Canoeing from Loch Morar to Loch Arkaig
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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Paddling from Loch Morar to Mallaig
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 …
Round Wood Timber Framing with Ben Law
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 …
Scything with Simon Fairlie
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 …
Unicivilisation Festival – Edited Highlights
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 …
Green Woodworking with Mike Abbott
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 …
Course: Low Impact Smallholding
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 …
Jean Michel Jarre - Oxygene Live at The Albert Hall
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 …
Philip Glass - Music in 12 parts
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 …
Le Mans 07
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 …