Recent content by bonsai

what - George at ASDA?. and here was me thinking he'd get his pants from M&S like every other self-respecting man ;)

yes and no imo - putting ink into your skin to produce 'pretty patterns' is all well and good, and whilst most ancient 'tribes' probably had some form of body-marking i suspect most would have used the skins natural regenerative properties to produce the desired effect... scarrification is...

saw something very similar whilst out walking the dog the other morning - now i know it may be edible i'll investigate a little closer next time!

my first 3 knives were kits, a great way to get into knife-making IMO...

although i can't really stand fungus, the Mrs loves it, and after seeing so many different ones whilst out on my travels i'll probably invest in a book to help avoid those 'dont even touch' variety - any recomendations folks?.

all this good response puts some of my fears to rest - will be hitting them up come payday... :cool:

the top two of your second set are fly-agaric (sp?) afaik - not too toxic, but 'interesting' if you dont know whats coming (may send you 'beserk'!)... wise move staying well away unless your a 100% positive of what they are!.

After the stonking success of the plum raki we found (which had aged for at least 3 years at the back of a cupboard!.) this years concoctions include rasberry vodka and cherry vodka (both chepo supermarket bottles), plus a large vase of plum vodka/raki/ouzo mix (all been sat in the cupoard for...