Archive for September, 2009
Rethinking the Europeanification of the Garden Railway Locomotive
Yes, we have a new format here at Poolside Rails. Yes, it’s taken us a long time to get our act together in reworking the website. Yes, it’s taken me a long time to get another post together. Quit your whining, rub some dirt in it and get back in the game! Actually, I [Read More]
Planning China House in Detail on the Garden Railway
Well, exciting times have come to the Paris to Peking Railway, haven’t they? Just look at our new surroundings. Housekeeping first: our new surroundings will result in better information for you. You’ll be seeing more and better links coming in the very near [Read More]
This is not a Post – It’s an Update
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Big things are happening here at the Paris to Peking Railway Company…so big I can only hint at things to come. This is, therefore, not a hint, but a status check. First things first: China. As of Friday PM the little girl still has no sight in her right eye, but the [Read More]
Gaining Control of the Garden Railway
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You saw in yesterday’s post that I’ve come up with a nice little set of landscaping plans for the China section. That started me thinking about plans in general. I’m a fan of plans, really. A good plan is worth its weight in gold when it’s [Read More]
Planning the Landscaping on the Garden Railway
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It’s no secret that I have a black thumb. I actually killed a geranium plant, and you’re not supposed to be able to kill those. In fact, it was the death of that fine looking geranium that got me banned from any manner of plant pruning here at the Turner house. My wife [Read More]
Bridging Ceremony Delayed on Garden Railway
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Okay, I’ll admit it. The bridge looks stupid. Just for the record, my seven year old told me she thought it looked cool. “Why in heaven’s name did you build it so big?” the CEO asks, coughing out a perfect smoke ring from his cigar. “Ye dunna [Read More]
Rethinking Rethought Streetlights on the Garden Railway
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I’ve been doing a lot of thinking now that I’ve developed this passion for streetlights down there in the China Section. Actually I’ve been doing a lot of thinking in general. That’s what explains the burnt rubber smell around here. I think, as I’ve been [Read More]
Planning Electricity on the Garden Railway
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You know how I keep emphasizing that garden railroading is real railroading. Well, I realized today that we are at one of those junctures where we have to think real-world. As you’ve seen, I’ve now become a maniac for streetlights – streetlights and house [Read More]
Serendipity Reigns Supreme on the Garden Railway
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Before we go any further, there’s something we need to clear up. You may well ask why every posting has a title like “bumpity bump on the Garden Railway”. If this annoys you I am pleased, because it means you are a regular reader. If you never noticed it before, [Read More]
Rocking On the Garden Railway Part II
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I thought it was going to be this weekend – I really did. I had visions of planted hillsides drifting around in my head. I even went so far as to spend time (precious time, I’ll have you know!) with my daughter on Saturday afternoon amending the soil to make [Read More]
