HO scale track, grasses, pine trees, rustic cabins

Model Railroad Scenery, Coffee, Earl Klugh, and a Sunlight Therapy Lamp

I have to admit, even though I don't want to, this winter darkness has not had as much of a detrimental effect on my mental state as in other years. At least it doesn't seem so. But winter isn't over. There is another hype-filled round of snowpocalyptic prognostications beginning to fill the air, even as …

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HO scale track, grasses, pine trees, rustic cabins

Winter Therapy: Building My Maple Valley Railroad

I have to admit, even though I don't want to, this winter darkness has not had as much of a detrimental effect on my mental state as in other years. At least it doesn't seem so. But winter isn't over. There is another hype-filled round of snowpocalyptic prognostications beginning to fill the air, even as …

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Train track, bridge, shed, trees, rocks

Scandal at Maple Valley – Episode 28: Hank Rider and the Saddlehorns

Another Founders' Day celebration has come and gone. Except for a few minor problems including a bunch of chickens escaping from a farm float during the parade and running through the streets of Maple Valley, it was a great success. The special guest band for the main event was Hank Rider and the Saddlehorns. It's …

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