2023/08/01

Tie knots -- Fishing knots -- Write a thank-you note -- Build a campfire -- Bake a pie -- Use a compass -- Make a bird feeder -- Wrap a gift with brown paper and string -- Sew with buttons -- Grow tomatoes -- Fix a flat bicycle tyre -- Make fridge pickles -- Make lemonade -- Sew by hand -- Grow and dry herbs -- Mend a sock -- Make natural dyes -- Skip stones -- Perform a coin trick -- Learn to quilt -- Make a paper aeroplane -- Cook an omelette and other eggs -- Explore photography -- Finding forgotten skills -- More to explore

"Turn the clock back to a simpler time. Cold lemonade in summer, evenings by a campfire, a warm blanket in winter. Fully-illustrated chapters feature the history and story behind more than thirty skills, including: How to skip stones, how to wrap a package with brown paper and string, and how to grow your own tomatoes"--Publisher's description