Recent content by nataryn

I was furious when I saw that someone had 'ringed' an old oak tree in woods near me. I aked the ranger about it and it was a malicious act... I hate people sometime. Also, people who ask 'do you think you're Ray Mears or someone? hehe' But other than the usual dog mess, litter etc - I'm...

After working in a theatre for a year I have a nasty habbit of singing things like 'Bless her Beautiful Hide' from 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'... sometimes I even improvise the words. I'm such a rebel. But it's a good tune to use. Unwritten rule: Never sing anything that sounds like it...

Just after I did my first first aid course my friend fell off a cliff skiing (I was behind her) she broke her arm in 2 places and had concussion... it's amazing how useless everything I learnt was in god-knows-how-cold-it-was temperatures. All I had to do was carry her to the nearest piste and...

Oh yeah, also it is used in thin slices to pin tiny insects to... something to do with big labels and small insects. They are still commercially available I've heard but, if anyone thinks they can exploit the niche market of tiny insect collectors...

I've been lurking on these boards for a little time now and now, after a walk in the woods with my local fungi expert, I'm ready to post. I'm not sure if anyone has posted about this before but I read a thread about 'wild' ways to sharpen knives... people were talking about belts and rocks...