I've got half a dozen simple projects to finish off. All quite simple, and looking quite good at the moment. Once they are out of the way I can move on to the next phase of my plans and , hopefully, finish off Dark Hall.
In three weeks, all I've managed to do is replace a tree on a Kato Circus module.
I need to replace the foliage at some point, since it started off as 4mm scale shrub.
I can't remember if I mentioned that my 7 1/4" gauge track has found a new lease of life as a portable line for use by the Foxfield Miniature Railway, but Teddy has now gone there as well, whilst awaiting collection to go to his new home in The Netherlands.
He would have been appearing at their miniature gala day, but the evening before his speed controller died halfway round the track. Fortunately they are no stranger to Scamps so he should be back up and running soon. Without train brakes he won't be of much use, but it is better than rusting away in our garage.
I can sympathise with the overwhelm thing, James. Although our new place is a lot more spacious than the old, I find I can feel the need to escape at times. Just as well I have a double garage, though being in the right frame of mind to actually do anything in there when I have time available is another thing entirely!
ReplyDeleteIt's never easy to let go of something you've cherished for a long time, there can seem a bit of a finality about it, however sensible the decision may be, particularly as we get older. I hope Teddy will be loved in his new home, as you say, far better than decaying in the garage!
I hope your health improves soon,
Simon.
Thanks Simon. At the cottage I had a large garden office, a garage sized shed, and an old tractor shed.All of which were full!
ReplyDeleteHaving gone from very little space for my various hobbies to quite a lot, I'm trying to avoid getting too ambitious, eg: I'm planning to divide the garage and insulate one half for modelling, as opposed to turning the whole thing into a colossal train set which I think was what my wife envisaged.
ReplyDeleteI know that it would be all too easy to expand my "stuff" to fill the available space, but then at some point in the (hopefully) distant future we'll probably need to downsize, so an element of planning for this would be a good idea.
Anything "big" I build will be divisible, perhaps even modular.
The only "real" project I have is to get my old motorbike back on the road and I hope to keep it that way...I certainly want to avoid acquiring some of the things that might tempt me, and I don't think an armoured personnel carrier would fit in the garage anyway.
Perhaps, on the approach to my 60th birthday, I may have learned that the easiest way to get rid of lots of "stuff" is not to acquire it in the first place...
All the best, James, I really enjoy following your blog.
Simon.