I'm just starting out with fishing, in fact I've not actually been yet. I did but a cheap rod and reel and I got a tackle box with a lot...

My ants need a combination of sugar and protein to thrive, the sugar is easy, I use Sunburst Nectar which is made for the purpose and a...

I was a bit tempted by some of the very cheap soft plastic fishing lures available on Amazon and eBay. They seem to be too good to be...

Lasius Flavus are fully claustral, which means that the queen can survive the full time taken from laying eggs up to the arrival of the...

Keeping a young ant colony in their test tube for an extended period is great for getting them established but it does come with a couple...

I don't want to spend a fortune on fishing gear until I have done enough of it to know that it is a stayer in my list of hobbies, on the...

Yesterday was a significant day in my ant-keeping journey, this is the first homeborn worker, a Messor Barbarus from Queen 5. Admittedly...

I had a weekend break booked to Newcastle, tonight I should have been staying in the Travelodge on the Quayside which would have been...

I planted some squash seeds 6 days ago, I've never had any success with these before but read that they need to be incubated so put them...

Back in my school years, I used to go coarse fishing quite often but I've not done so since. I have been thinking about getting some...

I'll be the talk of the town if I wear shorts. For a few years, I have had a support stocking on my left leg after varicose vein surgery,...

In this small box sits my new deskmate Mr Spid, a tiny spider who thought it acceptable to creep into my bathroom in search of seasonal...

For many years, I've had one big toenail which always looks dirty, just the one. I mentioned this at a recent doctor's appointment and...

Last night, I got around to actually looking to see what the £60 investment I mentioned the other day had actually bought me. It had been...

I was in the process of hydrating one of my ant nests when the doorbell rang, it was a courier delivering a package which should have...

My search for new leisure activities has taken me in a different direction, can you guess what it is yet? Obviously, home brewing. A lot...

Last year I took advantage of the hot weather to get a great discount on thermal underwear for winter bike rides, this year I decided to...

Over the years I have had a lot of hobbies, some have come and gone and some have lasted decades. Most of them have required a car to get...

Before starting work today, I thought it would be good to do something I've intended to do for the last couple of weeks: create a queen...

I don't drink a great deal at home but it was bank holiday weekend, very sunny, and I couldn't be bothered to drag myself down to town....