TheDoctor said:
I did mean Tdr1nka, yes.
That would be a bit of a diversion, and would require quite a lot of new track.
I overheard someone on the train last night (as did most of the rest of the carraige, I assume) talking about someone he knew who helped in the restoration of Tornado. Amazing how it needs restoration, given that it's brand new...


More track? Ask Oli, he has loads. And the sweet thing is, he'll put a single loco and truck on just two pieces joined together, and just push it back and forth, sometimes he practices buffering up gently. He lies on the floor, and watches the wheels turn at ground level so to speak...
I'm afraid I might get quite boring on the subject of Oli in the next few days. He's talking so much and is so grown up - he's a credit to Mum and Dad.
And I'll never entertain ideas of faddy eating children again. This week he had lasagne, stirfried chicken, veg and noodles (with soy and sesame oil), kedgeree and salmon and spinach on pasta to name but a few dinners. And at the zoo, he ate the sausage and rejected his chips and beans and wanted some of Mum's peas instead...
How on earth am I going to manage to love the new one as much as Oli? Somehow, I suspect I'll manage.