June 2025

I made Some Spoons – the Joy of carving

Leave a Comment / Hares Rise Diary / By Bruce B.

Last winter we spent quite a lot of time and energy laying some hedge along the northern boundary of Hare’s Rise. I think we all enjoy the work – we don’t kill ourselves trying to get lots done, rather we pick away at it, doing a short stretch each year. But even that amount seems […]

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A 14ct gold hand made brooch in the form of a horse

An Interesting Thing

Leave a Comment / Jewellery / By Bruce B.

Sometimes its hard to say just what it was that drew you to a particular thing. Sometimes it’s a look, something about the design, or maybe the way something’s been made, the construction of it shouts quality. And sometimes its just a feeling that it’s unique, handmade by a craftsman whose name we may never

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