tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-304316382012-02-01T20:15:01.348ZThe things that prompt me to stir from my usual repose, supine on the living room floor in front of my computer, are bushcraft, knifemaking, leatherwork, cooking and drawing.Rishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084589733196994794noreply@blogger.comBlogger51100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30431638.post-59754404971717475752009-07-13T16:26:00.009+01:002009-07-14T11:02:14.480+01:00

I watched all episodes of this five part mini-series having keenly anticipated the kind of compelling drama brought to us by some of the most recent Dr Who episodes. Instead of being entranced and rapt I was increasingly disappointed by discontinuities and cheap narrative tricks. I don't think it was the production values, special effects or even the acting that made it so unconvincing. I believe

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Camembert and strawberry jam on buttered toast.So many layers of sensation: flavour, texture and pong (let's face it, the word 'fragrance' can NOT be applied to the smell of camembert after a couple of days in the kitchen in summer).I've just made a slice of toast from the crust of yesterday's home-made (in a machine) light wholemeal loaf. It was still very fresh as this was the first cut and it

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The mystery of “Mystery Twisty Bracelets” is that although they are plaited there are no loose ends. How is that plaiting done? I learnt to make these leather bracelets more than thirty years ago when I met some leather craftsmen, living in a communal squat in London, who sold their produce in Camden Lock market.I still have a couple of tools and some dye left from that time but I hadn't

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In mid-May I spent a couple of days on my own on Dartmoor, prior to visiting the Exeter Knife Show. I showed some of my photos to the peeps over on the BushcraftUK forum so I can quickly bung em on here as well.A glorious time was had by ..., well, me anyway: the weather was brilliant, the scenery was invigorating and the solitude was welcome; the food was quite good too.Dartmoor has great lumps

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Having been out of the race now for nearly two years I felt I should let you know that I haven't just been sitting on my 4rse getting fat. Apart from that I've also beenobsessed with food: cooking, reading about cooking, eating, not so interested in reading about eating (as in restaurant reviews) as I'd rather be doing it myself;interested in bushcraft and the change of spirit that this has

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