OK, so here are the results of my first print - a fairly mixed bag that I had to do quite a lot of w...

I’ve always had a penchant for dystopian stories. It comes of being a child of the cold war. It was a tangible thing that could really happen and was ground into us every day, especially as I was, living right on top of a Naval establishment who’s sole purpose was deterrence of the Eastern bloc. The...

Iv’e been a maker of websites for a very long time now - as long as you can in this industry almost. I lived and worked in both Brighton and London, and for the past ten years Ive been based in Dorset - quite a lot of that time freelancing for London based companies.

Whats critical in my opinion a...

If you’re a keen amateur cook, the minute you step above IKEA knife block, there is a bewildering array of knives and the costs of some are mental, so Id intended this as a common sense guide to what is cost effective and useful. Generally if you’re spending more than £50 on a knife you need to stop...

I was asked to make a fairly simple booklet for Encompass - a charity that provides assisted care housing for people with learning disability and often who need long term care. It seems to me that they provide the entire lives for some very unfortunate people really, so a fair cause. Im not complete...

OK, so new series as I have been meaning to start blogging about food for ages, just the other stuff seemed more important first. There is much I could write about food, and it’s all been said before. In fact one of my pet hates is how the BBC for example simply takes a new star and gets them to mak...

Breakfast is nothing without the right drink - its an essential part of the Sunday morning ritual. And Saturday for that matter. You spend ages labouring over the perfect breakfast and serve a cup of tea - no, no, no - this will not do. Maybe the one exception is a full English.

Reigning supreme...

I worked in several places that put fish in pole position on the menu, plus I live in a town that has a small fishing community. I know fish and will eat anything basically. I try to eat sustainably and use cheap fish, but sometimes I want cod or I cant be bothered to pick the crab.
It always surpr...

Client : The Sandwich Girls
Business : Sandwich Shop

I was asked to brand the Sandwich girls ( owned by my sisters Emily & Rachel ) based in Weymouth on Granby Industrial estate as they were moving to a new premises. As a background story, basically they had been based in a concession in the Esso...

Part one because of course Im waiting for the water to condition. OK, so at long last, after years of wanting one its time to finally build a Maquarium. Ive been reading about it for years.

First issue is finding a bloody case. Every time I try to get one on eBay thats close, some loony want to b...

Eggs Benedict, the king of breakfasts. Also incredibly bad for you unfortunately - it must be a million calories a fork full. The only tricky bit is making a hollandaise sauce - which is effectively a savoury custard.

Ingredients :

Muffin halfs - I see it made with these a lot, I cant remember w...

I said I would blog some images of dishes that don’t have pictures. I have an illustrated Escoffier and it doesn’t appear there - but despite being illustrated, its actually not - with a few plate photos because its an old book in that style - a new one would use split images of course, but Escoffie...

We ( and thats several interested parties ) have been very slowly restoring a 1967 Rambler Rebel for the last thirty or so years. It’s taken a very long time. In fact so long the pictures I took changed in resolution because cameras on phones got better and better.

A short history of the project

This is definitely one of my favourite breakfasts despite it not being a classic or in the repertoire. Basically sourdough with avocado, sweetcorn, bacon and a poached egg. It’s a bastardisation of eggs Benedict with the addition of avocado replacing hollandaise and sweetcorn I see quite often - and...

LED UV light unit

So the basic idea was to have a much more compact UV light for my screen printing because of my available space. A traditional unit was just not practical unless I wall mounted it or something and even then not likely. The best solution was to use the table for exposure, as the s...

OK, so fairly standard job in the life of a motorcycle, but always in my experience has the same old problem. The Oil filter becomes stuck like you cant get it off.

So I basically made a mistake in reference to this problem here. When I reconstructed the oil line - I forgot that quite often ther...

This stage is largely about getting to watertight building stage, not even roof yet, but breathable membrane and doors / windows.

I started with a detailed drawing I did myself of the construction knowing pretty much what I wanted. This allowed me to build the materials list. Roofing was supplied...

Triumph are trumpeting the development of their new electric bike which they are making in partnership with Williams racing, the TE-1. Its not an actual bike yet, they apparently have an engine, and no test bikes so they are obviously busy collecting reactions and opinions. Who knows if it will actu...

OK, so I dont actually own a Speed Triple any more. It was smashed up by what can only be described as a total moron in a Nissan Duke. I really hate Nissan Dukes - not because one happened to smash my bike up but because they encapsulate everything thats irresponsible in car design - they are go any...

So, first in a series of stuff about my Bonneville. I've got a 2012 injection 900 - not an old one. But I've had Triumphs for years, and all 1050 Speed Triples, so I know the Triumph ropes.

So a while ago - maybe early 2020, the starter was playing up, and like an idiot I thought giving it a thump...