What a funny old year that was

Well what’s been happening then? “Not A lot” modelling wise as other things got in the way during 2021. Golf took up much of my time during Spring and early summer as I wanted to enjoy playing before an operation. After the operation, to remove a tumor around my pituitary gland, I ended up with Meningitis B. This meant I spent just over 4 weeks in hospital plus about a couple of months to gain some sort of fitness without feeling knackered after walking upstairs. We then had a short break away in the caravan to help with my recuperation. After one 2 week excursion to Scotland we broke the journey home in north Cumbria. This stopover changed our life somewhat. This change was after seeing an old farm house up for sale. On the journey home and over the following couple of days we discussed and thought through the following;

•  I’ve been very lucky to recover from the operation and meningitis B with minimal side effects
• We both enjoy the Northern Lake District and have spent many holidays in the area
• We only live once
• The farm house would give more space to entertain friends, family and grandchildren
• We both like a project and the farm house would need some upgrading
• My wife is self employed and can do much of her work from home

When weighing up the pros and cons, viewings were booked for nine houses in the area which ended up with us preferring the original farm house and having our offer accepted on the day of viewing.

So we upped sticks and moved… the speed of the agreeing the sale of our two houses surprised us. After just one week of them being on the market we had accepted offers on both. Frustratingly like all who move house the actual process of moving took a while longer. The week before Christmas we eventually moved.

We now live in Cumbria, in a 300+ year old house which does not have a “Man cave”... Blimey how did that happen? 

Modelling time will be at a premium over the next few months while we settle in and decided how and where the “Man Cave” going to be.

That said, I have had a couple of invitations for Tredethy Wharf, one in Oxford and (now) one for a local show in Workington. This means I can’t delay putting Tredethy back together for too long, nor delay the completion of the Beattie Well Tank (along with the Brake Van Special and a few other wagons).