Hollowell Steam Fair

We've been to this steam fair for a number of years now. It usually proves to be a nice day out.

A little train, for little people.

I did say Thank-you for the photo.

This was quite impressive, lets hope noone wore white to a steam fair.

If you are afraid of heights, its possibly best to scroll down abit for the next photo.

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I'm not quite sure how you find out that you are brave or daft enough to be able to do this, if you look carefully you will see a man at the top of the arial, he climbs up there.

The hounds enjoyed the run around.



The Good Life and Urban Steam Rally

We have an allotment, I might have mentioned that, well after all the hard work, much credited to OH I must add, its all worth it.

Garlic, Broad Beans, Potatoes, Radish, Strawberries and Raspberries.

*Smile* *Happy Days*

Now onto the Urban Steam Rally at Abbey Pumping Station

The Steam Engines working for this event, always nice to see them working.

We love the scroll work and detailing, given that this was once a working pumping station building, so really no actual need for the decorative work.

It was a a very very hot summers day.  

I usually manage to find a little train, I do like to see them working.

A baby one

Do you remember any of these?

We had a good day, as always.

The Battlefield Line

Yesterday we went out to The Battlefield Line railway day. The weather stayed nice for our adventure, as it usually does. The event is on over the bank holiday, yesterday was much nicer than today. Today its rather windy. OH went to the allotment this morning though, and bought back a few strawberrys, very nice they were too. There was only a few and they are gone now.

We found the station cat in the sunshine, which I imagine is where any self respecting pog would be.

We were lucky enough to arrive just in time to see this arriving.  Which pleased me of course.

Just a few cases, just in case!!

We had a play in the garden later. I've just about planted all of the plants that I'd grown from seed. You never can tell how many are going to germinate. These are leeks and sprouts which will be planted in June, which I can hardly beleive is just around the corner.

The cold frame is almost empty of plants now. The is an experiment, I've never grown a tomato in a grow bag standing up in this way. The general idea is it makes for easier watering which is a killer for toms if you don't get it right. Its erratic watering that makes tomatoes split, so this should work, oh and a nice *hot summer wouldn't go amiss either.

This is our back garden veg plot. It really an half cider barrel which we bought on holiday from a cider farm. We had it in the back of the car all week, whilst on holiday. We were never sure if we were over the limit from the fumes.

Anway, its made a little veg plot where we grow various things as you can see.

*The sun came out as I was typing :-0

Moira Canal Festival and Giant Hanging Baskets

Today we went to Moira Canal Festival

The boats were impressive and alot had photos of restorations that had taken place

The weather was kind, if a little windy, this is the events 11th year and was well organised with alot of vistors and exhibitors.



Don't try this at home, he said to "go next door and do it" !!!!

He hammered a nail straight into his nose as well, how do you find out that you can do this?



I guess this is a bad day at work for the assistant.

Ferrets looking very cute.

Finding a little train, always makes me smile

Outside catering not upto much, not really, one of the exhibitors, maybe showing how some people used to live.

The biggest hanging basket in the Midlands, or so it claims, under construction. Looks impressive, I wish I had something which held mine upright whilst I planted, rather than have to wedge it between pots.

I just had to take a photo of these in the garden at the nursery, they were just there with no explanation

In the nursery gardens

An adventure to share

Whenever we have a day out at the weekend its always known as "an adventure"

This was a transport event.

We were treated to a flypast, the photo isn't brilliant, but I'm sure you will appreciate you just have to point and snap as its over in a moment, this sort of thing oftern brings a tear to my eye.

Something else I love to see and watch....



Very impressive, well I think so anyway

Wouldn't it be nice to pay these prices now

As part of the transport exhibition, there was an exhibition of travel posters.

Nice, arn't they? 

This fish and chip shop was inside the museum, and was re-created from one found inside someones house, the front room, if I remember correctly.

The reason that it was in a transport exhibition was that fish was a cheap meal, due to the easy transportation costs on the railway.

Thats not the case now, we have chippy chips every Friday and the £4.50 bill for the two of us bears that out!!!



A day at the sea-side.

Hope you enjoyed that, have a good weekend all