Author Archives: Bill

The cat woke me up at around quarter to five this morning, I reached to give her a stroke, to find that she was beyond wet, absolutely drenched. I did the usual stroke her dry thing. Which meant a wet hand. When we eventually managed to get up, it was still chucking it down. ItContinue reading “1383 – Today”

Well, kind of. Our cat usually wakes us up in the morning, normally around a quarter to five. She’ll jump up onto the bed miaowing, I’ll reach out and give her a stroke and then go back to sleep. This morning, when I stroked her, she was wet. When that happens, I know I mightContinue reading “1382 – A Normal Day?”

Droxford Station Signal Box. A very pleasant couple of days. It has taken quite a few weeks for me to finish this 600-page book, working my way through it last thing at night trying to read usually between 5 – 10 pages before having to put the book down because of falling asleep. I thinkContinue reading “1381 – The Plantagenets by Dan Jones”

We saw this mum and her lovely foal as we were walking yesterday morning. It was our last full day at Droxford, the morning was lovely and relaxing, we spent the afternoon having a look around the shops at Wickham. Elayne bought a couple of compacts, I was toying with an idea, but Elayne scotchedContinue reading “1380 – Walking”

For a long time, I have wanted to walk part of the Meon Valley. OK, we didn’t do a massive amount but it certainly gave me a feeling that I wanted to do more. The thing was, that walking along a disused railways line is delightful. It’s just so calm and peaceful, and even whenContinue reading “1379 – The Meon Valley Trail”

I’ve been out today. We are at Droxford Railway Station. Droxford ceased operating as a railway station in Feb 1955. The original was demolished. This has been rebuilt and it can now be booked for breaks. But that is not the topic of today’s post. We saw a flock of birds, comprising; Geese, Ducks andContinue reading “1378 – Birds”

There’s no doubt that one of my favourite meals is the carvery. I went through a phase quite a few years ago where I was working on a contract that meant I spent Monday to Thursday away from home, that went on for just over a year. During my time away, I always stayed inContinue reading “1377 – Carvery’s”

My apologies, I have been dropping off. Just to tired to write tonight.

I have just acquired these two beauties. Now they aren’t DCC ready, but they are DCC compatible, so I can get them modified. That will cost me a little bit of money, but that is OK. I also have a fair bit of track. Now, whether it is the right kind of track remains toContinue reading “1375 – More Trains”

Yes, but a lot smaller than that. N-Gauge no less. Not the smallest (I think that’s Z-Gauge) but it is small. It has always appealed to me. Not least because you can fit a reasonable layout into a relatively small space. I have, for a very long time, had aspirations to build an N-Gauge layout,Continue reading “1374 – Model Railways”