08-Apr-2025 : Ratty pops round for a drink… or maybe a snack?
I couldn’t believe my eyes – a large, furry monster perched apparently motionless atop our water lily with his back to me…
Rudy
18-Mar-2025 : Another hungry little explorer…
No ratty activity for four months until tonight when I received a call from The Catering Department…
21-Nov-2024 : Solitary moocher dispatched
The last one was eight months ago and I thought we’d cleared the problem, so it was a surprise to spot a solitary rat mooching around under the bird feeders in the midday sun…
31-Mar-2024 : More rats in the garden
The little sods have dug holes under the gravel boards on both sides of the garden and are using our lawn as a thoroughfare between the houses on either side of us…
14-Mar-2024 : Night vision
Not really a blog post as such, but an update on the PARD range of Digital Night Vision units…
25-Oct-2023 : New ‘Woodworking & DIY’ page
I’ve added this page today and I hope to be posting a few of my woodworking efforts, my impression of some of the tools I’ve purchased, links to manufacturers and suppliers and also links to YouTube channels and videos which I’ve found particularly useful.
17-Sep-2022 : Energy prices!
Well it’s been a confusing few weeks regarding energy prices and Ofgem price caps, but I think I’ve managed to get my brain around the situation…
16-Sep-2022 : Wild animals in the garden
I’ve had a GoPro 3 for a few years and a PARD NV007A digital night vision scope with integral camera for about a year, and I’ve never really made enough use of either of them…
18-Jul-2021 : Sold: 2005 Honda CBR1100XX Super Blackbird
Sadly I’ve decided that my Honda Blackbird, at 255kg, is too heavy for me following the lower back and nervous system injuries I sustained in an accident in 2014…
05-May-2016 : Training
The PADI System of diver education is based on progressive training that builds your skills in an incremental fashion…