Report for Sunday June 20, 2010

We had another successful day today. Brian and I completed the drywall
work in the house, the seams on the party wall are all taped. I will
bring up some corner beads next week. The cabinets were moved to their
final positions and the vapour barrier on the front wall was taped with
Mylar tape. Left to do, put the diagonal braces on the 3 walls, cover
the trap door and patch a bad floor at one corner, sweep and we can move in.

While we are working at the house we should finish framing the door to
the upstairs before removing the surplus lumber. Then we can install the
two doors, there are lots of doors from the house stored in the basement
of the station. Once we are finished renovating the house we can get
back to finishing Nolans and onto the car roofs. Thanks from me to
everyone who has helped get the house in shape.

Anne and her husband Neil dropped in, and we met their son Freddie.

Doug Kolish and his son Anthony were busy moving rails and digging out
rotted ties on the shop lead. Al Westland helped them, and he measured
the frog and points that are going to be installed on this track and has
found some short rails needed to connect up the frog to the existing
track work. We hope to get the frog moved next week.

Gee spent the day weeding the gardens at the front of the house. This
has become so overgrown it is almost like logging. There are a number of
perrenials there that given space to grow will look good.

Someone needs to water the new flowers at Nolans station.

John Weir was kept busy giving tours. There seemed to be a steady stream
of visitors.

The 1940's era steel typewriter desk that was removed from the operators
bay into the house 4 weeks ago seems to have vanished from the house.
Does anyone know where it went? It is an artifact and needs to be
returned or at least accounted for.

Ross Robinson