Tuesday, June 17, 2008
By Mike on Tuesday, June 17, 2008, 16:46
Setting out once again to pursue the inadvisable, I shall here be attempting something widely considered impossible, or at least very unrewarding - I intend to nail jelly to a tree.
Sunday, June 1, 2008
By Mike on Sunday, June 1, 2008, 21:11
I can't quite decide if Heath Robinson would nod approvingly, or run away screaming - my home made berry picking gadget isn't going to win any design awards, but will it actually work?
By Mike on Sunday, June 1, 2008, 16:35
So, is it possible to really make a mountain out of a molehill?
Saturday, May 31, 2008
By Mike on Saturday, May 31, 2008, 21:51
I've heard so many people speak positively of stinging nettles as a food, but for some reason that I cannot properly explain, I remained very wary of the idea - imagining they'd be very nasty and just waving away all the positive reports as wishful thinking or something.
But eventually, curiosity got the better of me and I decided to give them a try.
Sunday, May 25, 2008
By Mike on Sunday, May 25, 2008, 22:50
This is the first in a series of articles, exploring the Solent shoreline and immediately adjacent lands.
By Mike on Sunday, May 25, 2008, 21:35
Here's how you can transform ordinary bread dough (recipe link for that below) into a fantastic feast bread loaf - designed to share with friends - just tear off a chunk and eat!
Saturday, May 24, 2008
By Mike on Saturday, May 24, 2008, 14:50
24 May 2008 - a trip out to Rhinefield in the New Forest - to get some riverbank clay for one of my projects - we got ourselves stuck in a serious traffic tailback on the way into Lyndhurst.
Coming up over the brow of a hill, we could see that the queue trailed on a long, long way - so we decided to turn off and see if we could pick our way through the country lanes to our destination, or find somewhere else interesting to go instead...
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
By Mike on Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 15:52
I decided to have a go at capturing and taming some wild yeast for breadmaking.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
By Mike on Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 20:48
How to make a mini propagator from an empty CD spindle case.
Monday, May 12, 2008
By Mike on Monday, May 12, 2008, 20:23
Using a braiding disc made out of a piece of stiff card, and a few scraps of spare wool, learn how to make braided cord for friendship bracelets and other items.
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