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They seem to love our unkempt honeysuckle bushes for the same reason. I think they’re the only birds capable of cracking the honeysuckle seeds. We get a few pairs each year. They are an exotic flash of colour in a dour winter garden scape, especially the square of white at the top of their tails...

I wear a Hoggs Kincraig jacket for most of my outdoor stuff this time of year. Like this: Linky With the clothes that I usually wear outside at this time of year and my usual activity level (beating/fishing/walking), it’s perfect and so far completely waterproof. It covers down over my...

Me too. Already there :)

Nice! I’m currently (yep, right now :) ) on a stand at a Christmas Craft Fayre, supporting my missus. She does stained, leaded and now mainly fused glass in all forms. My only pieces that I’ve done for her stand are candle holder / candlesticks made from my pieces of nicely figured wood, but I’m...

I have one which I’d like to hang onto, unfortunately for you ;) However, be aware that while they are useful for fine carving etc, they have a nice, sharp but low angle bevel edge, which isn’t very strong, but is quite easy to roll……...DAMHIK…

Great innit? :). I only hope those travelling to Cornwall continue to do so, and that they don’t notice the turn offs from the A303/A30 in Somerset, where we live ;) Selfish, moi? Heh heh.

Autumnal fungi

Dark skies over Croford Hill

I listen to music, make arrows, make bows (though apparently I have “too many”), maybe do a bit of leatherwork, and occasionally make up an electronic kit bought for me as presents. Naturally that leads on to tool/knife maintenance, so some sharpening, cleaning and then treating sheaths and the...

Go Outdoors have a sort of deal on for the 220g gas cartridges: 2x 4-packs for £14. Go Outdoors linky Cheers, Bob

For an older person: - warm clothes including a woolly hat and thick socks - suitcase cooker and spare cartridges - large bottles of water - plenty of tinned goods - pre prepped soups, beans, stews etc - a manual tin opener with good leverage handles - matches and lighters - large candles - LED...

I’d recommend anything produced and sold by Pragmasis Made by bikers for bikers, and other target markets.

Getting to the end of the greenhouse harvest now. Cucumbers, various chillies, cucomelos, tomatoes and sweet peppers are still ripening, but they will soon finish. I see some nice stir fries to come, and then onto the remaining root veg.

Orange Tip butterfly on an allium in the garden:

Walnut husks. Lots around this time of the year. Items usually end up brown to very dark brown, but quite nice. Don’t get any on your hands though. See: How to make walnut dye

Absolutely. I’m making sure I grow old disgracefully. To that end I’m off to a bike rally this weekend. Drinking cheap beer and eating a lot of chips and curry, then sleeping in a tent. Combine that with a lot of chatting and looking at bikes, and enjoying loud rock music. I should be fairly...

We’ve still got a couple of FB pies stashed away. I think they basically last forever and are certainly one of the best ‘emergency’ foods, even if they’re not the tastiest. In a squeeze they will be there and still edible :)

It’s a swap.

Winter is when we are tending to the garden most! Emptying the greenhouse and giving it a thorough clean inside and out. We’ve plenty of hedge to trim - if we don’t catch the farmer’s hedge trimming guy going past the other side with his tractor. Then there’s tidying up the veg raised beds...

Sycamore. Grows straight. Easy to spot and find. Skin the stick before use. Generally doesn’t carry a taste over either.