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Documenting Lulu's progress with the camera on the ipad. Lulu doesn't trust my DSLR camera yet.
Today is the very first time Lulu has played with me. And, of course, Vidalia is involved in the fun and games. While I was able to coax Lulu up to the top step while playing, I some day hope to encourage Lulu to spend time on the bed instead of under it. I suspect Vidalia will be able to help me accomplish that.
At some point I hope to get those razor-sharp claws trimmed. But that's quite a ways off still.
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Just a reminder of how things have changed. I think I need to add my first manual SLR to this, an old Pentax with my first Automatic F65 Nikon. What progress!
Just a quick flash photo to show how it's coming along - I am totally getting this finished tomorrow. :D I have some brilliant podcasts lined up and I am FINSIHING.
It's a bit messy (and excuse the tape in the middle, that's to hold back the botched up knot that was getting in my way) BUT all the hair is very firmly in place and from the outside it is PERFECT. (and the aesthetics of the inside matter very little, really.) I have definitely improved and I am planning on starting my next the minute this is finished.
And the thermal saran is SO BEAUTIFUL and lovely :D and when I sit and reroot in my lap some of it turns yellow and it's so pretty
Testors coming in the mail so I can finish Addie's face and have my thermal girl back together. :D :D :D
I have been so thorough with this reroot. I wonder if most people do nearly every hole in the takara scalps?
we got the cedar boards from Mel Staricha who runs a little saw mill over in cedar bay, about 25 miles across the keweenaw peninsula from the island. it is cedar which is time tested to be weather resistant naturally. he sources his logs from his own property as well as small loggers and landowners around the peninsula. doug, phil, tye and myself pounded this out in a day.
Since the last progress pic I've added a few bulkheads to the bridge and started on details to the bridge roof. I also started to make the funnel, the only things I've made for it so far are a few vents at the base and the funnel cap, but I have a fair few bow bricks to give it it's elliptical shape.
The vehicle deck used up all of the dark bley tiles I had on hand and I don't have enough dark bley and white parts to continue with the SNOT deck markings so my focus will be on the motor room and RHIB davit. The motor room will house 3x PF motors to operate the derrick but the davit will be for display only.
I've put off making the bulkhead in front of the superstructure for a while now as it has a slightly curved shape and I'm still undecided on how to do the angled bridge windows and also the railings that continue the angles on the next deck up.
(Adding some previous progress photos that I somehow missed posting here. >w<;)
He has a body now! But still no hair...
When I was hiking the Appalachian Trail we used to make dandelion salads, saute morels, ramps and eat all other kind of wild greens. It's a amazing how homogenized our food supply is. One of the best things you can do for yourself and your community is support local farmers.
The corset on it's way to being a real tightlace! It's working too. If nothing else atleast to motivate me. I've lost 9 lbs so far!
Purchased some more mini tiles for fill in, and one wall and the tops of the sides of the hot tub are coming along. What takes the longest doing this is tiling and allowing it to dry before moving on to the next wall.
To help keep myself motivated, a visual of where I am, and where I have to go.
I also wanted to reassure myself of my color choices for Rosette Two.
Now as Christian was walking solitary by himself, he espied one afar off come crossing over the field to meet him; and their hap was to meet just as they were crossing the way of each other. The gentleman’s name that met him was Mr. Worldly Wiseman: he dwelt in the town of Carnal Policy, a very great town, and also hard by from whence Christian came. This man then, meeting with Christian, and having some inkling of him, (for Christian’s setting forth from the city of Destruction was much noised abroad, not only in the town where he dwelt, but also it began to be the town-talk in some other places)—Mr. Worldly Wiseman, therefore, having some guess of him, by beholding his laborious going, by observing his sighs and groans, and the like, began thus to enter into some talk with Christian.
Mr. Worldly Wiseman: How now, good fellow, whither away after this burdened manner?
Christian: A burdened manner indeed, as ever I think poor creature had! And whereas you ask me, Whither away? I tell you, sir, I am going to yonder wicket-gate before me; for there, as I am informed, I shall be put into a way to be rid of my heavy burden.
Mr. Worldly Wiseman: Hast thou a wife and children?
