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Battered and bruised

Posted on 8. August 2016 by fuzzy

Last night Helen and I returned home from the BBC Countryfile Live, a 4 day event held at Blenheim Palace. The weekend before we were at The Game Fair, a 3 day event held at Ragley Hall.  The breakdown at … Continue reading →

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The force behind the scene

Posted on 2. August 2016 by fuzzy

I met Helen in the most unlikely place you can imagine. I was cruising around town in Johannesburg, and ended up at around 01:00 AM in a club where the majority of people were about half my age. I spotted … Continue reading →

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Price tags

Posted on 19. July 2016 by fuzzy

This is a little post about stall design and price tags. I had many comments from the general public and other traders about my stall. It was designed to look like a mobile gallery, and this was pretty much achieved. … Continue reading →

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Ringshake

Posted on 19. July 2016 by fuzzy

We all are familiar with cracks and splits, which often are also called shakes. These develop after a tree has been cut down. The fibres in the end grain are exposed to air, therefore the moisture rapidly evaporates, which causes … Continue reading →

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Another washout

Posted on 27. June 2016 by fuzzy

Last weekend was our second show, as the ardent reader of this blog will already know. It was the Craft and Design Experience in Henley-on-Thames. I am going to keep this short: it was a washout. When we arrived on … Continue reading →

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