Battle Ahead
I have been threatening to combine my band patches (stored in a drawer) and one of my denim jackets for some time to make a battle...
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stevecowles
Mar 171 min read
247.tv Streamed Racing
The BRISCA stock car season started yesterday at Kings Lynn, a bit far for me to go even if my shoulder (and the lack of a car) wasn't...
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stevecowles
Feb 22 min read
Console Gaming - A Beginner's Woes
I'm still very new to this gaming thing, arguably I started a little late at 60 years old but, hey-ho I'll give it a blast anyway. Having...
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stevecowles
Feb 11 min read
Chinese fishing tackle birthday haul
It was my birthday last week and I decided to treat myself to a present, I wanted to get a few odds and ends to go with my cheap rod to...
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stevecowles
Jan 262 min read
Can I become a 'Gamer'?
Early last winter I spent some time playing Township on my computer and iPad, eventually it became a bit monotonous (at this point, the...
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stevecowles
Jan 251 min read
Getting ready for lure fishing
This year, I want to expand my sea fishing options by adding some lure fishing. I know very little about this apart from what I've seen...
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stevecowles
Nov 27, 20236 min read
Fetching Delbert, an epic public transport struggle
As mentioned the other day, I’d bought myself a secondhand ‘spares or repair’ ebike on eBay, an NCM Venice Plus. The weekend arrived and...
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stevecowles
Nov 22, 20232 min read
Playing Township - Any Good?
Computer games are something I have only ever dabbled briefly with, I've nothing against them but just haven't gone there to date as...
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stevecowles
Nov 20, 20232 min read
Whoops, another NCM ebike
I'd almost managed to go through 2023 without buying another ebike, this would be a record since I adopted them as my preferred mode of...
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stevecowles
Oct 4, 20231 min read
The green shoots of recovery?
My recent experiment growing microgreens from things found in the back of my kitchen cupboard was a success. On the back of this, I went...
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stevecowles
Sep 27, 20231 min read
Is eBay cheaper than the bus?
A strange question but, in this case, it was much cheaper. A few days ago, I wanted a few circle hooks to tie a couple of fishing rigs...
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stevecowles
Sep 18, 20231 min read
My captured queen ants have their first worker
Queen 16, a lasius niger, was captured by me on 7th July after her nuptial flight. She is the first of my captured queens to get as far...
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stevecowles
Sep 17, 20231 min read
Tying loops in fishing line
Tying strong loops in a line is a handy skill; if they can be kept compact enough to pass through the eye of a swivel, they provide an...
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stevecowles
Sep 11, 20231 min read
1st Ant colony - An Update
My first queen ant, a Lasius Flavus (Yellow Meadow Ant) arrived 130 days ago, I have had a few failures of eggs and I was expecting the...
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stevecowles
Aug 31, 20231 min read
Enough floats for life
I managed to buy a whole box full of second-hand sea fishing floats of various sizes. Seems like a pretty good haul for eight quid. I...
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stevecowles
Aug 29, 20231 min read
Growing Microgreens from Supermarket Lentils
I'm probably not alone in this but, I've still got most of the lentils and similar I bought when it wasn't possible to buy pasta at the...
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stevecowles
Aug 28, 20231 min read
What3words - An omen?
When I go fishing, I note down the What3words location for future reference. After a couple of recent 'blanks', my latest location had an...
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stevecowles
Aug 26, 20231 min read
Hand-made fishing rigs from eBay
One of my planned winter projects is going to be making my own fishing rigs, it should be possible to save a bit and will hopefully be...
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stevecowles
Aug 25, 20231 min read
My cress is ready
Just four days, with the last being on the windowsill to get some light and turn it green, and it was ready and tasted like it should....
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stevecowles
Aug 24, 20231 min read
Toby-style metal lures
I won the eBay auction which I mentioned in a previous post. Ten Toby-style metal lures for £10.46 including delivery, a pretty good deal...
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