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Yes, corn smut is the American word. S

Finding a non padded gilet is not an easy task. I gave up many years ago and relish the season change when my scabby garment comes into its own. S

Need a boat? :) S

We have been harvesting this years sweetcorn. Isn’t this a delicious treat? Anyway, we have discovered that some cobs have been infected by the fungus known as Huitlacoche and this is regarded as a delicacy of old. Fried in butter I will say this is delicious and an addition to a sweetcorn...

My ‘phone is a superb tool. It is an iphone 12 and I can stretch myself to use it as an asset for home life and for work. I can use it to research, I can use it to contact my scattered family and I can use it as a simple calculator. As someone who struggled with writing and ‘rithmatic this is...

My wife has a diamond file which is oval shaped for her hoof trimming tools. These are similar in shape to crook knives. A look-see on a hoof care site may yield a nice sharpener of the correct profile. S

My youngest daughter had a lovely little Honda civic, anonymous vehicle, covered in city dents but sailed through the MOT each year as we both kept on top of the maintenance. In July the catalytic converter was cut from underneath as it was parked overnight. I have now discovered Honda cats are...

I’m lucky in that I have a 1960’s farm building here. I built a 15’ x 15’ x 12’ high shed inside, lined with Tyvec and a ‘warm’ floating floor On DPM and 75mm Ecotherm insulation. No condensation. All furniture inc the soft stuff is fine. Sorted. Yours will need a roof but there’s not a lot...

I’m not vegetarian. My wife is, unless the meat that we buy to eat has had a good life. That is an expensive way to eat meat so we do not eat it very often, roughly four times a year. Your pictures make my mouth water! I will remember the next time I buy a steak from our ethical source. Thank...

On the slightly simpler side of my winter preparations; I need my trailer tomorrow so had to find a spot to tip the firewood that I cut in July. (See my earlier post) I’m pleasantly surprised at how much there is. :finger:

Not having a TV hasn’t cut me off from the world. In fact the complete opposite as I glean information from all over. S

Yes it is glorious in its own way. With care and attention with the next phase it will be draught free and contain all the features I have salvaged that aren’t full of worm! Got to get permission from my wife to fit the Victorian hand pump into the utility room ;) S

My wife gets through a lot of linen, both old and new via her work. Would a bundle of offcuts have a value I wonder? S

‘Till the glis decide they like it! It has its place in a glis-free house!:oops: Not native to the UK, they were introduced by Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, at his estate near Tring in 1902. From the six original escapees, it is now estimated around 30,000 inhabit an area that...

All my famalam are tall. Our 1859 house has a new 2022 house inside. No damp, end of. From the outside y’all never know which I’m happy with. No 5’6”x2’3” doors through which furniture will not pass unless pulled completely apart and in a moment of forgetfulness a head-banger, no pokey...

A lot of English housing stock should really be demolished! It is horrible, damp and cold. Worst of all it seems to be worth silly sums of money. The EPC was the best thing to come into being showing folk just how horrible a huge number of houses are and just how much money you can throw away...

My ‘one room’ concept is just that. Do one room properly. In real terms this is quite easily done. Just the mess and effort to make a start weighs heavy on most peoples minds. Is a one room mess minimal disruption. That can be discussed at length before, during and after;)

I have just bought a £20 rigid camp bed. My middle daughter tells me it is comfortable. The legs should rest on the bottom boards, this is the current plan for me. I haven’t tried it out yet as things have been busy at home right now. S

Insulation is the key. If your pp is to current regs then y’all be ok. Size-wise an ashp or electric is then your dilemma. Don’t dismiss both! My father ran ashp’s alongside oil in the early 70’s with very early British made pumps and they worked fine. Think fridge. Everyone has one and they...

I was looking at the shed that is rather a hospital job and has input over fifteen years now. My wife and I were discussing rainwater storage as the old Victorian system has got too old. How to get the water saved up to a tank that will then work by gravity is my current dilemma. S