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Sarah, don't dispair yet.... A good friend of mine was gifted a small piece of adjoining garden (about 10m by 10m). No solicitor was required, she downloaded the relevant title alteration forms from the Register, filled them in, accompanied with an OS base plan (the most costly part at £50ish) and s...

Good point Tony. Shopping is a very mild detour on the way home from work but even then I tend to go once a week. I would very much like to cycle there on a Saturday but the straw hoose is still demanding lots of my time. I will get back to it later this year I hope. Once I get a veg garden establis...

Right, here's my dilemma! I have worked very hard to get my leccy consumption in the straw hoose down as low as possible. Last month's average was 1.6kWh/day. As the days lengthen, this will come down slightly more. The only permanently running item is my fridge which is new and an A+ model. I have ...

Thanks chaps and chapesses! Very pleased but there's going to be a long list of jobs. I have just added to the list by buying 16 window blinds on the way home from work tonight. I have carefully laid them out at the correct window in the hope that the Blind Fairy will come tomorrow whilst im working...

I have been missing for some time :oops: It's been a busy 9 months, but I am no longer trailer trash! Moved in just before Christmas (into an unfinished house but the frost on the inside of the caravan gort the better of me!) Still quite a few finishing jobs to be done, but photos here throughout th...

Bump for Cropredy - anyone else going?

Ann it would be great if you could both come! The plan so far is to try and have folk on site for 8:30 on 28th. Let me ken if you are able to join us!

Nev I should have timed my build to coincide with the Wombat's World Ish Tour!

Will post some pics of the even so you can join in cyber-style.

TG

Opportunity to get involved in a straw bale house.

See thread in Green Building section here

Hope Mods will leave this 'duplication' thead

The house is almost ready for bales! :cheers: We are having a bale building day on 28th May. Location - near Melrose in the Borders. The plan is to have 4 bale teams, one on each corner, led by an experienced baler. Camping available if required. 20 min walk to the pub on Saturday night. If anyone i...

I managed to convince BT to put a phone line into the caravan. They run a line on the ground for about 100m from the nearest pole. It's temporary for this year.

Theres some grumblings about this years Cropredy line up on some forums. If the weather is good I will be very happy! I think a 3 day ticket is £90. Pretty good value imo. An I am a tight Jockaneese type person.

Hehe Mike - I never got it tried. I might not get it tried tonight either as I have some trees to cut down tomorrow so better not do it with a hangover!

I will let you know the outcome though.

Aaaarg! Never again!

MKG wrote:Suck it and see.Mike

Sounds like a plan. 15% you say? Steering gear failure tonight then

Thanks Mike.