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We had our grandson to stay this weekend, so  wedecided to take him to our local Holbeach Country Fayre.

It didn't start well, but after two doughnuts and an ice-cream I think he ended up enjoying it.

Whilst the car park and beer tent were full, there seemed to be a distinct lack of people actually looking at the exhibits. It is a shame because it attracts a large number of historic vehicles. With Freddie in toe, along with Gigi, I didn't get a chance to take as many photos as I would have liked.

It also meant I didn't have time to capture details of many things, hence the lack of descriptive captions.

Since Freddie enjoyed his train ride I decided to get Teddy out on the newly cleared track. I don't think he was impressed.

I've no more ****s to give

Having held fire so our second prospective buyer could get a new mortgage after the redundancy, and having been assured they had the mortgage, they have pulled out because they can't afford it.

Words fail me. The implications for Issy and our extended family are considerable with old and sick parents at one end of the spectrum and new grandchildren.

Now we need to unpack, but our hearts aren't in it. Any motivation for modelling has flown out the window. I did spend Sunday continuing the process of uncovering the ELR, but I can't say I even see a point in that.

First, Find the Railway!

 

The delayed house move, still not sorted, has given the ELR an unexpected reprieve. Unfortunately, the early mowing of the goat-droppping enhanced grass this year led to considerable damage to the hidden track. It is still several years since any trains ran, given Teddy was away for rebuild and Tug had electrical problems.

A request for a demo run of Teddy for someone with a Scamp under build has forced me to try and get something running for later this week, and also, the need to start demolishing it.

Having tried to ignore the issue, during No Mow May, this is typical of what I had to contend with at the weekend.

I would love to report line clear, but after many hours with bushcutter and mower I really can't.


And update, the house sale has just fallen through yet again...