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I asked on twitter & facebook for one bit advice sheddies would give new sheddies. Reg Miller (Shed of the year 2010 winner) says DO IT YOUR WAY…..IT’S YOUR SHED……….be lucky Joanne Harris – author and shedworker Dominic Jones : Oddjones says Use it! – Shed time is creative time. Pack shed with inspiring stuff… Continue reading One piece of advice for new sheddies from the shed experts – you
Not much posting this week from me but some nice posts from around the web The Official Shed Warming Party – sheddie Nicola Brown Working in a shed need not be a solitary activity Shed of Reality blog The Splinter – Sheddie Thomo with his new project to build a wooden bike and break the… Continue reading Around the Shedosphere
Great article in the Guardian today First, Rebecca Tyrrel lost her husband to his shed – now her son has his own private bolthole too Under an old apple tree at the top of the garden, dappled in sunshine, is a small green shed. It sits a few yards from the hedge that separates our… Continue reading Men and sheds now becoming Boy and sheds
Well the Football season is over for most but not the mighty Cardiff City (good luck boys on Saturday in the playoffs!) anyway this years Fifa World Cup Semi-Final takes places during National Shed Week (5th July), of course Wales did not get through (will it happen in my shed lifetime?), so I have not… Continue reading World cup sheddies – where will you be watching tournement, in your shed of course?
After the great news of sponsorship & the £1000 prize for Shed of the Year. A just a quick FAQ and boring rules for potential sheddies and ones who have shared their sheds in the past The following criteria must be met once you have Shared your shed so that your building goes into the… Continue reading Shed of the year 2010 : Where do I start and What you need to do sheddies
Sometimes a sheddie needs to cut loose and get out on the open road but when he/she gets back home they need somewhere to store their precious wheels, some great examples of Bikers sheds. Shed 7 Matthew Lancashire Ian’s Shed Ian cranks corner Jonathan Whitehead The Uber Hut Gordon Inch Cammy9r garden in Glasgow
I put a request on twitter the other week, and did not get much response so I emailed some Welsh sheddies and did not get much response either 🙁 but the ones who did were great. Sheddies Ian from Ian’s Shed Well, St. Davids Day being a Monday I will be pottering in my work… Continue reading What you doing in your shed for St David’s Day?
As you know we love tea in the shed here, what with our long relationship with builders tea, but now another tea company wants to get the sheddies involved in drinking. Had this email from Amy Gairdner We are casting for an advert on Tick Tock tea (Redbush tea – South African). We are looking… Continue reading Do you have a colourful shed and are you a bit quirky – do you want to be in a TV ad for Tea?
I love this time of year as most local media are looking for quirky stories to fill in the gaps!, of course you sheddies always fit the bill what with your great enthusiasm and unique sheds. The Damon Hill Arms owned by Stuart Everard was in his local paper this week and will be interviewed… Continue reading The Damon Hill Arms Pub Garden Shed- in the news
The metro reports When a real ale lover made a tipple for his friends, little did he know that he’d be forced to register himself as a brewery. Robert Shields, who produces 100 pints a month, decided to start charging friends six months after he started brewing. But before selling the home-made Moorlands and Runnymede… Continue reading Sheddie turns his shed into Brewery – has to pay duty