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• Raisin and Ginger Cake

  

  This is I baked on my birthday, which was almost three-weeks ago to the day. It seems so long ago now… And yet, writing these words, I realise that I’ve eaten... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2015 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• My First Muffins

  

  Last night, I felt inclined to give you a brief respite from a minor flood of baking goodness. But this post is important to me because it coincides with the... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2015 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Easter Cake 2015

  

  There are several food and baking-related posts that I have ready to feed you with right now, that it’s hard to know exactly where to start…My instinct tells... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2015 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• A Walk Around Lacock

  

  As if a twenty-mile walk around the Quantocks wasn’t enough for one Easter weekend, I set off the very next day for an extra ten miles around Wiltshire! Left le... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2015 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Easter on the Quantocks

  

  Walking on Easter Sunday is becoming somewhat of a tradition for me. It began in 2013, when a friend invited me out on a walk across the Mendips (a date that... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2015 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm

  

  How was your Easter weekend? If you were also in Britain at the time then you’d have been blessed with an opportunity to enjoy the glorious sunshine that... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2015 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Downloads Page

  There are many things I hope to write about over the next week but I’m going to start with a simple update announcement concerning a brand-new addition to this... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2015 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Interstellar

  

  If you happen to watch this film for its entirety, pay it your utmost attention and by the end, not feel emotionally moved by it… I’m willing to believe... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2015 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Cloud Atlas

  

  I’m already late, once again, in writing about some of the films I’ve enjoyed most recently but this is another case of one you’ve almost certainly heard of... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2015 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Turning 30

  

  It’s already been three-days since my latest ‘milestone’ birthday. I’ve a growing list of food and DIY-related things to write about and share but, for this one... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2015 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Sagging Shelf Repair Video

  Another month is about to end and I’ve just been able to squeeze in a new YouTube before March comes to a close. I am (slowly) working on a woodworking video... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2015 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• The Cam Valley

  

  I hadn’t even heard of the Cam Valley before I spotted in the walking group’s programme as the title for a walk I would attend last Sunday. Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2015 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Goblin Combe – March 2015

  

  Over the weekend, I managed to achieve two complete walks. While my blog may have appeared slightly dry and light in regular content lately, the recurrence of... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2015 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Clash of the 80s

  

  This week’s DVD rentals have been about taking a trip back through time to a land of nostalgia…From my growing list of titles to rent, I selected two that hark... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2015 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• The Dalí Clock

  

  I must’ve received this clock (as a gift) somewhere between the ages of sixteen and eighteen, when I was very much in to the Surrealist art movement, using it a... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2015 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Window Mirror Concept

  

  Inspired by this recent video from Ana White, I’ve spent a short space of time over the weekend thinking about a window-style mirror that I make for my flat. Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2015 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Blagdon Lake

  

  Saturday’s walk, my first of the month, was inspired by a regular feature within the latest edition of North Somerset Life magazine, which was left on my doorma... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2015 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Extractor Fun

  

  In my flat, there are two wall-mounted extractor fans that serve the common purpose of removing warm and damp air. You’ll find one in the bathroom and the... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2015 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Grand Viewing

  

  I’ve found it hard to commit to using my laptop during the past week. I’ve had the time in the evenings but I seem to have been lacking in energy, once all the... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2015 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Cookie Dough Pizzas

  

  Yes, there’s a plural in that title and it’s not a mistake.Last weekend, I made a (not so) difficult decision to forgo my typical evening meals in favour of a... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2015 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT