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The Moment of Truth!!!

Posted on May 24, 2015 by Tom Green

If you have seen my posts before you will know for the last couple of months I have been making a cedar wood hot tub and wood fired water heater to warm it all up. Finally its all assembled, the … Continue reading →

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Man with Rubber Duck

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Tom Green

The advantage of a long weekend is you can get a lot done, and so as you can see the Hot Tub project nears completion, with the structure of the tub complete, along with the seats. I have never actually … Continue reading →

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It seemed like such a good idea

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Tom Green

It seemed liked such a good idea at the time, a cedar wood hot tub for the garden, in principle a straight forward project, no fancy joints, just wood with just a little bit of easy plumbing. I started with the base, … Continue reading →

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First build the Bath

Posted on March 29, 2015 by Tom Green

I have two major projects planed for the garden this year, A proper wood fired bread oven ( not to be confused with a pizza oven) and a Cedar Hot Tub ( not to be confused with a Jacuzzi). However … Continue reading →

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Its time for an experiment

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Tom Green

Last weekend I created my stone lined fire basket and very popular it is too. As always there is a video and that’s just been published, so if you would like to see a middle aged man at the height of … Continue reading →

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We can all breath out

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Tom Green

Every husband or boyfriend will know of that moment of fear and dread just before you hand over “the present”. By day whilst we may not all be captains of industry, but we are decisive, and capable of making decisions. Until it involves … Continue reading →

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A tasty experiment

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Tom Green

Last weekend was cold and miserable, not a time for working outside or in an unheated workshop, and my dearly beloved was busy so a perfect day for an experiment. In the Autumn we harvested our crop of apples, some we ate, … Continue reading →

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Was it worth it?

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Tom Green

I do enjoy a good pickle, and better still a vinegar based sauce, my home made plum and ginger stir fry sauce in my mind is the stuff of legends, and a bacon sandwich made with home made bread, home … Continue reading →

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Its a Secret!

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Tom Green

Once again valentines day approaches and a gentleman’s fancy turns to romance. So what do you get your beloved, particularly  if you have been together for a few years and your starting to run out of inspiration. I had that problem a couple … Continue reading →

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Is it a man or is it a bird?

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Tom Green

Is it a man or is it a bird? No its a flying figure created by French artist Cedric Le Borgne , one of several installed and lit by yours truly as part of the Canary wharf Winter Lights festival. One of … Continue reading →

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