Make-n-Do

I spent some time with my brother recently and, during one of our conversations, he mentioned he was on the

Guess what – I got the bunker door finished and hung. And I was so excited by the result, I

This week I did some panelling to hide the electrical wires and dust-collection pipes in the bunker. As usual, I

It was my birthday this week and Rosie’s surprise present nearly made me cry with excitement (I didn’t think I

In this video I make some good progress on the old gate that will become my bunker door. I’ve made

The lights in the bunker were all wired up last week – and this week I begged Rosie to help

My bunker electrics are finished – and so is my latest batch of beer. Both turned out rather nice. Eddie,

Still on go-slow after my operation, I decided to cook a rather nice seafood chowder and brew some beer in

I’m still on restricted duties (post nasal surgery) – but did manage to finish a couple of small jobs. The

It’s been a week since my surgery and I finally adventured out to the shed to nose around. Surely I

“There probably won’t be a video this week,” I said. “I probably won’t be in the mood,” I said. But,

This week’s video was way more frustrating in application than the simple plan in my head. And, it was frustrating

I still haven’t called the electrician. Something was in my head, holding me back. Then it hit me – and

This video is more of a “what I did off camera” report. Some jobs are just too boring to film.

This video, while not terribly exciting visually, feels a lot like progress to me. I finish the wood trim on

I built a small pub in the corner of my shed more than a year ago. But its back wall

The trapdoor over my lift shaft wasn’t a priority, but I decided to do it anyway. Main reason being that

Getting down to the ‘fiddly bits’ of a project is both encouraging and frustrating. Encouraging because I’m obviously on the

I had some old electronics in my shed, awaiting disposal, for several years. My recent cleanup and declutter forced me

I had a slow week this week. The heat and humidity was one obstacle – and a mental block the