Category Archives: personal blog

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”

I didn’t go for a walk this morning, so I don’t know if the two trollies have been cleared, or indeed, added to. Hopefully tomorrow. I went to the gallery shop up and picked up the bool. It looks like it could be an interesting read. The Highways and Byways of Hampshire. I think IContinue reading “1373 – Books – Again”

The thing about the sky behind the Spinnaker is that it is never the same. This morning’s walk was a bit cooler than it has been, no issues with that. Once again there wasn’t much going on between the front door and the far end of the high street. I haven’t bothered taking any picturesContinue reading “1372 – Books”

I went out for a walk this morning. There was nothing really spectacular going on. The seagulls were very noisy. I was relieved that we didn’t live nearer the waterfront. There was some progress on the bus station, I think the roof is coming along they are putting in the electrics. I missed the ContentinContinue reading “1371 – Walking”