First Radio Post
Nov 23, 2024
Resurrected my old SGC2020 and DX Commander fan vertical antenna. 20W SSB will not get me far so decided to master CW also: proving to be harder than getting the rig up and running!
Truncated DX Commander (10, 15, 17 and 20m only - no 40m) with newly laid radials just visible (yellow wire).
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Sketch of Portheras Cove
Nov 30, 2022
Pen and ink drawing digitally coloured. Originally made to illustrate “Short Walks Around Pendeen”. Looking west from path down from Chypraze
Porthereas Cove
Bojewyan Men's Institute
Nov 30, 2022
Pen and ink drawing digitally coloured. Originally made to illustrate “Short Walks Around Pendeen”. Really no more than a shed the Bojewyan Men’s Institute seems to have been in use until the 1960s
Bojewyan Men's Institute
Planted cucumbers in greenhouse bed
Jan 22, 2022
Planted out cucumber in greenhouse bed. Cotyledons fully formed and buds of first true leaved just showing.
Mini cucumber germinated
Jan 15, 2022
Mini cucumber Hana F1 planted about 7 days ago is just through
Cucumber germinating
Started chitting potatoes 2022
Jan 10, 2022
Started chitting 18 (6kg) of Charlotte potatoes from the Potato House
Charlotte Potatoes chitting
Raspberry jam
Dec 02, 2021
Makes about five 340g jars of bright red tangy jam. Time needed: about an hour if fruit is already frozen otherwise start te day before.
This recipe calls for the fruit to be frozen as an alternative to the usual method of stewing down before the sugar is added. The effect is the same; the cells are broken down, but freezing is kinder and helps keep the color of the fruit.
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Broad Beans Showing
Nov 17, 2021
First coulple of Broad Beans just showing
Broad Beans Sown
Oct 28, 2021
Sowed a row of Broad Beans
Onion Soup
Oct 21, 2021
Makes about 2.5l of rich dark onion soup. By using green Oxo instead of beef stock it is vegetarian. The soup takes a good 2 hours working time plus hour to simmer.
Scale down as needed.
100g butter 50ml oil 4 cloves garlic 1.5kg onions, prepared weight 2l vegetable stock ie 12 green oxo cubes in 2l water 500ml red wine Melt 100g butter in a 5l pan along with 50ml oil Add 1.
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