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Construction begins
The electrician came recently and installed power sockets, lights and a fuse box. This marks the end of the “man-cave” construction phase. Now we switch over the railway modelling proper, starting with the baseboards for the inside part of the layout. My son Peter came down and together we started building the framework for the…
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Motive Power
One of the most satisfying aspects of model railways is that the trains move without visible means of human propulsion. To achieve this, one needs a locomotive of some sort. There are three main ways in which locomotives can move : a) through electric motors powered by batteries located within the locomotive itself, or b)…
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Clearing the decks
Thanks to great efforts from the rest of the family, and our neighbours Helen & Wolfgang, the garden has been transformed: I have also managed to empty most of the contents of the undergarage: All that is left in this picture are some old cupboards destined for the tip, and wooden shelves with which I…
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The project begins
I have been dreaming about building a small model railway in our garden for over fifteen years. This blog is to allow me to share my progress with those who are interested. If you have been following our adventures in Africa and get updates from this blog, feel free to delete these posts, or to…
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Moving on….
It is now six months since we came back from Kenya, and we are beginning to settle into being at home in Germany, although we haven’t actually been at home much since we got back from Kenya. We began by acting as tour guides for two US friends from RVA who were also finishing their…
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The end (or is it?)
We have finished our term of service at Rift Valley Academy. Last week saw the final classes taught and the final exams sat and marked. I used the following cartoon for the last lesson of the year: There was a final flag raising and a final singing of the Kenyan national anthem. A last look…
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Nurly finished :(
I have taught my last lesson and my Algebra 2 students have spent most of the week revising for their final end-of-year exam, which covers topics from throughout the year. This week we have a short lesson on Monday morning (I will use it to give them exam tips). Then on Tuesday morning I will…
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What a weekend!
Friday evening was the music concert. The choir sang: The concert band blew: The wind ensemble blew some more: There were duets from Singing in the Rain and the Sound of Music. There were three movements from the Planets, by Gustav Holst, a rendition of Amazing Grace and music from Henry Mancini. There was a…
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If you want to help….
After the tragic flooding in April, the rain continued into May. The first three days of May had as much rainfall as is normal for the whole month. However, since then there has been some sun, and today, apart from some light showers around 6.30am, there has been no rain all day, after 20 continuous…
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What happens when there is too much water
Last year Kenya was plagued with drought. There was no rain for months, the ground was rock hard, crops were failing and RVA even ended up supplying the local hospital with five tankers of water per day because the hospital bore hole had dried up. This year it is the opposite. April saw 600 mm…
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