Recent content by Toddy

Nido is your friend. Full fat milk, dried. Easy to use, easy to keep, works well. .....except for those of us who are lactose intolerant :sigh:

I've started yesterday, hand cutting the edges and sort of slowly working towards the big border that runs along side the fence beside the nature walk....that runs alongside a burn. I'm not rushing it, just bit by bit sort of tidying up. The amazing assortment of grasses is a delight, I'd...

This is harder than usual. They are all so good :)

I'm sorry to hear this @Tengu :sigh: I know you loved working there and how much you valued the friendships of the Tribe. I think Annie's right though, and there are a lot of heritage sites around. You're probably closer to Wales and Ireland than you are Scotland....you might try finding...

I won't make it this year, but if it's on next .....:) I'd love to hear what those of you who do go think of it ? not just the knives, but the rest of the crafts too, the range of things and people, and info on parking, someplace to sit and have a coffee/water, loos, etc.,

Yes, cook it right, don't just give it a sunburn.

Old fashioned campfire cooking makes delicious food though. It's not about a fire as hot as you can make it, it's about managing the fire to best suit what you're cooking. If you pull embers and cook on them beside the bed of the fire, it's often a more stable heat. Simmer pots (even home made...

I wear a UV40+ one of those too. Nothing expensive, pretty sure it's Korean though, and those folks really do do their sunblock stuff. They look whiter than we do, they don't even have the freckles :)

I worked outdoors in all weathers all year round. I am fair skinned, lightly freckled, green eyes, fair bit of red in my hair. I do tan, but it takes time. I have a scar on my left cheek. It's neat, tidy, cleanly done, but it's over two inches long and I am self conscious about it. It was...

@Broch Every word of that is true round here too. We joke about the Taps Aff thing the minute there's a gleam of sunshine, but honestly, scarlet and peeling is such a truly bad thing to do to our skin. I hate seeing sunburnt children. They're running around in shorts and ....not being racist or...

No, it creates a through draught if you do it right. Look up Dog Trot house.

If you open the front (back ? ) door, and open the loft hatch, and the door closes, then it might well be worth opening the hatch and just leaving windows a bit ajar on that side. I reckon Falstaff has the right of it on the tiles.....our loft would bake bread just now.

I don't close the windows and doors, I get a cross breeze going by opening one front and back. Works at night too, bedroom windows and bathroom window are at opposite sides of the house and it creates a cool draught. I don't do well in the heat, I'm much more comfortable in the cold, but I do...

Honestly, it depends. There are some things that are set hard and fast. Do not pollute waterways. Do not leave evidence at all beyond a disturbed turf and maybe washed off ashes. Folks used to use leaves. .....for deposit and cleaning.....and then just burnt them. That fire is called 'foul'...

My son travels to and from work by train, he brings me in the Metro. There's an article on an enormous hillside fire caused by a flare. A salutary lesson methinks. https://metro.co.uk/2026/05/22/a-stranded-sailors-flare-gun-sparked-a-wildfire-burned-a-quarter-island-28450902/