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KW-02 A week in books.

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KW-48 The reverse washing machine project.

Nov 27, 2023 • Ben Green

KW-52 Goodbye 2024 - in Pictures

Dec 23, 2024

KW-07 All about pigs, it seems

Feb 12, 2024 • Ben Green

KW-37 As one era closes, so another opens

Sep 12, 2022 • Ben Green

KW-01 Two pairs of socks, two pairs of gloves

Getting the 2026 wardrobe sorted

Jan 5 • Ben Green

KW-52 To my Dad.

He got to hear about the book, which is nice. I think he would have liked the tomato house as well.

Dec 29, 2025 • Ben Green

KW-52 Merry Christmas

Thank you all for being here this year, and over the years.

Dec 22, 2025 • Ben Green

The Book of the Barracks

The Book of the Barracks

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KW-02 A week in books.

KW-51 A Christmas nook.

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KW-50 A mild winter and a good book

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KW-49 The Book of the Barracks

coming to a bookshop near you ...

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KW-48 Turning the mirror around.

"Sometimes even smiling makes my face ache"

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KW-47 A sudden change in the weather

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KW-46 How to do more stuff than you ever thought possible

A return to the uncarved block.

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KW-45 Rich in onions

Give your money away, shorties

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KW-44 Of tomatoes and track saws

And the domestication of pigs

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KW-27 Days of sunshine

It's not all ones and zeros.

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KW-20 The Month of Must

what's it got in it's pockets?

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KW-48 Aboard the Hesperus

with a nice cup of tea

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KW-07 All about pigs, it seems

Sus domesticus sapiens

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