Monticello

A beautiful day and a very professional tour of the property. Thomas Jefferson was an extraordinary American and his home reflects that. He thought of himself as a scientist, a vast difference from out thoughts of him as a revolutionary, statesman, and chief executive. The slave and tradesman quarters are just archeological remains and what is left of their foundations overlook the vegetable gardens shown above. Jefferson died broke and his plantation and all his possessions including his slaves were auctioned off after his death. We owe it to the Levy family who purchased just the house for the preservation of the building. They maintained it in its original condition for almost 100 years before selling to the preservation trust in the 1930's.

Petersburg starts to take shape

The last major town begins to take shape as the structures and backdrop are finished. My friend Ron has been immortalized through the creation of a structure in his honor. Its an old Revell bakery I cut down and then salvaged the remaining parts to make Dale's place.

Rat's Nest Wiring

I'm from the rat's nest school of electrical wiring. Here is a wonderful example. The surprising thing is that it actually works (properly):) I bet you can't wait to hear me explain how!

Mom turns 93!

Mom turns 93! Still going strong. We celebrate her birthday with a visit to the replica of the ship that conveyed the original settlers to Wilmington Delaware. This ship was part of the fleet that sailed to Baltimore for Sailabration 2012 and came to Solomons Harbor afterwards for a four day visit.

Sailabration 2012

Tall ships abound at Sailabration 2012 in Baltimore's Inner Harbor

Inner Harbor on a beautiful Saturday with dozens of tall ships to gawk at:)

A & S Completes Roundhouse

The long awaited roundhouse is finally finished! The A & S erection crew has put the finishing touches on this behemoth and the colorful businesses across the tracks are hoping for an economic shot in the arm due to its close proximity.

Strasburg's bawdy side discovered

Some citizen's of Strasburg are enjoying the new burlesque house and convenient pubs next door. The local rumor has it that the Tmen (and women) have put their stamp of approval on it so all should be copacetic so long as everyone behaves. (good luck with that:)