Drastic ‘D’.

The Drascombe boats story. Drascombe Lugger, Longboat, Dabber doo-dah etc etc. October 2019…..in one of the rare clear and quiet … More

Wrong…..all wrong !

An Opsimath post. The food pyramid. The low fat paradigm. Is everything we knew about food totally wrong ?. I … More

D. is for Design.

Title picture : Dudley Dix, cape ‘cutter Elvee’, photograph courtesy of Ryerson Clark. Jim Young ‘Rocket’ Dudley Dix ‘Retro’ From … More

Christmas…..trees !

It’s boxing day and i’m sitting at the computer, obviously, and writing my Christmas blog piece, only i’m finding it … More

Winter projects 1, somewhere to sit.

Title photograph : driveway edge with my planter boxes foreground and the sitting area as it was when i first … More

Pantywaist !

A hiking post. A long time ago in a distant galaxy ; actually it was north Wales, it merely felt … More

Rig down day.

WABI’” winter projects, first post. In blog time it’s nearly the end of the year and WABI”’ is not only … More

A ship of fools

And the beauty of things. Title photograph via wiki commons : Flora’s Wagon of Fools by Hendrik Gerritsz Pot (c. 1637) In my … More

Just add wheels.

Title photograph courtesy of Big Al. If you are wondering where that is i’ll tell you later on ; for … More

Christmas…extra salty !

The Opsimath series, first post : LOGOS. Christmas with added attitude.   I don’t know what you lot did on … More