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Well - today I showed my photos and the videos of my fund raising attempts to the staff at our local Ty Hafan charity shop (as usual for this time of year) and handed over a cheque for £1500.00 pounds. This is not all that has been donated by the very generous folk at the Moot - some had no cash...

Well - thanks to caravans, tractors and numpties it took 6 hours to get home instead of the 51/2 it took me to get to the Moot ... but I got back safe and sound :) I have counted the monies that have passed through my hands , intended for Ty Hafan children's hospice - total £1463 ... a record by...

I am almost ready to roll! First thing on Monday morning I will be hitting the road to the Moot - pausing on the way only to buy my fresh foods ... so who else will be there? As per normal I will be trying to raise money for Ty Hafan Childrens Hospice , so please thing generously :) I hope to...

Photos from my pre dawn walk today - we have enough snow that branches of trees are bent down to the road surface and I can hear trees cracking in the woods. I hope it stays long enough for me to get into the woods in daylight!

There seems to be an interest in craft and sewing at the moment so I thought I might revive my DIY book thread.... Thanks to public interest I have prepared a facsimile edition of my long out of print "A basic Guide to Making your own Fleece and pile Fibre Clothing " book to go along with the...

Many,many, many thanks to all of you who contributed to my fund raising efforts at the Moot this year :encourage: This year the total raised at the Moot was £650.00 - but I have a promise of Fund Matching again this year :angel: so the grand total including Gift Aid should be somewhat more...

The remains of trees downed in the winter storms offer a great source of resin!

Does anyone know of a retailer of good quality medium weight cotton canvas for making a hammock - it is a long time since I made a canvas hammock and cannot decide who s supply ids good and also cheap! Any pointers would be welcomed!

The basic idea of his camp was to see if I could cut the amount of kit I take camping - I normally end up doing two trips in from the road ...despite keeping my tarps and hammock on site! The limit set was 65L and not using anything left on site - but I cheated, using the tripod chair, bow saw...

I am not quite sure where to post this - so I am posting it here! :) One of BcUKs Full Members very wisely bought a ticket to the forthcoming Winter Moot (https://www.bushmoot.com/tickets/winter-moot) but has found that they will be unable to attend (poor soul - what an event to miss!) and so...

Looking for other bits of info to post I came across some articles I wrote a while back but never published .... I thought they might be of interest ... so here we go :) MUG LID, RESIN GLUE AND FIRE WINDLASS In this article I am looking at the construction of what I hope will be a few...

Here are a few photos of mine from the Moot.... Could anyone with pictures/videos of me - especially in costume, getting shot or "dancing" post them up so that I can copy them to show Ty Hafan just how I raised the cash... Also it will let those who missed it all see and donate (if they wish - a...

I got home this afternoon and put the monies raised at the most fantastic of Moots in the hands of my wife/accountant ... I got it wrong - you did not give me £713.00 but £723.00!!! You guys and gals are fantastic :) Many thanks to everyone who laughed at me, shot at me and gave me their money -...

I spent the weekend up in the woods - but this time with a twist ... Everything I had as personal kit (and some of the communal kit) was of my own manufacture - or at minimum had some input from me .... Examples of this - the meths stoves I used were made from beer cans - the wind shields were...

Today was my last day of gainful employment - I am now fully retired and will subsist on no more than savings and the State Pension! I will have lots of time to enjoy myself and get things done that I have only dreamed about .. as long as the body and bank account hold out :) I have lots of...

Well - I just got home and have almost finished unpacking - a 6 hour drive - and I am now about to start relaxing.... I do not think I have enjoyed a Moot more - chilling, seeing old friends, falling in love again (platonically - with Chaos and Mayhem :) )eating too much, drinking too much...

Can someone help ID these droppings found at Castell Henllys two days ago? This is the first trace of deer on site, although Muntjac, Red and Roe have all been seen in the area on rare - very rare - occasions in the past. No trace of slots in the area but the ground is not good for taking prints...

...to all (especially Tony, Shelly and all who create the Moot) who made my Moot memorable! I have some great memories, some mediocre photos and a shed load of projects to play with ... after the cleaning and packing up is done!

The first few of my old friends to find my pitch and say hello MAY find it worthwhile .... just sayin' :)

As per the title - will there be a Traders Day at the Moot this year? I take it there will be the usual "Bring and Buy" ...