Le Mans 07
Posted on June 18, 2007
I just got back from my third visit to the Le Mans 24 hour race, and it was a good one. For the previous two years, we had circa 30-degree temperatures with no cloud cover, and it really got
Adventures and Courses (10 posts)
Philip Glass - Music in 12 parts
Posted on October 22, 2007
Hard work. Kurt and I attempted to see the entire piece last night at the Barbican. We managed the first half, which was 1.5 hours, and whilst being in awe of the complexity and the sheer effort being
Jean Michel Jarre - Oxygene Live at The Albert Hall
Posted on April 1, 2008
On Sunday, Kurt and I went to see Jean Michel Jarre at The Albert Hall. He was for the first time playing Oxygene - his first album released in 1976 - live in its entirety. We had top-dollar seats
Course: Low Impact Smallholding
Posted on October 28, 2008
I am feeling very inspired after attending a LILI course on Low Impact Smallholding over the weekend. It was held at the LILI HQ which is a community called Redfield in Bucks and was run by Simon
Green Woodworking with Mike Abbott
Posted on June 22, 2009
Since starting my beginner's cabinet-making course, I've been intrigued by the differences between modern woodworking techniques and the more traditional methods such as Green Woodworking (like chair
Unicivilisation Festival – Edited Highlights
Posted on June 2, 2010
Over the recent bank holiday weekend I was fortunate enough to attend the Dark Mountain Project's Uncivilisation festival in Llangollen, Wales. I had a really great time and I met lots of interesting
Scything with Simon Fairlie
Posted on September 20, 2010
Simon Fairlie holding a scythe Learning how to use a scythe has been something on the to do list for a couple of years now, ever since hearing Simon Fairlie enthuse about them at a course I attended
Round Wood Timber Framing with Ben Law
Posted on October 16, 2010
Mention the name Ben Law to most people and they'll say "Who?". However if you follow that up by describing a certain episode of Grand Designs where a woodsman, permaculturist & author
Paddling from Loch Morar to Mallaig
Posted on October 23, 2012
Please do not feed the Yeti I just got back from an epic trip to the highlands of Scotland, open water canoeing with some mates. We were prepared for the sort of weather that an October in northern
Canoeing from Loch Morar to Loch Arkaig
Posted on May 16, 2015
I recently came back from my second canoeing expedition in the highlands of Scotland. The first trip was fantastic but felt too short so we vowed to come back again but do it for longer. Fast forward
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