The toaster that doesn’t toast. The Dualit Lite
Yet another really disappointing product. It wasn’t cheap either. For what it cost it really isn’t up to much. Personally I’m not really bothered about how it looks but I…
The 5 minute loaf (no need to knead)
Making bread is extremely satisfying and there is nothing quite like warm fresh bread with butter and Marmite. It never gets old. Also there’s much less packaging and no plastic…
Designing the woodenwidget Plurt
The Plurt lightweight yurt with the Hoopy. One day I will try to write a book about design. I find the subject so fascinating and although I never formally studied…
Draper F Clamp review
At the end of the day, no matter how bad a clamp is, so long as it can tighten on your work it will do. Maybe there is a lot…
A rather special Fiat 850 sport coupé for sale
Primo has now been sold to a happy new owner! ‘Primo’ is a 1968 example of the Fiat 850 sport coupé. It is a second series model which in my…
Yonex Astrox 2 Badminton racket review
Without a doubt the nicest racket I have ever played with. It’s light and yet powerful with good accuracy and control. As a racket to play with I have no…
We don’t know what we don’t know
George Santayana said it best. If you do not learn from the past you are condemned to relive it. In the old days engineers learned by trial and error. When…
Things to do in Limousin ‘Heart Break Town’
Looking for something interesting to do with all the family in the Limousin? How about some Western Theatre French style? Take a ride around Heart Break Town on a horse…
Traditionally baked French organic bread
For me there’s nothing quite like picking ripe fruit from a tree with your own hands and eating it on the spot. For some reason it always tastes better than…
Stunning French mill for sale
‘Come and eat with us chez nous’ said my new friends Jean Francois and Cristelle. Nothing could have prepared me for where they lived. My jaw dropped and my eyes…