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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 12, 20231 min read

Egg in the hole

I have been meaning to try this air fryer recipe for ages and finally got around to it at breakfast time. It could not be much easier....

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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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Growing Microgreens from Supermarket Lentils

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 27, 20231 min read

Wilko - the final countdown?

It looks unlikely that the Wilko shops will remain open for more than a few more days barring a last-minute buy-out. I hope I'm wrong as...

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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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stevecowles

Aug 23, 20231 min read

Supermarket Sausages

I like sausages as that as they are not really cheap nasty ones, living in Cumbria we have the Cumberland sausage as a local delicacy and...

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stevecowles

Aug 22, 20232 min read

1980s Japanese Fishing Reel Win

I quite enjoy float fishing from the pier for mackerel, there is no heavyweight gear involved, and I have a tiny (I mean tiny) tackle box...

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stevecowles

Aug 21, 20231 min read

Can I grow cress?

Back when I was at primary school, I remember us growing cress. I don't believe I've ever done so since. Yesterday I visited the local...

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stevecowles

Aug 20, 20231 min read

'Bus is broke'

This morning I headed off fishing by bus, alas it got to the furthest point from my destination (twice as far as my starting point)...

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stevecowles

Aug 15, 20231 min read

A death in the camp

Back on July 7th, I captured 11 queen ants locally, until yesterday I still had all 11. Alas, Queen 10 (a Lasius Niger and I'm not the...

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stevecowles

Aug 14, 20231 min read

Improving my presentation

I am talking about my cooking here. Personally, I'm still the same scruff as usual and have absolutely no intention of changing that any...

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stevecowles

Aug 13, 20231 min read

Getting Joy from from spare milk

Since my weekly home delivery of milk started, I've still not needed to go and buy a 'top up' in the middle of the week. I use it in tea...

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stevecowles

Jul 30, 20231 min read

Centre aisle hoodoo broken

I've finally done it, I went to Aldi and didn't buy any unplanned items from the centre aisle. This is a real first. The centre aisle is...

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stevecowles

Jul 29, 20231 min read

IMO - The new Mystic Meg?

As I went by the IMO car wash in town earlier, I noticed it was changing colour. New signage is being installed to turn the bland yellow...

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stevecowles

Jul 25, 20231 min read

Mackerel 0 - 4 Steve

Finally, my first catch. The mackerel seem to have arrived as there were other people catching them too. Yesterday afternoon I switched...

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