It takes just days to make, tastes wonderful and can run from very mildly alcoholic to fully fledged party drink. Here’s how to make a gallon (8 pints) of your own elderflower fizz.  Equipment Firstly you will need some simple equipment: A bucket or large food grade container that will

The glass of our Stovax 4 has cracked.  Thankfully the task of changing the glass is an easy one that anybody can do. Go online and order a new glass pane and while you are at it, you can replace the rope seals as well if they are fraying. Lift

Ah, the word “properly”, there is the thing. What counts as a’proper’ website anyway? We asked Chris Brown from Immedia Creative, a U.K. Design agency. “When it comes to websites, doing it properly is really about providing the visitors to your website with the best possible experience. That doesn’t have

Our morello cherry bush produces many hundreds of cherries each year. By turning them into cherry brandy we are able to make Christmas gifts that taste delicious and are highly valued by our friends. Cherry Brandy Ingredients Aside from the cherries themselves, the only other ingredients are Vodka, water and

Here is a quick tip for getting a good effect from candles in the garden. It is best summed up by saying “when it comes to candles more is better”. Take a look at the photo. I saw this the other day at a very nice hotel close to our

I don’t really know why wooden balls are so interesting, but they are. Having just watched the video again I would say there is something about the juxtaposition of material and design that appeals to the crafts person inside us all, while there is something about the purity of a

I finished my simple log store recently and in doing so I have fallen in love with free pallet wood as a construction material. I have been scouring the web to see what I could do next and have been astounded by the talented folks out there who are turning

Pallet wood is a free resource which is surprisingly useful. Building useful stuff from pallets is great fun and can really improve your home and garden. If you are looking for a first project, then this woodstore is a great introduction to the world of pallet recycling. Download pdf of

Spanish air dried ham has come down in price recently and is now available on the bone from local butchers and supermarkets at amazing prices. At the moment in our area we are paying just 6.15 a kilo for a leg of ham which would cost 40 per kilo when