Category Archives: Musings

Finally!

In my last post I wrote about the upcoming Christmas Fayre at the Red House Cone in Stourbridge. I didn’t have any high expectations, but it turned out very well. There was a fair amount of people coming through on … Continue reading

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The Ravages Of Time

About 3 weeks ago one of my clubs was contacted by a gentleman in Birmingham regarding our possible interest in a 80 year old horse chestnut that had just been felled on his property. As I am the club’s webmaster, … Continue reading

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The Colour Of Magic

I have always been a big fan of the large diameter work by Douglas J Fisher, but at the same time it’s always been clear to me that simply copying him would not cut the mustard. Plus, since I don’t … Continue reading

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Little Helper

Here’s my little helper in the workshop: This is Gizmo, one of our two cats. He came to us about 10 years ago, from a friend who had rescued him from a litter of kittens that came from a street … Continue reading

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That moment when…

…it seems that all the bad stuff happens precisely at the same time. Yep, I had one of them not too long ago. I am currently working on a little coffee or side table for the lounge. The top will … Continue reading

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