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• Dorset Coastal Walk – Winspit to Old Harry Rocks (Part 1)

  

  Saturday 18th July 2015It’s now been more than a week since my most recent trip down to Dorset. As the weather has changed quite significantly, I thought it... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2015 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• A Priddy Wet Walk

  

  Sunday 26th July 2015In spite of the rain that continued to fall throughout most of yesterday, I managed to attend and lead my third walk of the year.Taken... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2015 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Carrot Cake Muffins

  

  As I discovered a few months ago, I really like carrot cake. I forget the occasion as to why I made these (other than the fact that I was feeling greedy) but I... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2015 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Fat-Less Sponge Cake

  

  My mum’s birthday was approaching recently and I’d decided that, for the second year running, I wanted to bake her a cake. Conscious of the fact that not... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2015 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Wellow and the Long Barrow

  

  Saturday 11th July 2015Climbing out of bed around five-minutes later than intended, my goal remained to arrive in Bristol in time for a group-led walk around th... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2015 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Dunster Castle

  

  Sunday 21st June 2015On the return from my visit to Arlington Court, the day after completing half the Exmoor Perambulation; I decided to stop off at Dunster... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2015 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Dorset 2015 Preview

  

  Having just returned from a fresh weekend in Dorset, I’m excited by the prospect of all I have to write about and share.But as I don’t currently have the time t... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2015 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Arlington Court (Part 2)

  

  Sunday 21st June 2015Following on from Part 1, it’s now time to enter the Carriage Museum at Arlington Court.My main reason for entering this area was simply... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2015 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Arlington Court (Part 1)

  

  Sunday 21st June 2015This goes back my last day down in Exmoor, when I decided I would make good use of my newly-acquired National Trust membership. Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2015 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• When Biscuits Go Bad

  

  As far as baking goes, I’ve always seen biscuits as perhaps the simplest of options available. Cakes can sink and sag but, being relatively flat, there isn’t a... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2015 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Banana and Chocolate Cake

  

  What should you do when, especially at this time of year, you find your bananas are turning brown all too quickly?Pre-heat your oven and get baking, of course! Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2015 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Chocolate Swirls

  

  It seems as though I’ve done a fair bit of un-reported baking in what must’ve been the past six-weeks.This recipe, originally, for chocolate and hazelnut swirls... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2015 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Jim Carrey and the Guardians

  

  By now, I’m sure most people will have already seen Guardians of the Galaxy. If no then, you’re surely well aware of the film from 2014 and its rather stark... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2015 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Base Cabinet Repair

  

  I have a lot more to share with you from my weekend in Exmoor but for the next couple of days, I’d like to steer away from that to catch up with a few other... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2015 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Westermill Farm

  

  As mentioned in my previous post; Westermill Farm was the campsite I chosen to stay at during the Perambulation Weekend down in Exmoor, Somerset. Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2015 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• My First Night on Exmoor

  

  Friday 19th June 2015I arrived at Westermill Farm at about 17.30. It had taken me almost two-hours to get there from home and but for a series of cleaning... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2015 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Exmoor Perambulation 2015

  

  Saturday 20th June 2015I’ve just spent the weekend camping down in Exmoor. There will be more on the camp site and the other things I got up to in future posts. Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2015 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Return to Cleeve Hill

  

  My only previous visit to Cleeve Hill, the highest point on the Cotswolds, was in February 2013. That was on a group walk led by someone else; an experience tha... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2015 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Wet Mendip Way

  

  Sunday 31st May 2015It’s now been two-weeks since I completed my second Mendip Challenge, the full thirty-miles of the West Mendip Way and it’s safe to say... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2015 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Prior’s Wood Walk

  

  Thursday 28th May 2015It was two-weeks ago to this day. This very evening, I headed out for a rare post-work walk in the hopes of capturing many bluebells with... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2015 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT