Summertime Begins

So the Winter moves on and we officially enter British Summertime. And we do wonder

what Summer will bring us after last year's record breaking heatwaves.

I was thrilled to recently secure two bookings that will see a return to Cornwall after what must

be a gap of 5 years, having last visited there in 2018. We then skipped a visit in 2019 which was then

followed by the arrival of Covid.

I'm still trying to talk my partner into some foreign travel but they seem to be more comfortable

being domestically grounded. Perhaps these things happen as people age. It's a miracle that I talked

them into three trips to America, just before I started blogging.

Prices for Self Catering Holidays in Cornwall are now becoming obscene. And in the high

season (July/Aug) you can expect to pay from £800 to £1,000 for just one week.

It's no wonder that so many Brits head for Spain each Summer.

Above: The Isles of Scilly in Cornwall

A New Building Project.....A Homemade Cassette Deck.

Well, as I still have a large collection of audio cassettes featuring home recordings as

well as many vintage Radio shows, I thought I'd order a new cassette player and create a

cassette deck so as to be able to enjoy all my old tapes, some of which I haven't heard in a while.

And they certainly sound a lot better having upgraded to a 10 watt speaker which gives a much better

sound.

And it was all put together very recently during a 2 week window while pondering what

to do with my other blog.

Below are two Youtube videos I made this week.

Above: The initial frame for the deck showing the sunken area for the cassette player.

And on the right, sizing the box up with various speakers.

Above: The Cassette player fits in the box, leaving the work to fit in a 10 watt speaker

as well as a panel board from an old Radio.

But before all that is fitted in, the box frame was sanded down and then covered in a dark

woody sticky fablon material.

Above: The main video of the finished Cassette Deck featuring a classic recording from

Danny Rampling's Lovegroove Dance Party.

Below: A brief and more calmed down video featuring a recording from a New York

Radio Station from one of my last visits to the City.

From CD 101.9 Smooth Jazz - New York City.