Hi All, It's nice to find a forum where I can share ideas and chat to others with out being classed as a bit odd or eccentric.
My name is Steve and i live in Wiltshire, we have a big ish garden, enough space for 5 chickens, 2 ducks, a polytunnel, greenhouse, 2 sheds, I try to grow as much of our own stuff as possible, self sufficient in Toms, lettuce and carrots at the mo. We have a solar thermal panel for hot water and a 2.75 KW photo voltaic solar array for electric (which has surpassed all my expectations, can't recommend it enough), we have a small log burner which provides heat and hot water in winter, I get the wood for free (basically I'll do anything for wood). I collect apples annually and make my own cider, and preserve anything else i can. I like to make things for the allotment from pallets, ie shed, raised planter, raised beds, benches etc. I also tinker and try to invent energy saving devices so classed as a bit mad. So am I in the right place as selfsufficient 'ish'.
Steve.
Newbie from N Wilts.
- diggernotdreamer
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Re: Newbie from N Wilts.
Hi Steve, welcome to Ish. I think you will fit in here just fine
- doofaloofa
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Re: Newbie from N Wilts.
Hey Steve
cool user name
cool user name
ina wrote: die dümmsten Bauern haben die dicksten Kartoffeln
- boboff
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Re: Newbie from N Wilts.
Hello, watch the above two they are "Crazy"
http://boboffs.blogspot.co.uk/Millymollymandy wrote:Bloody smilies, always being used. I hate them and they should be banned.
No I won't use a smiley because I've decided to turn into Boboff, as he's turned all nice all of a sudden. Grumble grumble.
- bonniethomas06
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Re: Newbie from N Wilts.
Hi Steve, nice to meet you, from a S Wiltshirer(Warminster)
"A pretty face is fine, but what a farmer needs is a woman who can carry a pig under each arm"
My blog...
http://www.theparttimesmallholder.blogspot.com
My blog...
http://www.theparttimesmallholder.blogspot.com
- Thomzo
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Re: Newbie from N Wilts.
Hi Steve I'm just across the road in Swindon
Sorry, I know it's taken me such a long time to reply - I'm just a bit slow...
Cheers
Zoe
Sorry, I know it's taken me such a long time to reply - I'm just a bit slow...
Cheers
Zoe
- thesunflowergal
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Re: Newbie from N Wilts.
Steve.
Welcome, we are just down the hill from Zoe in Swindon.
Welcome, we are just down the hill from Zoe in Swindon.
Stay at home Mummy to Orin 8, Trixie 6 and Temogen 4 . Also three Chickens Dottie, Poppy and Dr Mumbo. Three cats called Flossie and Pickle and Lexi.
Check out my blog:
http://ramblingsofasunflowergal.blogspot.co.uk/
Check out my blog:
http://ramblingsofasunflowergal.blogspot.co.uk/