Christian: Yes; but I am so laden with this burden, that I cannot take that pleasure in them as formerly: methinks I am as if I had none.
Mr. Worldly Wiseman: Wilt thou hearken to me, if I give thee counsel?
Christian: If it be good, I will; for I stand in need of good counsel.
Mr. Worldly Wiseman: I would advise thee, then, that thou with all speed get thyself rid of thy burden; for thou wilt never be settled in thy mind till then: nor canst thou enjoy the benefits of the blessings which God hath bestowed upon thee till then.
Christian: That is that which I seek for, even to be rid of this heavy burden: but get it off myself I cannot, nor is there any man in our country that can take it off my shoulders; therefore am I going this way, as I told you, that I may be rid of my burden.
Mr. Worldly Wiseman: Who bid thee go this way to be rid of thy burden?
Christian: A man that appeared to me to be a very great and honorable person: his name, as I remember, is Evangelist.
Mr. Worldly Wiseman: I beshrew him for his counsel! there is not a more dangerous and troublesome way in the world than is that into which he hath directed thee; and that thou shalt find, if thou wilt be ruled by his counsel. Thou hast met with something, as I perceive, already; for I see the dirt of the Slough of Despond is upon thee: but that slough is the beginning of the sorrows that do attend those that go on in that way. Hear me; I am older than thou: thou art like to meet with, in the way which thou goest, wearisomeness, painfulness, hunger, perils, nakedness, sword, lions, dragons, darkness, and, in a word, death, and what not. These things are certainly true, having been confirmed by many testimonies. And should a man so carelessly cast away himself, by giving heed to a stranger?
Christian: Why, sir, this burden on my back is more terrible to me than are all these things which you have mentioned: nay, methinks I care not what I meet with in the way, if so be I can also meet with deliverance from my burden.
Mr. Worldly Wiseman: How camest thou by thy burden at first?
Christian: By reading this book in my hand.
Mr. Worldly Wiseman: I thought so; and it has happened unto thee as to other weak men, who, meddling with things too high for them, do suddenly fall into thy distractions; which distractions do not only unman men, as thine I perceive have done thee, but they run them upon desperate ventures, to obtain they know not what.
Christian: I know what I would obtain; it is ease from my heavy burden.
Mr. Worldly Wiseman: But why wilt thou seek for ease this way, seeing so many dangers attend it? especially since (hadst thou but patience to hear me) I could direct thee to the obtaining of what thou desirest, without the dangers that thou in this way wilt run thyself into. Yea, and the remedy is at hand. Besides, I will add, that instead of those dangers, thou shalt meet with much safety, friendship, and content.
Christian: Sir, I pray open this secret to me.
Mr. Worldly Wiseman: Why, in yonder village (the village is named Morality) there dwells a gentleman whose name is Legality, a very judicious man, and a man of a very good name, that has skill to help men off with such burdens as thine is from their shoulders; yea to my knowledge, he hath done a great deal of good this way; aye, and besides, he hath skill to cure those that are somewhat crazed in their wits with their burdens. To him, as I said, thou mayest go, and be helped presently. His house is not quite a mile from this place; and if he should not be at home himself, he hath a pretty young man to his son, whose name is Civility, that can do it (to speak on) as well as the old gentleman himself: there, I say, thou mayest be eased of thy burden; and if thou art not minded to go back to thy former habitation, (as indeed I would not wish thee,) thou mayest send for thy wife and children to this village, where there are houses now standing empty, one of which thou mayest have at a reasonable rate: provision is there also cheap and good; and that which will make thy life the more happy is, to be sure there thou shalt live by honest neighbors, in credit and good fashion.
Now was Christian somewhat at a stand; but presently he concluded, If this be true which this gentleman hath said, my wisest course is to take his advice: and with that he thus farther spake.
Christian: Sir, which is my way to this honest man’s house?
Mr. Worldly Wiseman: Do you see yonder high hill?
Christian: Yes, very well.
Mr. Worldly Wiseman: By that hill you must go, and the first house you come at is his.
I know it's only April, but it never too early to start working on a Holiday Train.
This is a mash-up between Pieter Post/BOR BR 38.2 and G12. At this point I'm trying to figure out how to power it: either Circuit Cubes or L motor tucked somewhere in the boiler?