Great day working with pewter.
I’ve been going to Fleur’s Metal Studio near Rustington, Sussex https://fleurgrenier.co.uk/ for many years. This time, alongside Kathy and Liz, I was creating star moulds
06/05/2026
Blog & Articles of Interest
Disabled parking badge.
Renewing this was a nightmare! According to them, the “easiest” way is on-line. Not if you are one of the thousands of eligible severely visually
29/04/2026
Want a longer, healthier life?
Its simple if money’s no object: just move to one of the richest areas in the country! But not so easy for the rest of
27/04/2026
The Bee Widow.
We had a long weekend at the national bee convention at Harper Adams University. The beekeeper spent all his time at erudite lectures and quizzing
20/04/2026
Vicious cycle.
Recent ONS data and their report highlighted the links between parents’ and children’s mental health problems, making each other’s situation worse and, for the children,
13/04/2026
Listen Up!
This week I’m doing an in-person talk for the Portsmouth Association of Wrens on Tuesday evening. It will be good to be amongst so many
13/04/2026
Making Tax Digital exemptions
Making Tax Digital is nearly upon us. www.gov.uk/government/collections/making-tax-digital-for-income-tax But there are some exemptions: 1. Automatic exemptions – based on information already held by HMRC There
30/03/2026
DWP’s crystal ball.
Some people may be sceptical due to the Department’s distinctly patchy record of getting things right, but they are apparently going to be able to
30/03/2026
Choux experiment.
It took four of us: Karen the high priestess of the kitchen, Kathy the super-gardener, Will who’s another blind veteran and muggins here, to make
23/03/2026