In deleting what should have only been the dead file folders left over from the site reload some live one’s were also detected and deleted in error. I have had to reload a back-up so please forgive the currently scrambled WordPress side of the site. The older hand coded html pages should be OK although… Read More »
Another month rolling around, and spring busting out all over so time to make the first post in the revived blog section of the website. But what about? Firstly is it global warming or just coincidence, but a Facebook look back memories link popped up earlier, saying a year ago you sat out for the… Read More »
I made several posts over this period on my Facebook and Twitter feeds therefore it is not worth adding them again here. The main highlights to note though are obviously the lack of long trips out, although all was not lost, and as a consequence there were some highlights:- As things eased we finally got… Read More »
From 8th Dec 2020 – The website crash of 2020 As recorded on the home page due to an unexpected problem in a WordPress update in late November the WordPress element of the site became unreliable with many posts and a significant number of the images being lost. Surprisingly, and in some ways annoyingly, the… Read More »
After another update during October 2021 both (a) blocking me from posting updates and (b) taking out all the posts made after 2018 and most of the stored graphics library, I left the website and blog side dormant as I was very busy in other areas. This is an attempt to restore what I can… Read More »
Phoenix Yard (Mark 1) With the success of the recent Great Model Railway Challenge TV programme, as aired on Ch 5, together with the upcoming Warley Model Railway Show at the NEC I decided to build a very simple “shunting plank” layout to try to draw visitors to the SLS stand. Have it available so… Read More »
Plum Hollow, minor progress For a variety of reasons the Plum Hollow layout project has had almost nothing done on it for some time. That was not a case of out of sight out of mind, simply a case of other workload intervening. The scenic side is the next step, hence today’s test kit build.… Read More »
Writing event Why not come along to Littlemoor Library, near Weymouth, a week today (9th October) where Kathy, Judi and I will be taking part in this event next week. Come and join us for some insights into the factual, fanciful and fictional world of writing. An opportunity to see, and buy, from a cross-cutting… Read More »
Garage As part of the ongoing tidying and fixing of the garage it became apparent that the roof was leaking. Closer inspection indicated that almost the whole of the edge strip where the roofing felt bends over the edge had split. On getting onto the roof I also discovered that the original installation in several… Read More »
Modelling update This is just a short post. I am taking advantage today of what might be one of the last sunny autumn days to get some garage tidying done and make my railway modelling gear and stock more accessible. Sadly the garage check has produced a major casualty. The old, stored, baseboards haven’t warped (I… Read More »