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Dress: Anthea Crawford neoprene
Cardigan: Metalicus lurex
Scarf: Metalicus lurex
Joggers: Chuck Taylor Converse leather
Bag: Nautica nylon & textured vinyl with silver hardware
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So excited that I can finally share with you all the pictures from a recent day trip to the Workshops Rail Museum with my cousin & her two rambunctious munchkins who have recently become voracious railbuffs... in addition to their obsession with dinosaurs, of course. I will admit that at first, the children were probably more enthusiastic than this particular adult at the prospects of all things trains, trains & more trains, but considering my (late) uncle Robert was a "nipper" at the workshops when he was a young man & my (late) grandfather Ivan was a train driver & I saw the train that he had once given us a ride in as children, it was an interesting & emotional experience to say the least... & one that they would have LOVED to be involved in, no doubt.
I'm posing in front of the celebrated number 444 wearing a gorgeous "seafloral" neoprene midi dress from Anthea Crawford, burgundy lurex cropped cardigan with matching scarf from "cool girl" Aussie label Metalicus, black leather Chuck Taylor high top joggers from Converse (softest & most comfortable shoes I own, hands down!) & finally, a nylon & textured vinyl crossbody bag with silver hardware from Nautica to carry all the essentials while keeping my hands free for child-wrangling. I always find that it's best to wear something dark coloured with a modicum of stretch when going anywhere with children... particularly if that place had once been part of the dusty, dirty railway workshops... so there's a little tip for anyone who might be entertaining ideas about taking a little day trip of their own after seeing these photographs.
Scroll down to see how it all unfolded...
Mother & Sons
Following in my grandfather's footsteps & having a go at driving the train with the computer simulator...
Learning all about the components "that make the trains go," as James seriously explained to me later...
... & I even put money in this one, rather than just bumped it with my hip!
Riley checking out the model train museum area...
Model Trains
Monkey See, Monkey Do...
Not quite the Hogwart's Express...
Ticket to Ride
Preparing a meal for passengers in the Dining Car...
Nipper's Railway
So this happened...
Bicycle built for two...
Riding on the Ipswich Line
Stopping for a bite at the Trackside Cafe
When you're trying to get that perfect shot but the munchkins aren't interested... #bloggerlife
On the steps outside the Powerhouse (built in 1902)
Ending the day outside the building housing the Heritage Rollingstock...
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