IP Camera monitoring
In order to monitor my hidden tracks underneath the layout, both the staging yards and hidden areas where derailments could possibly occur, I have purchased TP-Link IP cameras to keep a watchful eye. I wanted a Windows computer-based software app, vs an Android
New trains 2023, vacation in the Netherlands
In the summer of 2023 two of my daughters and I were on vacation in the Netherlands to visit my mom. Of course, we went to Amersfoort to do some general souvenir (vacation memories) shopping, and I could not resist to stop by
New trains 2025, vacation in the Netherlands
In the first two weeks of January 2025, I was in the Netherlands to finish taking care of my mom’s belongings and legal paperwork’s, related to her passing away and funeral earlier in December 2024. Although it was not a vacation as usual,
Water damaged my house and home studio
While coming back from two weeks’ vacation in the Netherlands, I found my house damaged by a water leak that started after the Richmond city water treatment facility was out of service, causing a lot of residents in Richmond, Henrico, Hannover and Chesterfield