Tag: Tools
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Sowing Early Crop Spuds
The first proper bit of outdoor work of 2022, two lots of early crop spuds gone in this week so far. Hopefully the first of a bagful of hands-on projects to come to fruition. Will they all happen? Who knows, but the day I can’t dream close the door and knock off the light on…
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Overdue Catchup – Plenty of Shed Work
First of all my profuse apologies for the lack of content in this space for the last couple of weeks, things are hopefully getting to ‘normal’ or whatever passes for it. We have ramped up production of our Eco-Friendly Heat Briquettes and also got a few woodwork projects back on the go as well and…
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This One’s For You, Bud
Without doubt the most difficult video I’ve had to do so far. Buddy, my golden boy, has gone to chase the pigeons in the sky. We also give a brief update on the eco-bales and other ongoing operations.
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Watch “The making of a masterpiece – Part 1” on YouTube
What began as a mad notion bordering on a pipedream at best is getting a step closer to becoming a reality. Move over Van Gogh!
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Rolling Up Before Baling
The project which has been hinted at over the past week or so is almost ready for lift off. No matter what the material is though, hay, straw, silage, maize (corn) stalks or in this case paper, it needs to be rowed or rolled up before being put through a baler. Please stay tuned for…
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Watch “Drilling, Hooking and Painting” on YouTube
As the great Hanibal Smith of the A-Team might say, I love it when a plan comes together! My only Woodwork project from school has been recreated, plus something very similar on a bigger scale for tool storage and a window box for flowers with a difference.
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Watch “The Grand Old Dukes Of York” on YouTube
So much of farming – no matter what sector thereof you’re in or to what level – depends on the weather playing ball with you. Today, that meant getting a crop of Duke Of York sown before the predicted rainfall of the weekend comes in.
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Interior Design, Sandpaper and A Wok!
A video like no other today! Improvisation and adaptability have always been staple tenets of living with a disability. But never more so than at this moment in time. The changing of the clocks and the onset of the concluding stages of the year is, in some ways, the most difficult part of a 12…
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Curtain Pole Repair
At last, some more of the tools purchased in recent months get a chance to prove themselves useful when a household fixtures and fittings repair job opens the door to another shed adventure.
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Another Sunday Unboxing To Make Life Easier
The last while has been a bit of a struggle emotionally speaking so being able to ramble across the yard to the shed has been an absolute lifeline. We still have a few crops in the ground – cabbage for lifting later in the week – but, with winter setting in, it will be a…