2 weddings, a funeral and a heart attack!

Entry posted by milkman matt February 26, 2017

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25/02/17

Ok, so this is turning into a bit of a saga now. After a bit of a slack period due to work commitments, home commitments, a rushed wedding in country Victoria followed by a repeat 2 months later and the passing of my father after a brief bout with cancer, I finally got started building some baseboards. I managed to get 2 done before I suffered a heart attack in January which meant no lifting any thing over 2kg for 6 weeks. :nono:

However, I digress. Previous to all of this, I did manage to finish off the cabinets and get the floor down which has made quite a difference to the room. Whilst I have been on "Light duties", I have been able to make use of the custom built work desk which has stopped me going completely stir crazy while sidelined.

Now that I am on the mend, I will be getting back into the baseboards again so, hopefully, I will at least be able to run a train before the end of the year. I know that sounds like a long time off but I haven't really set myself any timeline to complete the layout which means I don't have to stress about getting things done. After all, this is supposed to be a hobby to help me relax and de stress which is precisely what it has been doing for me while I'm under doctors orders to rest.

Of course a railway room would be complete without a clock that makes railway sounds every hour. The certificates either side of the clock are service awards from my employer (15yr & 20yr) and from the voluntary emergency service I belong to (5, 10 15 and 20yrs)

The custom made retractable work bench built by a neighbour who is a cabinet maker. I have a couple of design flaws I'd like him to sort (My fault) but otherwise, it's is perfect for me.

Of course, sometimes I just enjoy the view from my workbench.

Being restricted to light lifting and therefore having to put base boards on hold, I put my energies into some other projects. There are one or two items I need to fix but, I'm quite pleased with this even though it is only my second card kit.