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BushMoot: Come along to the amazing Summer Moot 31st July - 5th August (extended Moot : 27th July - 8th August), a festival of bushcrafting and camping in a beautiful woodland PLEASE CLICK HERE for more information.
The ultimate objective of the outdoor life:
Other than that I’m a coffee drinker!!!
It’s educational! I’d never heard of a Tim-Tam!
(A light weight open textured clone of a penguin. It is sufficiently open textured that instead of dunking, you bite off each end and suck tea or coffee through it = the Tim-Tam Slam)
Other than that I’m a coffee drinker!!!
It’s educational! I’d never heard of a Tim-Tam!
(A light weight open textured clone of a penguin. It is sufficiently open textured that instead of dunking, you bite off each end and suck tea or coffee through it = the Tim-Tam Slam)
I've just started "Craft Land" by James Fox. It tells the story of Britain's vanishing trades, from dry stone walling to watchmaking; I heard it serialised on the radio and eally enjoyed that abridged version, so I took the plunge. It is beautifully written, very informative and makes me want to learn each trade it describes. Although I've not finished it yet, I thoroughly recommend it.
An excellent read, quite a bit of bushcrafty bits if I remember correctly. It’s also more adult oriented than Tom Sawer.
The Old Straight Track by Alfred Watkins. Lovely, really. A 1920s study of apparent lines joining British landmarks. I was surprised to find that he didn't know what he was starting w/regard to mystical leylines and the like. That got added to his argument by others later on. I'd always assumed it was a bit of Crowley-era occultism. But, no ...
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'Longitude' by Dava Sobel.
At the heart of Dava Sobel's fascinating brief history of astronomy, navigation and horology stands the figure of John Harrison, self-taught Yorkshire clockmaker, and his forty-year obsession with building the perfect timekeeper. Battling against the establishment, Harrison stood alone in pursuit of his solution and the £20,000 reward offered by Parliament.
An absolutely wonderful read.
At the heart of Dava Sobel's fascinating brief history of astronomy, navigation and horology stands the figure of John Harrison, self-taught Yorkshire clockmaker, and his forty-year obsession with building the perfect timekeeper. Battling against the establishment, Harrison stood alone in pursuit of his solution and the £20,000 reward offered by Parliament.
An absolutely wonderful read.
The tv series of his struggles was based on the book and is also well worth veiwing
