain...

Mar 21, 20211 min read

It’s March already!

The weather was really nice this weekend, reaching +5C or so both Saturday and Sunday. I got a little time in at the bench thru the...

Mar 7, 20212 min read

End of February

We had a few days of nice weather at the start of the week, and then boom! Winter came back with a vengeance. We had 5cm of snow Friday,...

Feb 28, 20214 min read

End of February

A220 After almost three months, my decal order finally arrived. It included photo real windows for the 737 - too late to be used - but...

Feb 21, 20215 min read

Mid-February

It’s the middle of February. Still cold but there is warmer weather next week. I have been forcing 20 minutes at the workbench each...

Feb 14, 20214 min read

It’s Cold!

We set a new low temperature record on the house thermometer last night, February 6. The sensor on the tool shed had a previous low of...

Feb 7, 20213 min read

Already the last day in January

Unbelievably, it is already the end of January. Work continues to demand most of my attention, so there hasn't been much done the last...

Jan 31, 20216 min read

A new year

This is the first true post of 2021 so - Happy new year! My new year’s resolution is (was?) to spend at least 15 minutes a day at the...

Jan 17, 20215 min read

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