Archive of December 2009
Handmade textile art pieces from Wales December 21
Well this is a bit of an odd post. My girlfriend is a Textile Artist and makes amazing jewelery and bags, which she exhibits in galleries around the UK.
We've just set up an online store over at Folksy.com and, though it may be a little late for christmas (although if you order something today it will be dispatched tomorrow), it would be great if people could take a look and spread the word :)
She does take commissions, and makes plenty of other pieces for weddings, etc which you can see in her gallery over on her main website.
Something for the winter months December 14
I brewed a nice strong (5.3% ish) English bitter called Tumbleabout Strong Bitter last weekend, as I wanted something a bit darker and more warming than the pale ales I've been brewing recently.
The brewday is written up here although I didn't take any pictures of this one. I did however sustain my first brewing injury - a skinned knuckle due to slipping whilst trying to push the hose pipe for the chiller inlet onto the outside tap and then managed to scald the same hand with boiling water when the chiller outlet hose jumped out of the sink.
Collected almost 23 litres in all and it's almost finished in the primary with S-04 yeast. Next up I think I'm going to be brewing a couple of well know classics for around my birthday - Morland Old Speckled Hen and Timothy Taylor Landlord. :)