TLDR: Yes, we are expecting delays of about two days on some orders. As unionised workers mount a fight for pay and conditions – a rightious struggle that I personally hope they will win – we know that many customers will be keen to know how long their order will take to arrive. I can’t … Read more
At the start of Lockdown 1.0, I watched as other businesses issued declarations like “in light of the global pandemic Georges Tea Rooms won’t be taking orders…”, and; “in order to keep the public safe we will not be supplying cupcakes at this time”. The decision will not have come lightly, of course not. This … Read more
So, my tax bill has arrived, and it seems high. I’d love to pay it outright but the cost of literally everything seems to be going up in real time. A can of beans in Morrisons that started out at 36p, can have reached as much as 38p by the time you get to the … Read more
I keep getting pulled by nature to look at the qualities of wool, and it’s uses. Sounds strange, but someone’s gotta do it. And here I am. Loving it. Woollen packaging exemplifies the thermal properties of sheep fleece – temperature regulating, flexible, completely, totally biodegradable (and with a carbon footprint equal to its own demise, … Read more
Wherever you place a sheepskin it will be owned by your pet. Once you accept this truth you are ready to grow as a person, and to build a truly awesome collection of sheepskins. Use the attractive qualities of sheepskin to your advantage, by placing it where you would like your pet to be. Enjoy … Read more
There’s some very special chapels and churches on Dartmoor. Here are five within easy reach – all unusual for some reason, and worth a viewing. Poundsgate Methodist Chapel From Poundsgate Methodist chapel with its plain wooden pews. A place of contemplation on the edge of just-about-tamed moorland. It’s a humble building, and makes one imagine … Read more
Making inks for Jo is never dull… (use Hulls) Full disclosure, we are friends as well as fans of Bernoid and have a print or two of our own on the wall. Jo Brown, or ‘Noid as she is known to her friends has been drawing Devon wildflowers and the creatures that dwell within them … Read more
More commonly known by its trademark Roundup It is used not only to kill weeds in crops, but also as a desiccant prior to harvesting. The little silica packet that keeps your camera dry is a desiccant – it dries water from the crop and makes harvesting easier. Glyphosate is sprayed onto plants about four … Read more
Wistman’s is the easily the most famous parcel of Temperate Rainforest (sometimes called Celtic Rainforest) in England, after having featured on the telly. But it is by no means the only rainforest in England, there’s loads of surviving bits.
You are just one hard-to-spot lane away from paradise You shouldn’t expect AA signs to these little parcels of paradise, here are five Devon beaches that only the locals know about. They often lack what you’ve come to think of as “basic facilities”, but they are rarely crowded and usually cost you a lot less … Read more