Hi from New Zealand

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Hi from New Zealand

Post: # 62044Post shae »

Hello,
I've just discovered your fab forum. I'm a mum (and wife) of 2 kiddies and living just outside Cambridge (NZ) in a run down old house in the middle of a dairy farm. We moved out of the city for a quieter pace of life in which to bring up our wee ones. We are just really evaluating our level of consumerism and looking to make some positive changes. We have 4 hens 2 sheep (hopefully in lamb) and neglected veg garden and are cloth nappy users. Anyway looking forward to making the most of all the valueable advice.

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Post: # 62064Post red »

hi and welcome :flower:
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Post: # 62075Post Bonniegirl »

Kia Ora!

From Hamilton! :cheers:
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Welcome :wave:
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some days you're the lamp-post"

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Post: # 62100Post Millymollymandy »

Welcome Shae. There's loads of Kiwis here on the forum but you might have noticed that already!

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Post: # 62246Post ohareward »

Hi Shae. Welcome from the Mainland.

We also left city life and live in an old house surrounded by a dairy farm in North Canterbury.

Robin
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Post: # 62249Post Jack »

Yeah Gidday

Good to have more Kiwis here.

I am down North Otago.
Cheers
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Post: # 62251Post possum »

Hi there, I am out near the Banks Peninsula
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Post: # 62291Post Shirley »

Hi Shae

Welcome aboard :cheers:
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Post: # 62293Post ina »

Hiya Shae, welcome to the SSishers!
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Post: # 62301Post Andy Hamilton »

Hi shae and welcome, nice to see that you are taking the route of washables, I have been researching disposables for our book and it is defintely a way to make a big difference.
First we sow the seeds, nature grows the seeds then we eat the seeds. Neil Pye
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Post: # 62315Post glenniedragon »

Welcome to the site! it seems strange reading names for places over here over there (does that make sense?) Cambridge, Canterbury kinda wierd! maybe we could do 'twinning' of Ssishers like they do towns! quite apt when you consider our forums glorious creators!

I digress, Welcome to the site
Kind thoughts
Deb

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Post: # 62331Post Thomzo »

Hi Shae
Welcome to the site. Sounds like you'll be giving us advice.

Zoe

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Post: # 62341Post possum »

glenniedragon wrote:Welcome to the site! it seems strange reading names for places over here over there (does that make sense?) Cambridge, Canterbury kinda wierd!
There are plenty of them around, sheffield, Rotherham, Darfield, Aylesbury, Belfast and further south you then get the Scottish ones
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Post: # 62364Post Jerseymum »

Hello.
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