Always good to have help from grandkids when they visit. With a severe thunderstorm predicted in the afternoon, Grandson and I decided to work inside and add some more ground goop, a la Lou Sassi, to the layout.
We used the usual, standard formula:
- 1 cup Vermiculite
- 1 cup Celluclay
- 1 cup latex paint (preferably earth tone; we were a little dark for Panama City, FL, but it was what we had!)
- 1/2 cup white glue
Mixing was accomplished:
Then the goop was spread:
Grandson took the narrow strip between the "outside" rail and the edge -- we'll add some sand for a roadway for pulpwood trucks. Just a little bit too narrow, but we'll get the point made.
Granddad took the other side. Together we made some progress. Grass and weeds, along with the sandy road, to come:
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