Post 2

Right - here we go again. This is my blog and I can say what I like. My name is Alan and I am the creator and custodian of Little Earth. This blog is to tell the story of NZ's first major model village and chronicle its progress. Little Earth is a work in progress and, though sometimes it seems glacial, we are making progress. (How many times can I use the word "progress" in one paragraph?) There are, so far, over 500 model buildings in total, along with the myriad things that make-up the picture of a miniature town - people, cars, furniture, pushbikes and prams, etc., etc., etc. It's been said that this is an extraordinary thing that I've done here but it doesn't seem that way to me - I just play with my toys and tell tall-tales to visitors. Lotsafun. It has also been said that no man is an island and I'm grateful for all the help and encouragement that I've had over the past 15 years. (15 years - wow!) First and foremost, thanks to my wife, Trish, who has been supporting us all these years. Mike And Sue Roper - it couldn't and wouldn't have happened without you. Neil, Steve, Isabella and Ciu, for the landscaping and planting etc. Ben, Les Wright, the staff of On Yer Bike (should put a link there but can't remember how to do it), my family and friends and far too many more to mention by name. Thanks. Finally, thanks Lee (Housedad), for the idea and setting up of this blog and thanks to timmy, my internet friend, for giving a very shy person, (that'd be me), the courage to speak up in public like this. Okay, that's enough - this is starting to look like an Oscars speech. Tomorrow, less about me & more about the village(s). Want a photo? You can't have one. I've forgotten how to do it :) cheers