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The Halloween 2023 Filmmaking Challenge

This year was different from other years. Yes we were travelling again, but the Halloween film for 2023 was in pre-pre-production when we left. It was so pre-production, it wasn’t really even an idea. Newforge Studios Every year (almost) we have put together a short film for Halloween under the Newforge Studios name. This started…
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Jiving in Japan, and Cramming in Korea (Asia 2023 Part 1)

Travel time! We hopped on a plane at Heathrow and sped off on our autumnal getaway. Twelve hours and two meals later we landed in Seoul. Well, Incheon to be exact. The airport island. Isaac Toast – A Religious Experience Our trip started with an overnight in Unseo, close to Incheon international airport. We stayed…
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Workshops and Hedgehogs

DIY, ice cream, and more! Advanced Workshop Repair It’s not terribly advanced in reality, but more cobbled together from a variety of bits of wood laying around. There was a removable top over the sink in the workshop when we bought the house. It was fine for a temporary measure, but not that secure when…
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Games, Gourds, and Gameras?

Here’s a squash. It’s quite big… Cyberpunk 2077: The plot thickens… On loading the Cyberpunk 2077 disc into my PS4, I was faced with an expected update notice. Was this the revolutionary 2.0 version? Nope. The PS4 version made it to 1.6, but that’s where the developers (CD Projekt Red) have bowed out. The PS4…
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Back in Hot(ish) Water
More heat pump stuff. Stay tuned for some truly hot takes, but first, something completely similar to previous posts… Another Project! I have been on the lookout for a suitable desk for Sarah’s sewing machines and craft equipment for a little while now. I was leaning towards buying an oak worktop and making it myself…
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In Hot Water (Cylinder), and Plants

Heat wave? Rain storm? What’s going on?! The weather has been weird recently. It’s either torrential rain and flash flooding, or tree-splitting sun and blue skies. Summer is going out with a bang. We’ve spent the last week hanging out with family and friends As a follow-up to the last conservatory DIY post, I’ve finished…
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Food, Drinks, and Fireworks

Time for something completely different. Ish. Different-ish. Different dish? Bobotie and Burgers It has been a while since I’ve covered food but I’m back with a few recent gems. We had a trip down to Falmouth only to be faced with Pendennis castle overrun by pirates. Summer traffic made traversing Cornwall a bit of a…


