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Good Morning from a rain free ( at the moment at least ) locality . Spent several hours and far to much money at the Bristol show yesterday , a few very nice layouts and the usual mix of okay ones . Some good trade meant the hand was in the pocket a little to often though . I'll try to have a quiet day today I think , a quick trip to the shops and some shed time ought to do it . Have a good one all .

Well probably true , but I did'nt want to come across as to negative .

Don't get a cream one , the rust will show more easily , in fact , proably best not to buy an Alfa at all .

Morning all , not raining at the moment , a quiet early morning preparing for a trip up to Thornbury for an afternoon session at the Bristol exhibition , shopping list made out in preparation . Veet is NOT on the list .

Morning all , it's raining again . Happy Birthday Stewart , I found that since I was entitled to free prescriptions I have had nothing worse than a cold, so no medical saving for me . Bus and rail cards are a waste of time here , none go to the places I am likely to want to go . Oh well such is life . Have a good one .

Good moring all , and the news from the 'pits' here in Somerset is that it has stopped raining at last , there is a high level broken cloud base with ' hints ' of blue bits somewhere behind them . Looks like I'm walking to the shop today instead of having to get the car out . Have a good one all .

Looks really nice Al , I got some ideas from Johns module too .

Morning one and all , it's raining here again still , I'm glad it's only five steps to reach the shed or I would'nt bother . I have sympathy for those with sleep problems , but can someone explain why I can get 8 or 9 hours solid sleep every night and still feel like I'm dragging a lead filled me around . I just can't work it out , I thought that once I was away from the daily grind of work I would feel fresh and energetic every day , but it is'nt working out like that . Oh well , enough moaning , off to find something to do , enjoy yours .

Morning all , I did'nt make it here yesterday due to the early departure for the SWAG event and was to tired when I got back home , As Mike said above a great day out and not to be missed if you can get there . Well it's still raining down here in the SW and looks like it will be for while yet . Today will be partly spent unpacking and sorting out the stuff that went to Taunton and back, then try to find room to store the module and fiddle yard boards somewhere un till next year . Ho hum , upwards and onwards , have a good one all .

Looking forward to see how you manage this Pete , web cam I guess !!!

Morning all , another grey and grungy looking day here , not that I'll be going far , today will mostly be spent checking and sorting out the bits to go to tomorrows SWAG meeting , I stupidly managed to volunteer to build a fiddle yard for the module section of the event so I need to make sure it still works . Hope all those with aches and pains dont suffer for much longer , there is nothing worse than the non stop kind of ache , drags you down in no time as I found out many years ago when I ripped the tendons in an ankle , I was hobbling for weeks and still got twinges for a few years if I spent to much time in the wrong position while working . Enjoy the day .

Morning all , cool , damp and grey in the far southwest today , not really looking forward to the chill that will be in the shed but more work needs to be done . Good news on the tooth front Debs , bad luck with the migraine though . Gordon , you will have to tell us when it's due to air , we can all sit at home and cheer you on . Hope Don has a slightly quieter day today , although I do enjoy watching a good thunder storm . What ever you do today , enjoy .

Dont worry to much about a couple of missing teeth Debs , I've found that the older I get the less teeth I actually need .

Morning all , dull and chilly but at least it's dry today . Chin up Debs , only 2 hours and 5 minutes to go . Now to decide what to do today ...............

Morning all , well there is a lot of this and some of this when all we really want is this . More shed time today I think , keep up the momentum of the last week or so's work . Hope Debs lasts till tomorrow with the pain , dont OD on Paracetamol and dont be .

Thats not what some people would have you believe . :-)

Hi Frank , that is looking superb , have you looked at ID backscenes ? These are five feet long and come as two adjoining sheets per pack , you can see them on Howard Scenics web site , I cant get a link to post at the moment so I'll PM you one .

Morning all and is'nt it nice to be back again , I'm well worn out after three days work in the shed on the layout , managed to get several baseboards erected and the old scenary torn up . Ouch for Debs , I hate toothache , not that I have many left to ache these days . Nice doggy photo's , both look well contented . Right then , upward and onward as some fool once said , have a good one folks .

Great to be back , I have to admit I'm surprised to see Debs posting though , according to Facebook she blew up through comfort eating while we were offline .

Morning all , weather looking ' unsettled ' again today , no specific plans for the day , go with the flow I think .

So sorry to hear this Gordon , he looked to be a great companion , I'm sure he will be missed . At least it was a painless parting with no suffering , only for those left behind . RIP Lukey .

Good morning to you all , weather here is what the Met folks would call ' unsettled ' I think , more shed work in prospect today , my partner in crime will be round to assist me today , it looks like we will be putting up hardboard on the wall ready to take the backscene . Then if time is available a good clean and tidy ready for the next mess making bit . Have a good one .

Morning all , late booking in today as I was having probs getting things loaded , so gave up and popped out for supplies . Weather here is strange , one minute it was hissing down and gloomy , then it changed to clear blue sky and bright sun. Off out to the shed shortly , made some good progress yesterday so need to keep up some momemtum . Good luck to all our animal friends for recovery and good health .

Morning one and all , nice weather so far down here , a day in the shed is on the cards so the layout might take a hesitant step or two . Have a good one whatever your plans .