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Isle Trotting
This be a holding post…be ye warned Waterford I popped across the Irish Sea to do some work in Waterford last weekend. The flight was delayed and we ended up being the airport stragglers, left stranded almost an hour after the rest of the occupants had vacated. It isn’t the most comfortable place to be…
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Madeira (Escaping the Rain)
Trying to cope with the British weather? Why bother. Just leave already. That was our approach over half term. Why stick it out when you can leave for sunnier climes. I believe the upper classes refer to it as “over-wintering”, but five days away hardly a season makes. Geography lesson. You may think that Madeira…
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Once More with Gusto (and Games)
This is the usual pivot-post. Ease you in with some games, teach you how to bake, and finish up with some light food criticism. Bon appétit It (still) Takes Two? Yes, we are still playing It Takes Two. It also takes enough time that we’ve got plenty more to play. I have been slightly side-tracked…
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The Reality of Business Part 2
Welcome back to the Nostalgia Hour, with your host, the Ordinary Decent Gamer. I finished up the last entry at the first big hiatus in my ring making career. My degree had to take priority until it was finished up, but after that I was free to return to production. My eldest brother Keith was…
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The Reality of Business
The reality of running a small business is hard work. The amount of work I am putting into Newforge Rings in my spare time is far in excess of the financial rewards. The small amount of revenue I have generated to date has been used to buy coins, tools, and other consumables. My latest investment…
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Newforge Rings and Tendon Springs
There I was after a marathon three and a half hours of ring making, casually washing a chopping board, when my thumb decided to try and kill me. Perhaps a tad dramatic, but it was somewhat terrifying, feeling your thumb snap closed beyond your control. I dropped the board and attempted to straighten it again.…
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The Great Vaccine Debate
This isn’t my usual area of journalistic interest, but I read a recent blog post by Linzy Browning and thought it deserved a response. While I can’t argue that we have become poor critical thinkers in general and take a lot of what we are told for granted, there is a reason that things are…