Tangled Bank Foraging and Fibre Crafts
Learning about and trying to live lightly on this beautiful planet. The natural world, inclusive bushcraft, evidence-based environmentalism and sustainable living.
In light of the UK government's recent advice to households to stock up on food and water in anticipation of potential interruption of supplies this winter, I wrote a Mastodon thread on water management without access to the mains which a few people asked me to tun into a blog post. I'm not claiming to … Continue reading Disaster prep for people who aren’t gun-obsessed misanthropes
I'm still wearing a mask in 2026. In part it's because of the inconvenience getting sick causes, making me fall behind in my weekday job and potentially lose money if I have to cancel my weekend craft courses. In part it's because if I have to in a crumbling empire in a cyberpunk dystopia I … Continue reading Going with the Flo – why I’m still wearing a mask, and the one I’ve chosen
So. Monkeypox. First of all this is not this season's covid, there is no need to panic (thank you irresponsible Daily Mail headlines). At the time of writing there have been seven confirmed cases in the UK, as well as several cases in Lisbon and Madrid. It seems that the original case was brought to … Continue reading Monkeypox: no need for panic
I've had a rather bewildering week, having tested positive for covid but still having no idea whether I've actually had it or not. I'm feeling absolutely fine physically, but the whole experience has taken rather a toll on my mental health and taken me on something of an emotional whistle-stop tour of despair, guilt and … Continue reading Schrödinger’s covid: my experiences with covid testing in the UK
As the British government continues to fumble its way through its response to the covid-19 pandemic, it is becoming increasingly apparent that if our leaders cannot provide guidance on how to protect ourselves and one another we will have to make our own judgements. We absolutely should not be in this position, with the government … Continue reading We all wear masks
