Last year was certainly an eventful one – living in the truck-house, working at Lammas, trips to Wales, our Wedding, roundhouse building, being off grid, and so many other amazing things that the list could go on forever. This year isn’t going to be any...
By way of pre-midwinter preparations, we thought it would be a good idea to do a bit of chimney sweeping, and what a good job we did. After six months the flue was full of soot, and desperately in need of cleaning, especially the bit outside where it gets cold. Tar...
This Christmas is different from those that have gone before, for a variety of reasons. First, we don’t have a lot of space here in the truck. Second, we do have pretty much all we need. Thirdly, it’s tough out there people, and we don’t want anyone...
Today I revisited a long forgotten and yet enjoyable pastime, namely that of tinkering with bicycles. My first proper experiences of mechanical things were all bicycle related, and it has generally stood me in good stead. In fact, dismantling, fettling and...
