Shotokan
Karate
I have always enjoyed sport and physical activities but no sport has challenged me more or given such enjoyment as Karate. One thing above all the training benefits is the connection between body and mind which requires great discipline and patience to master. I train at least two times a week and am currently holding intermediate brown belt hoping to grade for my black belt in 2015.
I have always enjoyed sport and physical activities but no sport has challenged me more or given such enjoyment as Karate. One thing above all the training benefits is the connection between body and mind which requires great discipline and patience to master. I train at least two times a week and am currently holding intermediate brown belt hoping to grade for my black belt in 2015.
Keeping
Chickens
My three chickens, Tikka, Madras and Masala provide me with endless entertainment and on average two eggs a day. As well as eggs they also provide good quality fertiliser for the vegetable garden and help keep the lawn in trim.
My three chickens, Tikka, Madras and Masala provide me with endless entertainment and on average two eggs a day. As well as eggs they also provide good quality fertiliser for the vegetable garden and help keep the lawn in trim.
Wine Making
To date my most successful wines have been elderflower champagne and Blackberry and elderberry port.
To date my most successful wines have been elderflower champagne and Blackberry and elderberry port.
Growing Vegetables
Wild Food
Having a personal ethos of trying to work with nature as much as possible and reading many books on the practice of permaculture has revealed how much food the landscape naturally provides. Even in urban areas with a good knowledge of the edibility of wild plants there is a wide range on offer to be used in cooking with many medicinal health benefits.
Having a personal ethos of trying to work with nature as much as possible and reading many books on the practice of permaculture has revealed how much food the landscape naturally provides. Even in urban areas with a good knowledge of the edibility of wild plants there is a wide range on offer to be used in cooking with many medicinal health benefits.