Editor’s Vlog

Some weeks don’t go to plan. This past week was full of distractions. First, my brother needed me for two

This week I make door panels from dirty, ‘rotten’, old fence palings. It’s unbelievable how much beauty is hidden beneath

My little back-room space in the basement is shaping up nicely – especially since it started out as a nondescript

The little space at the back of the bunker – behind the ‘shield walls’ – is shaping up nicely. Instead of

OK – I can’t put it off any longer – I have to re-arrange the piles of dirt on my driveway. It’s

My bunker is a construction zone – and my proper workshop is a disaster zone. I feel it’s time to

Is that a catchy/scary title? In any case, it marks a significant decorative input to the bunker. But, it was

I once worked at a castle in Ireland. Well actually, on the castle estate – milking cows and birthing calves.

Never say never, but I may have spent my last days in Ireland. And, to be honest, I’m not even

My sister-in-law owns a pub! I love my sister-in-law – and her pub. The Honk, Newmarket-on-Fergus, round the back of

My Mammy passed away on 5 October 2025, just two weeks short of her 85th birthday. I made it home

It’s only an auld shed – so rough carpentry is good enough. But, I recon I’ll get better at this,

These damn shields have been coming a long time. I mean, how hard can it be? Well, pretty hard, when

Every shield wall needs a shield or two. But, if you’re going to make your own shields, it would be