Monthly Archives: May 2022

I had problems with my foot earlier this month, and have been trying for 3 weeks to speak to a doctor 9no appointments bookable except for the day you call, and all are gone before the dat starts), Finally managed … Continue reading →

I seem to have mislaid the label during photography, but I think it is a mammillaria!

Well, as close as I can get. Photograph at the side of the bus garage – now with some suitable debris! The first car was an Imp – I really wanted red (high visibility to reduce accidents), but ended up … Continue reading →

The roses aren’t doing at all well either at present.

My cacti have been performing well, but everything else is hopeless this year -only 1 flower on the cyclamen, and only 2 alliums are flowering at all, and both are very unspectacular.

After the recent photo of the pannier tank with an autocoach, today the same engine can be seen travelling in the opposite direction, this time hauling trucks.

A short train – not room for any more!

A rather dirty pannier tank with an autocoach. Although this series of panniers were not equipped for push-pull operation, according to reports autocoaches were  sometimes used with engines with no auto operation, just using them as a coach and running … Continue reading →

I’ve made some improvements to the garage, mainly to reduce the warping, and it is now populated, though the D7 is still WIP.