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I've going sausage crazy after my gran gave me her electric sausage maker. I'm sure it's only a cheap one, makes a racket but does the job. I've even been brave and made some salami and chorizo.

http://welcometovoluntarysimplicity.wor ... zo-making/

Hello Stonehead long time no foruming well for me. I'm looking forward this year to having the time in spring to get the veg patch going last few years has been a bit of a disaster with weather and time. Hopefully get my greenhouse built and up and running soon, it's already sounding like a lot of w...

I've not been on here for a long time just thought I'd re-post my blog

http://welcometovoluntarysimplicity.wordpress.com/

Due to the lack of rain broad beans are about the best thing in our garden, been harvesting for about a week now still quite small but I can't stop popping them open. I don't know how people get things to the kitchen most things are munched on the way round in our garden, must try harder!!

Still going !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm with you I don't suffer from full on SAD but get down in the winter stuck in all day, however this year I have not suffered so bad as I 've been out more preparing the ground planting bulbs etc. I have also forced myself to get out there at every chance, it has certainly helped.

I just thought I should have been wearing a self-sufficient'ish T-shirt!!

The worst one was when I did a sponsored walk for the 'free tibet campaign' which was in the paper and nobody got in touch, I felt like it was a waste of time and very foolish.

I'm older'ish now and don't let it bother me

I see it as part of my artwork 'enviromental interactions' but with a positive sustainable ellement rather than graffitii which is permanent and unchanging. Anyway thats another story. Sadly the article has only had one person from Scunthorpe contact me through it :( it's not a good sign perhaps scu...

thanks everyone

lol we have a swimming baths in the town and somebody has skillyfully removed some of the letters,

yes just noticed that, thanks, I'll give them a call.

The local paper have finally published my article on self-sufficiency. You can read it here http://www.thisisscunthorpe.co.uk/displ ... eId=152562

do you home school, I 'm still considering it

mine is still going strong, I had a little taste and it's very gingery.

can things over ferment or is that just crazy talk.