Month: January 2016

  • Outdoor Wood Fired Pizza Oven

    Having made it all the way from Portugal to Hesketh Bank without damage, it was quite exciting to unpack our new brick built outdoor pizza oven. As it weighs about 600kg, the forktruck was definitely needed to carefully lift it out of its packing crate and onto a pallet. I have been reading up on…

  • Dog with ‘Scouse Brows’

    Ever seen a dog with Scouse Brows? Sue’s friend Pam sent us this pic taken on their hols in Koh Samet, Thailand which made us laugh. Coleen must be so proud.

  • Green wire wreath bases

    Not much ever happens by way of innovation in the world of wire wreath bases but these new green plastic coated frames are causing a bit of a stir amongst the trade. They are only slightly cheaper than the more traditional copper finish but for some who ‘hide’ the base feel that may now be…

  • Valentines 2016

    Just as we have nearly finished restocking after the Christmas rush on wreath supplies it is all systems go getting all the orders for wire heart frames and heart shaped padded wreath bases on their way. The Berisford ‘Hearts and Kisses’ and the cross stitch ‘Love’ design will no doubt again prove to be a…

  • Frying Pan Flue Fix

    The storms at the end of 2015 left our little ‘woodcutters hut’ wood burning stove chimney cowl blown off. Made from an old twin walled gas flue, the lightweight aluminium had ripped in the wind and was beyond repair. The stove would probably work very well without any chimney cowl being fittedĀ but I really didn’t…

  • Pollarding Ash Trees

    We have quite a few young ash trees which we grew from seed gathered from local trees and planted out around 8 years ago. Whilst the vast majority of our ash trees are being grown to coppice, we have some that are under grazed by free range chickens. Pollarding trees is a bit out of…