I’ve found what I think is some original publicity material for the Delphin 110 (Typ 1) folding boat from Mathias-Thesen-Werft Wismar from 1961, but my German was never that good at the best of times and there’s a certain...
By justin on Jun 22, 2010
My friend Thor the mighty thunder god from Frankfurt, is trying to persuade me to sail his MTW Delphin 140 Faltboot across the Channel. The scary thing is that I’m very tempted, particularly if doing so would convince him...
By justin on Jun 22, 2010
After less than a week, we’ve just had our first inbound link from Emma Bradshaw’s Blog. As mention below, her photography is an inspiration and so great shame I can’t make her Picnic Picture Workshop on July 3rd in...
By justin on Jun 21, 2010
Did the school run today and Balfour School mums came up with a whole host of recommendations for camping in Sussex and beyond. Once again Blackberry Wood Campsite in Ditchling got thumbs up, although there was a begrudging admission...
By justin on Jun 21, 2010
Thanks to Gary McLarnan of Teacup and Cakes on Thomas Street in Manchester, I’m now enjoying a brew of mr. scruff’s finest organic lemongrass, yerba maté and mint tea our in our garden. Gary is mr. scruff’s manager, and he...
By justin on Jun 21, 2010
I think it’s fair to say that the Sea Lane Cafe in Goring-by-Sea near Worthing is unlikely to be winning any architectural accolades like the East Beach Cafe just along the Sussex coast in Littlehampton: it’s unlikely to be...
By justin on Jun 20, 2010
Think this would be a great weekend to stay at the Blackberry Wood Campsite. Turns out that it’s Ditchling Fair today, which we encountered having been tipped off by some hikers at Ditchling Beacon. The kids were a little...
By justin on Jun 19, 2010
Little windy today, so thought I’d take the kids up Ditchling Beacon in our new motor to fly a kite and have a ‘picnicette’. Think I’m going to add the kite as an essential piece of kit along with...
By justin on Jun 19, 2010
I’ve been really enjoying Emma Bradshaw’s photostream on FlickR and her blog, and just wish I could take photos like these. My kids love them too, and I’m hoping that we might subliminally inspire them to help with the...
By justin on Jun 19, 2010
