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In light of the Summer we have had, and the obvious climate changes, an article link this morning on Medscape is perhaps something to consider. "An invasive mosquito species known to transmit diseases such as dengue and Zika virus has been found to be breeding in the UK for the first time" I...

It'll be Autumn soon, and I usually make a bouquet and a wreath of fallen leaves. I live surrounded by trees, from Sycamore to Ash, Oak, Willow, Hazel, Birch, Beech....I know I'm fortunate, but it's just home. I spotted this, someone weaving a hat from leaves, and I can't figure out how to...

A youtube video, but look at how basic this lathe is....from about a minute in.

It's hot here today. It's very hot, but it was beautifully cool and calm at 5 this morning :) I love our changing seasons, I feel totally attached to the world when I'm working within those seasons, thinking of the next ones, preparing a little for them. It's a never ending seasonal round that...

It's a lovely day here, and someone commented that a neighbour is already firing up their lawnmower......I'm not cutting our grass, not until after May. Our lawn has pignuts, self heal, daisies, shepherd's purse, lily of the valley, clover, poppies, wood millet, many different grasses, etc...

https://news.stv.tv/scotland/unlimited-rail-travel-for-families-during-easter-holidays-with-scotrail-family-pass £60 covers two adults and four children for seven days :)

My garden is alight again :) there's enough UV light now to charge the solar lights :cool: It occurs to me though, that having a charger that would recharge not just mobile phones, but batteries for led lights and laptops, might be no bad thing to have. Any recommendations for something...

Today looks like being another lovely day :) Spring Equinox just bye and it's such a pleasure to have light at both ends of the day again. I spent yesterday sorting out a stone circle of pavers, and when I lifted some of the older ones, I found the roots of Pignuts :) So, I'm going to pot them...

We have one already this year.....North East of Scotland. https://news.stv.tv/north/wildfire-warning-issued-with-north-and-north-east-scotland-at-very-high-risk

This is lovely stuff. Acts as a stock or seasoning, or even just a vegan type of hot bovril drink. https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/product/lee-kum-kee-premium-mushroom-seasoning-powder-200g On offer in Sainsbury's just now with a nectar card. I've stocked up :)

We've all done it; spotted a good thing, maybe ? Tonight's is Glover's Needles....those are triangular tipped, sharp and strong, meant for sewing leather. This set is size3, which is about 45mm /just shy of 2" long. But, there's 1.5kg of them ??? for a bid of £10.80 + £3.38 p&p. If they're...

I know that there are a lot of us with the wherewithall to buy whatever clothing we choose, but for someone coming into this with little in the way of ....well, let's be honest, more hard wearing outdoor clothing, not so much the designer stuff that's pushed at hillwalkers, skiers and the...

All these threads and discussions of food, and suddenly from the depths of my mind comes this query :rolleyes2: It was an unmistakeable smell when at school, and then decades later when I worked in dozens of different schools, every single school had the school dinner smell.....why ? what was...

I was buying wool to knit my husband a new Aran jumper....have you seen the sheer plethora of weird and wonderful wools available ? It's confusing, especially when buying online. I loved the comment from one Seller though :) This is WOOL ! from SHEEP! That eat Grass &/or...

Something goes amiss, whether that be an accident, or something breaks or something threatens you. Fight ? Flight ? or Fawn ? .....as in do you get angry and hit back in some way, or do you drop everything and run, or do you take cover and sit hidden ?

https://news.stv.tv/west-central/poisonous-plant-washing-up-on-scots-shoreline-as-public-urged-dont-touch According to the article it has also been spotted in Drigg and Parton in Cumbria recently too. It's fairly common along some waterways and if washed out with heavy (hah!, as recently...

I've just made my breakfast, and I brewed up tea. Just tea, nothing exotic or full of stuff, just tea, and somehow this dark wet and rather dreary morning my sense of smell is working so clearly, and I could smell tea.....tea with all it's memories. Growing up coffee was relatively rare, usually...

https://bushcraftuk.com/community/threads/extracting-wax-and-oil.14913/#post-198586

Years ago, I wrote this to a friend, "I admit that at this time of year I long for scents. Natural scents, and not fake candle/weird pot pourri, sickeningly headache inducing air freshener scents, but real ones. Pine I can get, and the quince is lovely, and I dry my own roses, but in centrally...

Today, 12th October, I have been driven indoors, by midgies :sadwave: :mosquitos: :surrender: I thought I'd be safe by now, but no, damp, calm overcast late afternoon, and the blasted things are desperate for blood. My scalp and brow and my forearms are raw. Bad enough I found the...