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Transitions 3.0
After five years in a sort of limbo during which I’ve retired from a long time career, handled a couple of health issues, dealt with car and house crises, had a second dabble with full-time working, had a friendship that became a relationship then reverted to a friendship, lost an old companion and then gained…
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Peco Announce a Highland Signal Cabin
Originally posted on highland miscellany: I had not expected to ever say this, but I can write a post on Highland Miscellany about a forthcoming Highland Railway product from one of the mainstream manufacturers! In this case this is going to be from Peco and it is based on the cabin at Helmsdale (Helmsdale South). …
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Is it just me..?
…or is it becoming impossible to sell your surplus model items without going through a certain rip-off auction house? Ten years ago; like so much else, it was so much easier; you just wapped it in the classifieds in RMweb and job done; you’d get a decent, mutually agreed price, sometimes within minutes! That option…
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The Zero Makers.
Today, I read a truly wonderful piece of straight-from-the-heart prose, penned by a Social Media friend, Bruce Biddulph. In this piece, Bruce managed to articulate every bit of thought, feeling and gut instinct that has…
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Mickelover MRG’s 37114 Dunrobin Castle.
“Having been some time in preparation, a splendid model is guaranteed for all. “ Sorry, John! 😉 Mine is still to arrive but this excellent review from the Dean Park gang tells you what you need to know about this fine model. Waiting enthusiastically for postlady now!
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Final touches and next steps…
At last, with the last fence panel installed and the raised bed at the rear of the garden built and filled, the final pieces of the puzzle have been put in place and the big project is complete. My garden has been transformed over the last three months and it’s the sort of place I…
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Whit joy tae be found in a garden!
Last post, I told you about losing Abi which as you can imagine was a very sore thing to bear. I’m one of those people who deal with situations of that nature by harnessing the energies generated in as creative a way as possible; so it was that with spring already into its stride I…
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Celebrating Abi.
Many of you who know me personally will know that I lost my best friend, Abi on May 20th this year following a short illness at the grand age of 14 years and almost six months. Anyone who has ever had the honour and privilege of a dog in their life will know just how…
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Oly’s Holland
Originally posted on The Model Railways of Oly Turner and Chris Matthews: It all started with sound logic. The plan made perfect sense, Mark Tatlow had been invited to “Rail 2018” in Utrecht, Holland. Mark has always, religiously, hired a van around 10 times larger than required. This van was usually a classic long wheel…
Max Stafford's Kennel 