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  • Man Cave Build
    • The Need
      • The Old Workshop
      • Decision Time
      • Repair or Rebuild?
    • The First Plan
      • Building Order Placed
      • Building Order Cancelled
    • The Second Plan
      • Work Begins
      • Clearing & Dismantling the building
    • The Third Plan
      • Building Re-design
      • Design Complete
    • Construction – Building Structure
      • Groundworks
      • Erecting the Frames
      • The Roof
    • Construction – Building Surfaces
      • Wall Insulation
      • The Sub-floor
      • External Wall Wrap
      • External Wall Cladding
      • The Floor
      • The Ceiling
      • Roof Covering
      • Internal Wall Cladding
    • Fitting Out
      • Electrics
      • Timber Storage
      • The Workbench
    • Equipment
      • Installation
      • Refurbishment
    • Joinery
      • Windows
      • Doors
    • Storage
      • Storage
    • Rainwater Collection
      • Rainwater Collection
    • Man Cave Build – Video Tour
      • Video Tour
  • Gardening
  • SDA 2020 – Lewes
    • Prayer Walking
      • Alfriston – Firle Beacon
      • Firle Beacon – Southease
      • Housedean Farm – Blackcap
    • Prayer Walking Groups
      • Morning Proclamation
      • Poetic Meditation
      • Psalm 85 – a prayer for revival
  • Rocks and Fossils
    • Fibrous gypsum
  • The ‘Log’ Blog
    • Blackcap and Offham
  • Good Neighbour Helps
    • Record Resident
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The Man Cave – origins …

The Old Workshop

michaelrobson.org
1 April 2020

The Man Cave began life as a chalet building constructed in the back garden for use as a workshop to support my work as a self-employed carpenter. The business traded as Southbank Services and later as Michael Robson Carpentry. Following my retirement in 2017, it became apparent that the chalet building was deteriorating, and it…

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Decision Time

michaelrobson.org
2 April 2020

It is time for decisions to be taken. Am I to continue operating a workshop, and, if so, what needs to be done with the present building. There is currently no business need for the workshop, as I have retired. But at the beginning of 2019 I had been on a retreat, and someone said…

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Gardening

This contains posts of gardening activity, recorded to provide a timeline of garden care and development through the seasons.

A database of plants in the garden, and of produce harvested, is coming soon!

Clematis and Fuschia pruning

michaelrobson.org
17 January 2021

The silver birch is overgrown with a vigorous clematis from our neighbour’s garden, and also one of our own. Mike pulled all of the growth out of the tree. Elaine pruned back the vigorous fuschia by the rockery which is overgrowing the path.

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SDA 2020 – prayerwalking posts …

Psalm 85 – a prayer for revival

michaelrobson.org
18 July 2020

The psalmist is praying at one of the low points of Israel’s roller coaster spiritual journey. He reminds himself and God of past times when God has redeemed Israel and saved them from destruction . He calls out to God to revive them and asks whether He will go on being angry with them.  He…

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Poetic Meditation

michaelrobson.org
19 June 2020

Hail to thee, blithe Spirit!Bird thou never wert,That from Heaven, or near it,Pourest thy full heartIn profuse strains of unpremeditated art. Higher still and higherFrom the earth thou springestLike a cloud of fire;The blue deep thou wingest,And singing still dost soar, and soaring ever singest. In the golden lightningOf the sunken sun,O’er which clouds are…

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The ‘Log’ Blog

‘The Log’ is a record of notable outdoor activities with froends and family, from 1996. The information is being transferred to a blog here.

The develpment of this blog is being used as a learning project for Toolset. Expect to see some weird things here while I journey up the learning curve.

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Blackcap and Offham

6 January 2021

 

26 - Mount Harry - Blackcap - Offham - 26

8.8 km

Mike, Beth

Rocks and Fossils – coming soon …

A blog of my collection of rocks and fossils is under development, using Toolset.

Good Neighbour Helps

The purpose of this blog is to record and administer helps by the Nevill Good Neighbour scheme. It is under development here, before migration to the scheme’s own website.

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