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Finally the video

Sometimes real life just gets in the way of having fun and that’s certainly been the case here. The oven was built and tested August, and I am delighted to say its been well used since. The downside of it is to fire … Continue reading

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How to make Bacon taste better

It was a quiet Sunday morning, no one wants me, and therefore I have a chance to play. Now it happens I have been watching the Hairy Bikers new series, not quite sure how I can describe them if you haven’t … Continue reading

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Even More Naked Man in a Tub

Its seems a long time ago now that I built this project but finally the video is published today, and the wider world gets to see my naked form across the internet. I am not sure what my mother would … Continue reading

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You knew me when I was poor

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN7t7yqabkY Following some feedback from an earlier post ” is it a book or is it a film” I finally made a decision and published my latest video with an accompanying booklet. The video which is really in two parts, deals … Continue reading

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How to Keep a Man Happy

For the last few weeks I have been building a bread oven, not to be confused with a pizza oven, in my back garden.Previous posts have chronicled the trials and tribulations, although if I am honest it wasn’t difficult but … Continue reading

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The Duck becomes a swan

Another day off, don’t you love summer, and so another day working on my bread oven, It’s hard to imagine we have gone from a pile of bricks to this,and finally as you can see the structure is complete, with … Continue reading

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The Most Relaxing Video in the World

I have had a little time to play recently, and I finally got round to making a video of my smoker in operation. Not an instructional video, but rather a “just enjoy the moment video”. An experiment like a popular … Continue reading

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If it looks like a duck ……

There is an old saying that goes ” If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck” and as a rule I can go with that. However I have just spent four days … Continue reading

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The Anticipation is half the fun

Here I am at the start of another major project, this time I am making an outdoor oven, something I have been talking about, and looking forward too for quite some time, and finally I have the time and space to … Continue reading

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Naked Man in Bath

Finally after many months of work, the Hot Tub is complete, its plumbed into the wood fired water heater, I had a big pile of wood off cuts, and no one wanted me all day. Perfect The weather forecast was dubious … Continue reading

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