After a strenuous and exhausting Sunday only made possible by the help of hooksforeverything and technominx, I finally have a sorted and usable woodshop. I'm terrible at keeping things tidy, so hopefully I can keep it a usable space for as long as possible and get woodworking again. I have plans for small wooden chests,... Continue Reading →
National Novel Writing Month is coming! If you don't know what that is, it's a great excuse for anyone who's thought they might want to have a go at writing a novel (or novella really). The challenge is to just put words on paper, 50,000 of them to be precise, in one month, November. https://www.nanowrimo.org... Continue Reading →
Hats - no because it turns out we have a cache of them to sell and only one month left of winter car boot salesPlant pot hangersCoasters (does anyone buy coasters any more?)Blankets, eventuallyCushion coversDishes and bowls (the decor type, not the food safe type)Christmas decorations if I get on it soon
Went awesomely! It was effing cold but we remained cheerful and went home with less stuff and more money. We're certainly going to go again, probably with more homemade things. What sold: Lego, a framed poster, dining chairs, medium sized summer trousers, a humorous coffee mug. What didn't sell: novels, small clothing. I missed the... Continue Reading →
hooksforeverything - I hadn't been to one since I was a child, and I think some of the items there today had been making the rounds of jumble sales since I was a child. I've been spoiled by charity shops and their whimsical habit of only putting out clean merchandise... I thought I'd feel more... Continue Reading →
James Grieve apples (dwarf rootstock)Crab apples (dwarf rootstock)Victoria and Oullins plums (one tree, grafted)NasturtiumsMock orangeArgyranthemumMeteor peasWatercressPeppermintPurple sageHouseplants: monstera, chlorophytum, pothos, sansevieria, avocado, the usual.
Parsnips and Iron 