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I've run out of nuts. I wonder if people sell nuts after Christmas!? I don't want no sale nuts tho'! Come to think of it, I wonder how long nuts last!? Not very long in my house, that much I know.
Mrs P and I had a productive day. We've planted up our cornus "forest" and put in a quickthorn hedge behind it.
This is our aim with the Cornus. This pic isn't mine, I couldn't be ar$ed to take a photo but found this one of the same variety on on nzplantpics.com. Should look pretty cool.
The azaleas and crocosmia also found their way into the ground. Lots of people consider crocosmia a weed but we have some wonderful Lucifer under our bay tree which I couldn't resist complementing with a couple of pots from the garden centre for a pound each. I then started some woodwork while Mrs P did a great job of digging out the area for the workshop. I was working with some ash and some hazel. The latter is very enjoyable to work with. Stole it from Mr & Mrs P senior's garden several months ago (is is still theft if the owner helps you take it?) but it hasn't dried out too much. I know this because my moisture meter arrived in the post from Axminster a couple of days ago! Hazel isn't the most interesting of woods to behold but is has a beautifully creamy texture. It got too cold and dark outside for me to finish my projects though, so it looks like I'll have to sneak in a couple of hours tomorrow, despite the predicted snow or hail storm.
We're both a bit knackered now, having a break before cooking dinner from the tapas recipe book Mrs P received at Christmas. Never cooked tapas before, quite excited...
Hello!
Yep, been a while hasn't it?! Alas, I have returned to work and can no longer dedicate all my working hours to wood and garden stuff but, as I stupidly didn't take out one of those self-paying mortgages, the money is rather welcome.
The latest edition of Living Woods magazine arrived today and would you believe it... my frankenstein's monster of a shaving horse is featured on pages 18/19. I haven't had time to read the issue cover to cover just yet as I have been inundated with literally one email about my new found fame, but it looks great!
So what have I been up to since my last post? Driving to work, working and driving home from work mostly. But in the spare time I've been trying to work on some small pieces. I picked up a really beautiful piece of yew and have been trying to turn it into interesting little pieces of jewellery. Going quite well as it holds a shine amazingly! I also worked some freshly felled sweet chestnut. Man, what a pain that was. Stained my draw knife and scorp due to it's acidity and then promptly split terribly as it dried. Am I annoyed by this?? Not at all. It is yet another wood that I now have a little experience working and there is simply no substitute for experience. I picked up a few ash and oak logs recently which I am very excited about working. The old man is also going to provide me with some more yew and a bit of holly soon too. Who needs Christmas eh...?
This is our aim with the Cornus. This pic isn't mine, I couldn't be ar$ed to take a photo but found this one of the same variety on on nzplantpics.com. Should look pretty cool.
