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Chickpea is spot on with her comment, one of my best friends is a lawyer and she woud agree with what chickpea says too about being behing the times (off the record of course!)

Thanks for that Ina, I'll definately be there, the Old Fruitmarket is great, good venue for seeing bands too, last went there to see Lamb Chop - you probably won't have heard of them. Pam.

I meant speel not spell....

roflmao ?
What does that mean Shirlz?
My text spell isn't so hot!
Pam

Gosh that's early, I'm sure it was mid september last year I went brambling, mind you this is Scotland, but it still seems early for brambles.

You would need to have exceptionally strong hands to squeeze enough water out, the paper log/brickette maker is ideal, it's mechanical, works by lever and is really very satisfying to use. We have lots of jokes here in this very silly household about me 'making my own logs'. Sorry to be so coarse!

I make these paper logs, I find they are brilliant for starting the fire and mine last for ages if you burn them with a combination of coal and wood logs. There is something really satisfying about making them and leaving them to dry out (that takes an age too). Please use rubber gloves when making ...

Beware when ambling through Amsterdam, cyclists there will show no mercy and we found ourselves having to throw ourselves out of the way of a crazy cyclist many a time, seriously they are mean!

Hi Shirlz,

Thanks for the warm re-welcome!
I have been on sporadically posting bits n bobs, and often keeping an eye for advice. Am getting some hens soon so you will no doubt get some more questions from me! xx

I to am intrigued by Stonehead catching rabbits with his bare hands and would love to know more, my poor jack russell spends all his walks in the woods chasing them to no avail. I've seen people tickling trout (on tv), do you tickle the rabbits Stone head? ha ha

Hi Kirksty, welcome to the site, I am on here sporadically, the advice is great. I live just down the road from you in Stirling, just where the Wallace Monumment is. I have a veg patch and am in the process of organising myself to get some chickens!

Not going to do my top 5 as too difficult, it depends so much on your mood at the time, but my favourite film is Amelie, it will restore your faith in humanity, it's funny, heart warming and just wonderful. I highly recommend it it. Jean de Florette and Manan Des Sources are also in my top 10. Heres...

Hi, I have my name on a council waiting list, it was put on last year and I was told that it would be approx 9 years before I got one! Only 8 more years to go! I don't want to depress you, it can't be that bad where you are - I have to say that all our local allotment plots look lovingly cared for, ...

Hi Clarabel, No advice here, but just wanted to join in the chat as I love my clothes pulley, we used to live in Glasgow and there we inherited a lovely old pulley, one of the first things we installed when we moved to this house in Stirling was the pulley (you can't beat Crocketts in Glasgow for th...

Hi Cir3ngirl, that's lovely that you are doing your bit for educating the youngsters, good for you. So, do you just steep nettles in water for a couple of weeks and then pour the liquid onto the soil? I did this last year and what a stink from the bucket, my goodness! I was amazed, but I am interest...