Saturday, September 13, 2014
By Mike on Saturday, September 13, 2014, 20:41
Here's a fun little project to convert an empty instant coffee jar into a storage jar with a wire clip top - using a wire coat hanger.
When I was thinking the design through, it occurred to me that it might be useful/fun to preserve the coat hanger hook and make this into a jar that can be hung up on a hook, for example, under a shelf.
Saturday, September 6, 2014
By Mike on Saturday, September 6, 2014, 22:23
September 2014 - On a footpath through the middle of a cornfield, I grabbed a random ear of grass from the field margin and noticed that the seeds were quite large - which made me wonder if they could be harvested and eaten.
The grass turned out to be Foxtail Millet.
Saturday, August 16, 2014
By Mike on Saturday, August 16, 2014, 22:03
August 2014 - This is a spin-off from an interesting effect I noticed in another project where I pulled apart two glued boards and spotted that the glue had formed a branching, treelike pattern.
In this article, we'll put that effect into use to create decorative painted effects.
Saturday, August 2, 2014
By Mike on Saturday, August 2, 2014, 23:45
August 2014 - a bit of an experiment that I have been wondering about for a while - what happens if you make chocolate chip cookies using duck fat instead of butter?
Wednesday, July 2, 2014
By Mike on Wednesday, July 2, 2014, 23:30
Another project with embossing sheet metal cut from discarded drink cans - this time, to make an embossed metal sign.
Sunday, June 15, 2014
By Mike on Sunday, June 15, 2014, 15:20
June 2014 - This is an experiment I've had in mind to try for a while now - a potentially very quick and easy way to make fruit flavoured liqueur, at any time of year.
Saturday, June 14, 2014
By Mike on Saturday, June 14, 2014, 20:49
On a baking hot, humid spring day, we visited Lepe Beach for a picnic lunch and a walk along the shore.
Friday, May 23, 2014
By Mike on Friday, May 23, 2014, 22:45
This is a bit of an experiment to see if it's possible to make Pavlova in bite-sized form, on a stick.
Saturday, May 10, 2014
By Mike on Saturday, May 10, 2014, 23:00
Combining two of my favourite things: inventing stuff, and pies.
Here is a pie made completely from meat - even the crust! It's the All Meat Pie.
Saturday, May 3, 2014
By Mike on Saturday, May 3, 2014, 15:36
May 2014 - I have the dubious convenience of having an inexhaustible supply of a wild onion species - Three-Cornered Leek - right on my doorstep.
In fact, it's in my garden - it's everywhere in my garden. This beautiful, but invasive plant wants to take over.
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