Arts
The Twelve Wines of Christmas
As requested by a fellow deplorable I am listing below some wines that I will be drinking over the festive period. I am no expert on wine but I know what I like as the [more…]
Wine
18th Century
Holding Hands – Part Two
In Part One, I explained that my husband and I travelled to Moelfre, not far from Oswestry, to see a sculptor by the name of Tony Meadows. During that visit, Tony had made an alginate [more…]
Arts
Postcard From Zakynthos (Outtake)
As I pointed out in my previous missive from Zakynthos, the weather for the Thursday of our Greek adventure wasn’t going to be anything to write home about (I’ve never let that stop me before) [more…]
Arts
The Geek’s Guide To Distilling Commercial Grade Whisky For £8 A Litre Bottle
First, for those people in the UK and other countries where it is illegal to distil spirits without a licence, here’s the legal bit: “It is illegal to manufacture spirits in the UK without a [more…]
Arts
The Geek’s Guide To Distilling Commercial Gin For £2.50 A Litre Bottle
First, for those people in the UK and other countries where it is illegal to distil spirits without a licence, here’s the legal bit: “It is illegal to manufacture spirits in the UK without a [more…]
Arts
The Geek’s Guide To Distilling Commercial Vodka For £2.50 A Litre Bottle
First, for those people in the UK, here’s the legal bit: “It is illegal to manufacture spirits in the UK without a distiller’s licence which is required under the provisions of section 12 of the [more…]
Arts
The Geek’s Guide To Making A Decent Wine For £1.50 A Bottle
Who likes a wine? Not me. No. I don’t like a glass of wine. I like loads of wine. Loads. Before I started to make beer from scratch as I mentioned in my previous article [more…]
Arts
The Geeks Guide To Brewing A Decent Beer For 30p A Pint
Who likes a beer? Not me. No. I don’t like a beer. I like loads of beer. Loads. And all the nice tasting craft beer like Old Hooky (https://www.hooky.co.uk/) and my local, Surrey Hills brewery. [more…]