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As the mad month of December finally reaches us, I have been asked what I want for a present from Mrs Uncle Wilco for Christmas, but of course what do you get a sheddie who has everything… (maybe not), but here’s my list hopefully I will get one of them. It’s like the 12 sheds… Continue reading The best Christmas gifts for a sheddie
We have some more great sheds on the Flickr Group this week. Which now numbers over 2270 photos. [flickr]photo:3060841899[/flickr][flickr]photo:3064215778[/flickr][flickr]photo:3060006607[/flickr][flickr]photo:2168635864[/flickr][flickr]photo:2393438234[/flickr][flickr]photo:2815917600[/flickr][flickr]photo:3055752164[/flickr][flickr]photo:3069369632[/flickr][flickr]photo:3073515084[/flickr]
Before Chef and alchemist Heston Blumenthal got his development kitchen he used to write his recipes in his shed, according the the always useful Writers room over at the guardian. [flickr]photo:2955767006[/flickr] This is the Fat Duck’s development kitchen, also known as the lab. Before we got this space I was in a garden shed and… Continue reading Heston Blumenthal used to write in a shed
John over at Secrets of Shed building has a great competition running. In Our “Paint My Shed and Save the Planet” Competition Welcome to the second www.secrets-of-shed-building-shed.com competition. These competitions are great fun to enter (and I enjoy hosting them as well!). This time round the prize of a $50 Amazon voucher should enable you… Continue reading Paint an Eco Shed and win
Sheddies name Thomas Rhodes [flickr]photo:2993632954[/flickr] Shed name Knappach Shed Selfbuild or off the shelf shed? Self Build – it replaces an old off-the-shelf one that was there when we moved in. It had a family of rats living beneath it so something needed done, without any voids for unwanted guests. Why have you got a… Continue reading My Sheddie: Thomas Rhodes
Those cerebral sheddies over at Highland Science festival pose these questions after their successful lectures in a shed thing the other month, which we mentioned, it’s all science today on shedblog. Have famous physicists had their own sheds? And could these have infleunced their work? Did Newton sit in an apple shed, absently picking up… Continue reading Questions for the shed scientist
If you ever wanted a TARDIS in your back garden and can’t be bothered to build one like our TARDIS sheddies I missed this the other day, The gazette and herald reports A TARDIS is being auctioned off to raise money for the Wiltshire Air Ambulance Appeal. The ten foot tall TARDIS featured on a… Continue reading TARDIS for sale in Wiltshire
Update: I have been in contact with Prof. Greg Parker and he says “It is in fact a fibreglass dome and looks nothing like a shed at all :)” which is shame, but at least the British know how etc wins through. The Sun reports Showcased in new astronomy book, “Star Vistas”, these spectacular images… Continue reading Sheddie shoots the Stars from his shed?
The Brighton argus reports From December 1 to December 24, people will be able to open up one of the seafront beach huts every day to reveal a new, everchanging festive display. The event has been organised by Beyond, a new church initiative for the city which has been arranging several art displays including a… Continue reading Life-size beach hut advent calendar
Andy over at aceanim.com has sent me this picture he took. A shed behind the Ivy by the stage door of the Ambassadors Theatre. Stomp is currently playing there so perhaps that’s where they keep the dustbins? Have you seen any other sheds in places you would not expect them, we have a few on… Continue reading The Stomp Shed where they keep the dustbins?