The Quest for England
The weather hasn’t been ideal, so today I am exploring the potential of a new gadget bought for me by one of my patrons and supporters; a 5″ 4K TV video monitor to connect with my Gopro action camera for vlogging purposes. One of the problems I have when out filming is relying on many […]
Today I am demonstrating how I deep clean my Esse wood burning stove, the Ironheart, which cooks my food, heats my water and warms my house. In a previous video I showed how I survived a year going over to burn wood instead of more conventional fuel such as electricity or gas. Check out the […]
Julia and I are exploring the autumn colours at Preston Rock Garden, just over the A23 from Preston Park, where, in a previous video we looked at the Preston Twins, the oldest Elms in the UK. The rock garden is a wonderful oasis of exotic trees and plants on a hill side built from stone […]
Julia and I are on a mission to seek out the Preston Twins, the oldest elms trees in Great Britain. They were planted/seeded around 1613, just over 400 years ago, and thanks to recent careful management have been looked after to avoid the terrible Elm Disease that is killing off mature elms in this country. […]
The lovely Julia and me head off to explore another park. This time it is Beach House Park in Worthing, in West Sussex, close to the seafront. The park is home to Flat Green Bowling with four bowling greens. The park was purchased from the Beach House Estate in 1922 and opened to the public […]
My beautiful daughter, Georgie, is back from New Zealand after being there a year. I wanted to ask her how she got on, what life is like on the other side of the world and how it compares to the UK. Georgie is in her mid twenties and went with a girl friend with the […]