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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 3h

He’s looking quite well!

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 3h

I was walking past after hours and for just a second I thought the staff were having a sleepover

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 4h

A very aspirational display in the window of a local charity shop

A rather handsome dummy with brown beard and long hair sitting in bed with a mug of tea, a book, and a computer monotor

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 1d

Just like I’ll live with this accidental ink spot.

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 1d

But it does mean the decorative borders on those pages have been swallowed into the makeshift binding. I will live with this…

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 1d

Luckily, I’ve been drawing decorative borders on some of the pages, so the stitching doesn’t interfere with the recipes…

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 1d

I’ve carefully removed some of those destabilised pages and stitched them to more stable page…

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 1d

Recipe book update:

When I first started this book, I foolishly cut out a few pages where I’d made some mistakes. This, predictably, destabilised the binding for some of the other pages…

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 1d

A magical place 🌞✨

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 2d

If you’ve always wanted to get into Iron Age hillforts, the first half of this video by @forestcollectiv.bsky.social is a really great, accessible introduction to what they are, and the varying forms the take: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qldg...

How do you build a massive Hillfort anyway?

YouTube video by Forest Archaic Collective

www.youtube.com

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 2d

Coincidentally, I then discovered that the word “miniature” originally referred to drawings made in a red pigment in medieval manuscripts. It’s only because those drawings happened also to be small that “miniature” came to mean a small drawing.

Here’s my print, which is a miniature in both senses.

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 2d

When I got back to the studio, I turned it into a miniature linocut, which I printed in red ink

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 2d

I made this drawing of the cosy little fields from up on Glastonbury Tor on my Friday Walk recently

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 2d

Monday: drying herbs and homemade curtains

Rosemary and sage hanging up in the window, which is clad in a homemade net curtain and a homemade regular curtain

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 2d

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 2d

Wow! It makes me think of Tudor-era blackwork embroidery

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 2d

If you’ve always wanted to get into Iron Age hillforts, the first half of this video by @forestcollectiv.bsky.social is a really great, accessible introduction to what they are, and the varying forms the take: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qldg...

How do you build a massive Hillfort anyway?

YouTube video by Forest Archaic Collective

www.youtube.com

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 2d

I love the beautiful mottled reds in these mosaïcs from Rockboune Roman Villa in Wiltshire. They make me think of fallen leaves in the golden autumn sunlight. 🍂🍁✨

#MosaicMonday

Forest Archaic Collective @forestcollectiv.bsky.social · 2d

#MosaicMonday & the mosaics at Rockbourne Roman Villa

See more of Ancient Hampshire & Wiltshire in our Hillforts Episodes >>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=qldg...

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 4d

I love that!

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 4d

Wow! These sound great!

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 5d

I was thinking about trying to make some rosemary salt. I’ve heard it’s good and easy

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 5d

It always feels good to share, doesn’t it! Especially if you’ve put the effort into growing something

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 5d

I finally bought myself an old walking stick! youtube.com/shorts/51TvO...

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 5d

Tesco had no rosemary yesterday.

On my way home I saw a huge rosemary bush in a garden, so I asked if I might have a single sprig.

The owner me gave me more rosemary than I’ll get through in a year, and lots of sage!

He told me to help myself any time.

Should we all have communal herb gardens?

My hand holding a decent bunch of rosemary and sage

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 6d

Oh that’s brilliant! Thanks so much for sharing!