Looking good!!

As another month draws to a close I like to reflect on what I’ve managed to achieve during my recent time home at our property, Whistlestop.  In no particular order:-

-       I cut my finger really badly, requiring three stitches.  (Don’t ask)

-       I fell sideways off a Penny Farthing bicycle in Evandale Tasmania, and didn’t break anything.

-       We had some wonderful times with family and friends, both here and elsewhere.

-       Pulled out masses of tea-tree scrub and other rubbish from near the cottage, and did umpteen trips to the Wallangarra dump.  The resulting cleared area is looking fabulous, and ripe for creating rock-gardens.

-       On Tuesday I mowed the whole top area of our block, around the cottage, and it looks absolutely fabulous!  This is the first time I’ve ever managed it completely in one day- brushcutting edges etc and push-mowing around trees included.  I find this really encouraging as it ‘proves’ that it is very do-able, and not a potential maintenance nightmare.  I’d rather be running trains, not mowing!!

-       Drank about a million glasses of fresh, cold, rainwater from our tank!!  Pulling out scrub is very sweaty work!

This is the area I've just cleared.  It doesn't look like much, but it was a huge amount of work!!

Overall, I’m finishing the month feeling very encouraged regarding my hopes and dreams for Whistlestop.  No, I’m probably no closer to building the Trainbarn or Miniature Railway- I had hoped to have the Trainbarn built by now- but an important part of what I want to do here is to create an attractive bushland environment  as a ‘backdrop’ for all the train things, and I can certainly see that aspect coming together well.  Yes, there’s a lot more to do, (a LOT more!!) but it’s really happening.  And, I’m really enjoying it.