Train Class

Thursday night we went to model train class in Wallingford, CT. It was amazing to find out the amount of  information we do not know. We listened to four teachers, each of whom has been modelling for years, for two hours. I learned about the differences between product magazines and how-to magazines, between weathered and un-weathered cars, between freight and passenger trains, and between different scales and sizes of models. I was overwhelmed with information, and we have five more classes to go!

For fun today, Bill and I went to Yankee Candle store in Deerfield, MA. It is one of my favorite stores. In addition to candles of every conceivable size and scent, they carry books, home goods, Department 56, and trains. They actually have trains going around the walls near the ceilings! We usually wait until the fall to go there, making a day of shopping and having lunch; but today we wanted to see the trains!

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