Monthly Archives: April 2008

On my desk… sketchbook

I have been keeping up with my drawings. Sometimes when I haven’t got a clear idea of something I would like to draw I think back over the day and draw lists of things. It gets the pen moving. This is what I ate for lunch yesterday, two bits of that dark German rye bread, [...]

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Tutorial: Tin can plant pots

Today I was gardening in the rain and I remembered that I took some pictures of the tin can potting method last time I was gardening in the rain. I would rather not garden in the rain but there were some things that needed doing. Upside Down Tin Can Pots Tutorial I have been growing [...]

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Psst a re-design

(A photo from the making of todays dinner; big grilled mushroom with garlic, lemon and thyme potatoes, peas.) This site is going through a bit of a re-design! I’m trying a few things out. It is six months old so this seemed like a good time for a new look. Thanks so much to anyone [...]

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Before and After: Metal lamps

I used to live in a big old messy house with a bunch of friends, one of these friends worked co-ordinating the practicalities of a chain of upmarket ladies clothing shops. Every now and again during a re-fit there would be a certain amount of shop fittings available to the staff and their friends, the [...]

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Fun things

Hello! Gone since Wednesday, yikes! Things suddenly all got crazy busy so I had to be away from the computer. Good busy though. Although it was the kind of busy where things are right up against each other so you end up having dinner while running down the road to the next thing. As may [...]

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