Hum

It turns out we have bees under our summer house.

It turns out that this is a Good Thing because bees are important and under threat.

It also turns out I don't know why they are called Bumble Bees.

One shot or two?

Industrial strength coffee is very much the order of the day in post hipster Britain. It has become so strong that conventional pouring methods no longer work. 

Your local barista is likely to use this high pressure coffee pump for your quad shot day-starter.

Fated

A new venture to create a ski resort on the south coast has proved ill fated. At present there is no snow and there seems to be little chance of any. 

Skiers still take the cable car up the mountain in case it is white on top.

Rank

Being just the under-gardener you have to accept your rank in life: Just a little lower than the head gardener.

Danger

In high winds, if no-one notices, these points get blown over and all the trains end up in West Bromwich.

No, really

Bang

Once upon a time a popular music combo called the Beatles had some success. Much of it was built on heaps of iron like this VOX AC50 that I am refurbishing. After decades of quiet retirement it is being coaxed back in to life.

It is hot and dangerous work. Sometimes I feel like a coal miner.