What I don't have...but wish I did!

[possum]

I have another for my list, a harp! I have no idea how to play one, but I've always wanted one...

check out http://www.earlymusicshop.co.uk
I got mine from there, it is portable and didn't cost a small fortune (less than 300GBP), they are not too difficult to play either.

[Wombat]

More time ... never enough time!

Oh Yeah!

[jampot]

a working sewing machine, bees ( as in a hive of), a few acres of land and a nice sticky bun!

[lsm1066]

check out http://www.earlymusicshop.co.uk
I got mine from there, it is portable and didn't cost a small fortune (less than 300GBP), they are not too difficult to play either.

My first job was at the Early Music Shop when they had a shop in London. Apropos of nothing really. Just thought I'd say.

Lynne

[citizentwiglet]

An engine for the car.....

We had one until Wednesday, until we got a head gasket failure and an overheat which has cracked the block...

In Ish-style, I took it upon myself to get a Haynes manual second hand and do some trawling on the hinterweb to try and see if we could sort it ourselves, but a WEE bit too technical for a novice...

£600 repair bill (on a 10yr old Rover 214 that only cost £650.00 including tax and MOT)...or an recon engine fitted for £250.00 by a trusted mate...

Guess who's just bought an engine??

[mrsflibble]

yowch on the head gasket CT. have a look on ebay for CD based rover repair manuals, our one for the 800 series cost us a fiver with postage and packaging included and it was invaluable. much more helpful than a haynes manual. Mind you, it never mentioned how to fix the bendy dashboard.

[The Riff-Raff Element]

The field just next door to us. Which is pretty small and since it is boarded on two sides by the lane and on the other two by our ground is not exactly prime farming in this modern age. Mostly it is used for hay, but the guy who owns it isn't really interested in it and is increasingly farming thistles... And since it has now been decreed that it will NEVER be zoned for building land (due to a slight tendency to flooding - we are three feet higher and very pleased about it too) buying it might just be possible. 3000m2 building land = about €25000 but same without permission to build, maybe €750.

[MKG]

Which? Three thousand square metres or three thousand metres square? And it it doesn't actually matter - at 750 euros, it's a snip. (Thinking suddenly of selling up and moving to France).

[mrsflibble]

I'd like an adult trike with a sophie seat, or a bike and trailer.

[The Riff-Raff Element]

Which? Three thousand square metres or three thousand metres square? And it it doesn't actually matter - at 750 euros, it's a snip. (Thinking suddenly of selling up and moving to France).

Three thousand square meters - three quarters of an acre. Land here is not very expensive provided it is only for agricultural use. The next level up is "leisure use" which means things like sports grounds, and that comes out at around €3000 to €4000 an acre, then its building land.

I'll buy it, but the negotiations have to be taken very, very slowly

[MrsD'ville]

And being France there'll just be the odd kilometre or two of tape rouge?? My sister in law and brood live in France and while they love it, the bureaucracy around buying, opening and licensing their B&B was quite stupefying.

Good luck anyway!

[The Riff-Raff Element]

And being France there'll just be the odd kilometre or two of tape rouge?? My sister in law and brood live in France and while they love it, the bureaucracy around buying, opening and licensing their B&B was quite stupefying.

Good luck anyway!

After five years here I find that the bureaucracy just needs a certain state of mind

Buying and selling property is, surprisingly, usually a piece of cake (a sight easier than in the UK, in my view), but planning permissions, licencing, registering a business, getting a family rail card, etc, etc can be more...challenging

[Milims]

An Aga/Range - or similar - I'd love to have a lovely big solid fule thingy to cook on and heat the house

[yugogypsy]

Oh me too Milims!

Nothing like an Aga I've heard.

Now I want a boyfriend who doesn't live 26 miles away and isn't a workaholic (3 office buildings and other painting-I haven't had a sit down chat with him for WEEKS )

Lois

[Millymollymandy]

I never noticed this thread before!

I'd like:

A greenhouse
A huge underground rainwater reservoir with a pump
Enough insulation to keep out cold and heat
A big stone barn
For my pets buried in this garden (currently 3) to be alive again.