A couple of weeks ago, my mum happened to spot a “peg loom weaving workshop” on Facebook, mentioned to me that it sounded like the sort of thing I might be interested in and I booked onto it, with very little idea of what I’d actually booked, only that it would be educational and interesting… More Weaving a fleece mat on a peg loom
I was most excited about the enamel workshop, out of all the tours we did in Georgia. A traditional craft, one I’d never even considered having a go at! I watched videos on how cloisonné enamel is made and honestly, I realised it was going to take longer than the three hours allotted. At the… More An enamel workshop and the ancient capital of Georgia
Oh, I’ve been talking about this for so long! It’s been nearly two years since I decided to go down the kayaking leadership route and at long last, I’ve got my first actual qualification on that route! I finally did my Paddlesport Safety and Rescue course – in fact, it’s been so long that the… More I finally did my Paddlesport Safety & Rescue course!
I’ve had my eye on Camp Wildfire for a while and last year, I got an unexpected last-minute opportunity to go as crew. I enjoyed it so much that eventually I talked myself into going as a paying customer this year. If you’ve not come across it, Camp Wildfire is a festival inspired by Scout… More What I did at Camp Wildfire
You may remember that a while back I had a go at glassblowing. I wasn’t great at it because blowing that much pressure down a tube triggers my gag reflex. The actual manipulating and handling of the glass was all new but with practice, I could probably become competent but if you can’t blow the glass,… More I tried blacksmithing (I can do it!)
This is so exciting that I’m writing the first paragraph half an hour after booking, more than two months before I actually did the thing I’m about to tell you about – by the time this is published, I will hold the British Canoeing Sea Kayak Award. (Well, that’s what I thought when I started… More I now hold the Sea Kayak Award! (Well, nearly…)
I like to do new things, strange things, fun things. This time I did a glassblowing taster session – that is, i did a very short session designed for absolute beginners. It was at The Glass Hub, near Bath and there were eight of us. We were dressed up in kevlar gloves and sleeves –… More I tried glassblowing (I can’t do it)
I’ve talked many times about my Level 2 Walking Qualification but I realise I’ve always been a bit vague about what that involves. Well, in 2023 I want to get at least three more logbook walks and so in recognition of putting at least a little work into it, I’m going to start the year… More I’m working towards my Open country walking qualification
Blogmas is over! If all has gone to plan, I’ve been back from Germany just under six days and you should already have five posts on the subject – and now real time has caught up to blog time, yes, you do! So today I’m going to talk about something different: my Finnish language progress.… More How much Finnish have I learned in six months?
I’ll tell you about the camp and the overall experience next time but for now, let’s do the watersports activities at my weekend on Exmoor last weekend. Girlguiding SWE do an annual event there, where you get to try out six watersports plus you get a range of shore activities including climbing, archery and geocaching.… More Wet & Wild at Wimbleball: A Watersports Weekend