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jim wrote:providing Ishers keep quiet that is

But can we rely on that Jim ?

Actually I prefer Murphys or at a pinch, Guinness, but English mustard of course.

jim wrote:Also check your house deeds. Ours is old and has restrictions on keeping pigs or brewing ale commercially,

Love and Peace
Jim

Oh, what a shame Jim.
I was going to call round this Christmas for a pint and a ham sandwich.

Isn't that great! Until a few weeks ago I still had lots of things flowering in the garden as we hadn't had below zero. There's still a cranesbill geranium putting out the odd flower now - but wierder than that is the late winter/early spring flowers which have been flowering for months - a hellebo...

No, sorry ... I am just the opposite. I normally don't buy new things, that's become a way of life for me over the years, but I plan to have a good old splurge in the new year. With the Euro now nearly equal to one pound Sterling, up from being only worth about 78p, and all the massive reductions/cl...

I used to use a manual sausage filling machine rather like a caulking gun or silicone sealant gun which worked very well for years, but my hands can't put up with the pressure any more. I tried using the mincer (Kenwood Chef) but found it too difficult ... needed at least two pairs of hands, if not ...

invisiblepiper wrote:Since when could you buy Irn Bru in Surrey?
Pattern looks like a Birminham road map!

You can even get Irn Bru in Ireland

Thanks for that Sally, I don't think I will go out of my way to get one just yet.

A pressure cooker and a gas saver (thingy you put on the gas ring to make it more efficient. These are for daughter who is taking over the utility bills in the new year. Sorry to be a bit off topic but have you used one of these gas savers GA ? I have looked at adverts for these in the past and cou...

Some good and relevant points were made in the past posts, but... Rivers, which now harbour fish again, were absolutely foul 40 years ago. There was sulfur in petrol causing acid rain, there was lead in petrol; very healty as well. And though there were less cars, each car in itsself was much more ...

As others have said, you should keep the buck separate (until needed).
But one thing I can add to that is don't cage the buck so that he can see the does, as they tend to literally spray urine everywhere
It's a male thing I suppose

I have an old Howard 350 rotavator which can also take other tools including a plough and a ridger for earthing up potatoes, you can also fit a trailer (tipper or flat bed) although I don't have one. The trailer has a seat at the front and you steer by pushing the rotavator handle left or right. Acc...

One suggestion that you might find helpful later on ... take several photographs of the greenhouse before you dismantle it. It can be a Godsend when you try to figure out where this funny short length of aluminium goes :scratch: EDIT .. sorry just read the above post ... you had already thought of t...

Millymollymandy wrote:Don't really like tea so I don't know what I'd drink instead - I suppose hot chocolate would be OK.

The only flaw in that is chocolate contains caffeine as well

I found this... Quote: Jewish penicillin: Chicken soup. If not really a form of penicillin," chicken soup may, in fact, have some therapeutic merit. A study published in the journal Chest demonstrated that chicken soup may contain substances with beneficial activity including an anti-inflammat...

I know what you mean and I'm at the other end of the scale. I'm officially "retired" which to most people means I'm probably dozing in an armchair by the fire with a cup of tea beside me and a newspaper on my lap. Chance would be a fine thing :mrgreen: I probably "work" the same ...