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Where are the basic Phone Applications?

February 19, 2012
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Where are the basic Phone Applications?

After going through the semi-regular review of our mobile phone plans, the coincidental semi-regular Canadian frustration also set in.  My phone-service provider has a decent plan system, however, the basic services of caller ID and voicemail are ...

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Welcome to Woodglen Hall and Beautiful Oakham

February 15, 2012
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Welcome to Woodglen Hall and Beautiful Oakham

 Maier Model Railways, Ottawa. Woodglen Hall lies along a British Railways branchline leading to the rural town of Oakham.   The building, which is surrounded by a moat populated with graceful swans, dates from some time after the early Thirteenth Century.  It has always been...

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"Foreign IT Experts Lecture at Xijen"

February 13, 2012
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"Foreign IT Experts Lecture at Xijen"

I was in Sagada last night for a quick trip to use the village bank machine. As so often happens the universe had quite other plans. As I remarked in a previous post, living vivaciously is all about following your intuition...

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PROJECT: The Church

February 9, 2012
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PROJECT: The Church

Update 1 – 12 Jan 2012: From Train Shot We’ve Started the next project, now that most of the Grocery Store is complete.   The project began with the construction...

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Burning Trash… Or…

February 2, 2012
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Burning Trash… Or…

Yesterday I was walking down the hill in the village. I saw my friend Esther, who runs a local restaurant on the side of the road. ...

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PROJECT: Highland Loop

February 1, 2012
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PROJECT: Highland Loop

UPDATE 1 – 31 Jan 2012: From Train Shots Work has begun in earnest on the Highland Loop. This is a loop that will travel at height around the village.  It...

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