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If too skint to buy ecover / similar and don't have time to make your own you could ask santa / friends to get the stuff for presents at birthday / xmas time? I've taken to buying my mates / family this stuff - esp the bulk packages - for their xmas / housewarming / thank you pressies. All have been...

mmmm, takes me back, my mum used to make a savoury bread and butter pudding when we were wee - used chopped up sausages in it along with cheese.

the subject name made me chuckle :lol: I'm fed up feeding our cat whiskas and want to find something from a less 'corporate' source (and less canned / stupid little plastic pouch packaged that OH seems to keep buying and using). She's not massively fussy - not too keen on the jelly round the stuff t...

Does anyone know how t service a sewing machine (more specifically, a 1954 treadle/electric Singer)? I took the electric 1953 singer to be serviced and it was £75!!!! sorry no idea how to help. I can't believe it cost you £75 for a service though. I've ended up having mine serviced/ repaired a coup...

butter - for many of the reasons as stated above. On a health kick (too many cakes) since new year so off the butter and bread (and the cakes, booze, biscuits, fish suppers etc etc).
Still using vigin olive oil for cooking with though - bought a wee spray pump thingy last year and use it in that.

well, inspired by you lot, I dug and built my first ever raised bed - here's to no more double digging :cheers: . (and I'll be building a dry stane dyke with wot came out :shock: ) Did waste (sorry spent time educating myself) a fair bit of time in here today too - soooooooooooooo much info. I feel ...

Green Aura wrote:Hi fruitcake, whereabouts are you??

Not quite as far north as you - am in mid Argyll

ta all for the warm welcome :salute: Hi my husband is up in the Highlands at the moment. Hope you are not having storms like we are down here in Devon. Good luck with the field. it's currently blowin a hoolie and pishin it down (all technical weather descriptions here!). Hope you don't suffer too mu...

I was told that when floorboards were originally sanded the dust was kept and mixed with varnish to fill the gaps between - I like the sound of the papier mache - I never tried that. Decorators caulk (comes in various colours too) might work better than silicon although it's not as flexible so might...

My hubbie lived in a static previously - he fitted a normal woodburning stove no probs. Just get a really small one or you'll be sitting in a t shirt with the windows and doors open. He put 3 large slabs on the floor (took the load nae bother) and fitted mineral? sheeting to the walls around where t...

V interested to read this thread. I spent last weekend planing some willow rods, specifically with harvesting for firewood in mind. Can't remember which variety - starts with M. We have a willow farm at the bottom of the road and they recommended it - their advice is to harvest a 1/4 each year as it...

Hello peeps Have been having a wee nosey round the site this afternoon - looks tops. great to see so many enthusiasts out there. Been doing bits and pieces of ishing at various levels over the years. I now have a garden (for garden read ex bit of field) which I'm planning on starting to cultivate so...