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Here are the ten articles previous to those now appearing on the main index page - presented in reverse chronological order:
Many of my past projects have thumbed their noses at convention or have been absurd, foolhardy or otherwise non-conformist, but this one extends the boundaries further than ever.
I'm going to try to make a boat by recycling plastic bottles.
Following on from the enormous success of Project Ebenezer, I continued to find lost and discarded money on an almost daily basis.
But what use to put it to? Well, I'm going to buy books.
This is a recipe for a light and moist fruit cake - it's what's known as a boiled cake, which might not sound too promising, but it's an easy way of achieving a reliable result where the fruit is evenly distributed throughout the cake - it's Boil-Bake Fruitcake.
September 2011 - I went for a walk along Portchester shore where I sampled the surprising and delightful berries of a common seaside shrub - Sea Buckthorn.
August 2011 - I'm planning to brew my own beer later on this year, so I set out to find some hops to use in it.
August 2011 - This doesn't happen often - although hazel trees are common, and produce nuts in abundance year after year, it always seems like the squirrels, mice, jays and weevils snaffle the crop before humans can get a look in.
Time and chance was kind to me on this occasion though and I was delighted to gather a satisfying heap of hazelnuts.
August 2011 - My attempt to home-grow cereal crops on a small scale is not going altogether as well as I had hoped, so I've supplemented my meagre harvest by going out gleaning.
August 2011 - All along a broad roadside verge near where I live, Horseradish grows - I've been noticing it for years, intending to forage some.
I finally got around to that - and picked some of the flowers to make fritters.
This is a substantial and hearty dish of succulent beans in a spicy sauce, topped with fluffy scones - Devilled Bean Cobbler
August 2011 - I went for a sunny, breezy walk atop the chalk downland of Old Winchester Hill.
Wild Marjoram is abundant in this habitat - and it's a useful kitchen herb, so I picked some to take home for drying.
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