Yes it may well have poured with rain ever since the local water authorities introduced a hosepipe ban, but this has still led me to start collecting rain water for my garden. We bought a large plastic tank from a local company and fitted it to our front porch using the guttering that was...
This cheeky little blackbird has spent the last few hours happily sitting on the top of our bird table with his Mum bringing him worms. We however have been inside working looking out on the beautiful day!
How many of you have a horseshoe nailed above your door? This tradition dates back hundreds of years and is said bring you luck. The actual story is all to do with keeping the Devil away. The story is that Saint Dunstan was once asked by the Devil to shoe his single hoof. Saint...
I was shoeing a good friends horse the other day and we were talking about the lack of Cuckoo’s around these days. My friend is a writer for The Times and had just had a meeting with a guy from the British Trust for Ornithology. They are conducting a study of the numbers of...
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My friends new born foal is so gorgeous. Spring is here.
Last week a good friend asked me to make them something to hang their hand towel off in their small downstairs cloakroom. This is what I came up with.
Blacksmithing…
Heat it…Draw it out…
Upset it…Twist it…Drift it…
Punch it…Weld it…File it…
Blend it…Fuller it…Swage it…
That’s about all there is to it!
The rain has given our new trees lots of life to climb their plastic tubes into the world. They seem to be growing fast. They are really looking healthy and good.
My long bread board is one of my favourite things in my kitchen. It is great for chopping on and for serving up cheese and biscuits. I find it easy to clean as the handle means dry hands plus hanging it up means it is always just there.