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Author Archives: james
Are benchtop crown cappers actually any good?
I’ve never been able to get on with them, much preferring a twin-lever capper that I’ve had for years. Sure, it’s not quite as simple to use, but it does seem to do a better job of putting on the … Continue reading
Fairy rings!
I have no idea what variety of mushroom these are. I should really find out.
A long time ago, in a brewery…
well, just down the garden, actually.
Posted in Beer-making, Smallholding
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Happy Birthday to you…
I realised this evening that last apple season was the tenth anniversary of building my own pack press. And sadly the press didn’t get used this year, as I had access to a hydropress that was much quicker and less … Continue reading
In case you forget…
This is the last instruction in the section of the manual for my Yanmar 1510D that covers replacement of the fuel filter.
Desperately delayed dandelions
As if we didn’t already know that the climate is a bit messed up right now, I was amazed to see this springtime flower out in August. But then, when we got as far as December… I’d be tempted to … Continue reading
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Another smelling pistake?
From the list of recall items for the Citroën C1…
Pathetic delivery excuses #15,281
(Most of the first 15,000 are from drivers for Evri. Possibly the same one. 🙁 My wife just had a message that a parcel she was expecting from the South American river place could not be delivered because our drive … Continue reading
What’s the worst that can happen?
Large bonfire (not mine, I hasten to add). 11kW overhead mains power lines…
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