Hello.. Another newbie

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madhatter
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Location: Sydney, Australia

Hello.. Another newbie

Post: # 245056Post madhatter »

Hi everyone, I am Lauren and I live in Sydney, Australia with my husband, two boys (2 and 5mths) greyhound and guinea pig.
We are slowly switching to a more sustainable and self sufficient lifestyle for health and environmental reasons. Our biggest purchase has been our solar panels which will *hopefully* totally cover our electricity bill plus some more, we are cloth nappy users (love them!) and aiming to be totally self sufficient in veges by early next year (once we have fully expanded the vege garden)
We are only on a standard suburban block (500sqm) but my grand plans are to include chickens, bees and a rainwater tank (another big purchase we just can't afford at the moment). As i am off work with the boys, i try to make most of our stuff from scratch (bread etc) but still don't consider myself very good so hoping to get some tips!

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marshlander
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Joined: Tue Jan 15, 2008 2:45 am
Location: Cloddygate Farm, North Linconshire coast.

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Post: # 245057Post marshlander »

:hello2: Hi madhatter!
Terri x
“I'd rather be a little weird than all boring.”
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snapdragon
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Location: Wiltshire, on the edge and holding

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Post: # 245069Post snapdragon »

Welcome in Madhatter - :wave:
Say what you mean and be who you are, Those who mind don't matter, and those that matter don't mind
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Post: # 245779Post MuddyWitch »

Welcome to ISH :flower:

MW
If it isn't a Greyhound, it's just a dog!

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spider8
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Location: Orkney, Scotland.

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Post: # 245783Post spider8 »

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

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Milims
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Location: North East

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Post: # 245862Post Milims »

Hi there and :wave: welcome
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!
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indy
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Location: Dorset, England

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Post: # 245916Post indy »

Hi and welcome :sunny:
Sing like nobody's listening, live like there's no tomorrow, dance like nobody's watching and love like you've never been hurt.

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