Hello from Yorkshire

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Muddywheeler
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Hello from Yorkshire

Post: # 208505Post Muddywheeler »

Hi, just come across this forum/site, quite a few interesting subjects, like the name Selfsufficientish, cause its true, its very difficult to be totally self sufficient. well I've been 'Selfsufficientish' for thirty years now, we don't buy much at all, the 'Good Life' started us off in our semi with a large garden with six chickens and a veg plot, that became to small to keep our family in food all year round so plus we wanted to know where our food came from, this was long before tracability came in, so we now have a smallholding with several acres which we have had for 25 years, we recycle all things possible and I'm terrible at not passing skips, cause people throw out all sorts of good items, timber, metal, wheels etc. I've found the main thing with self-sufficiency is staying power, wether you do it on a small or large scale, don't give in if you have disappointments, organise you systems well so its not a grind, keep plugging on because you will have more successes than failures. I am looking forward to reading all your ideas and hopefully contributing on this forum. , wished I’d found this site years ago, best wishes to all.

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Green Aura
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Re: Hello from Yorkshire

Post: # 208513Post Green Aura »

Hi muddywheeler, welcome to Ish :wave: Whereabouts are you?
Maggie

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Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage. Anais Nin

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123sologne
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Re: Hello from Yorkshire

Post: # 208514Post 123sologne »

Welcome from another nearly newbie... :wave: You must have some great expertise on a few things! I know what you mean about passing a skip and always wanting to see what is inside! :wink: :iconbiggrin:

MuddyWitch
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Re: Hello from Yorkshire

Post: # 208518Post MuddyWitch »

Welcome to ISH :flower:

From one 'Muddy' to an other! :iconbiggrin:

MW
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old tree man
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Re: Hello from Yorkshire

Post: # 208542Post old tree man »

Hello :wave: :flower:
Respect to all, be kind to all and you shall reap what you sow.
old tree man,
aka..... Russ

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Milims
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Re: Hello from Yorkshire

Post: # 208564Post Milims »

Hi there and welcome :wave:
Let us be lovely
And let us be kind
Let us be silly and free
It won't make us famous
It won't make us rich
But damn it how happy we'll be!
Edward Monkton


Member of the Ish Weight Loss Club since 10/1/11 Started at 12st 8 and have lost 8lb so far!

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battybird
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Re: Hello from Yorkshire

Post: # 208610Post battybird »

Hello and welcome to Ish... :wave: Sounds like you have had lots of practice at self sufficiency!! :salute:
The cockerel makes the noise, the hen produces the goods!! anon

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Millymollymandy
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Re: Hello from Yorkshire

Post: # 208645Post Millymollymandy »

Hi and welcome!
boboff wrote:Oh and just for MMM, :hugish: (thanks)
http://chateaumoorhen.blogspot.com/

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spider8
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Re: Hello from Yorkshire

Post: # 209793Post spider8 »

Hello and welcome from me too :wave:
Life's a bitch and then you diet.

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