Recently I noticed some water leaking into the basement from the area of the front porch (concrete & brick). I sealed some large cracks in the front steps outside with masonry patching & caulk. I thought that would stop the leak. For the most part, it did. About 99% of it. In the last 3 days we’ve had a lot of rain and I only noticed one small drop of water. However, last night upon arriving home to my front porch I noticed water leaking thru the soffit and panels in the “ceiling” of the porch area. Ugh. Water was dripping down right next to the house, after runnning under the soffit boards and across the paneling in the ceiling. I must fix this if I’m going to proceed with putting up new walls in the basement. I don’t feel like ripping the panels out because the leak continues. So, now I must disassemble the porch ceiling and check all the gutters and roof for leaks and misalignment. Another chapter begins.In other news, I’ve been working on the layout design and it’s coming along nicely. I also recently volunteered at a B&O RR Historical Society Archives “sorting session” and located a few nice Georgetown Branch photos, from the 40’s and 60’s which I’ve posted in the Gallery. Also, I purchased a Life-Like Proto 2000 Heritage Series USRA 0-6-0 lettered for the B&O # 371, from the B&O RR Historical Society Company Store. I also picked up an I-1 Caboose resin kit. The desire to go on a tour of the Branch is increasing more and more as the leaves fall from the trees. Perhaps this winter I’ll get out and walk/bike/photograph the whole Branch and create a “tour” page on this site.