, I have been looking at the site for a couple of days and really love what I see.I moved to this part of the world from London 13 years ago with my two young sons where I used to "Live the good Life" and dream of what I could do with More..and being here, I have made All my dreams come true,with a few more besides!! 
. A favourite saying has been"Well that would never have Happened in the back garden in london!" 
Its been a huge learning curve ,putting into practice all the Wombling and recycling, reusing, renovating skills I can and over the time have changed a farm house,yard with tumbled outbuildings and the 10acre plot ,(all the land that the farmers would not want)left from a huge farm into somewhere where we can call home and often invite others to share.eg.the Venture scouts meet here once a week,,
By taking my time I have found many Treasures, beautiful old tools etc,and by carefully getting rid of all the scrap and rubbish that was exposed once all the greenery had died away made it a much safer place to be for animals and humans....
I have had help from a variety of means, from friends, family, friends who now feel like family,exchange for use of shed or tools,swappies of many sorts,,,to .WWOOF> help where we have met people from all over the world. At the moment I have a friut/veg garden,six sheep , a few chickens and two pairs of geese who are sitting as I write, but have in the past had pigs ,goats and horse, (a retired old mare who gave birth a few months after she was here to a beautiful boy who now lives with a horse mad family across the valley).I have learnt many craft skills but the one that I have really spent time on is Woolcrafts, "from Sheep To Shoulder"..spinning ,using dyes made from plants..and knitting/crochet "rustic" items.
I have often pondered just How many people this place would have needed to make it Run Self Sufficient in days gone by ,and counted around 20 for all the chores to be done...which has made me think Just how Important My Good life in the Garden with allotment was..along with everyone else in the community looking after thier plot, it added up to a lot of land being cared for and helping nature to have a chance, as well as feeding ourselves.My neighbour back then told me of how the neighbourhood looked after each other and shared in the war..his garden was the chicken centre, everyone took scraps to feed them in the hope of an egg.Its heartening to read of so many wonderful Ideas and" Good Life People "Sharing still.
Looking forward to sharing more.Thanks
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