Getting to know you... part 3...

[becks77]

What nickname did you have as a kid? Woody wood pecker
What did you want to be when you were "all growed up"? Cant remeber but something arty probably

What do you do for work now? Chemistry technician at 6th form college
Who introduced you to Selfsufficientish thinking? Myself

What was the first thing you ever planted? Probably apple seeds

What was the first food you ever caught to eat? fish but am now veggie
What was the first thing you ever dismantled? old family clock of an heirloom, never had worked properly so figured it didn't matt too much if I messed up completely.....no it never did work again
What is under your bed? kids swimming gear, lots of other stuff that has nowhere else to live, and loads of dust

What is on your mouse pad? an unusual pattern!
What scares you? easy ....spiders

What gave you your last big belly-laugh? me and my mate trying not to fall in the trench dug by her other half at the lottie
What is the first thing you see when you walk out your back door? garden with 3 chuckies in it( and rain at the mo )

What did you eat for tea last night? Chips it was great(dont get them too often here)

What charity/ies do you support? Cancer and british heart foundation

What is your least favourite chore/job around the house? Ironing
If you were to be banished to an island for 2 years, and could take one person with you, Who would you take and why? OH we get on so well

What was the last CD that you bought? Mike Oldfield" Spheres"
What was the last gift you were given that you really didn't want? Birthday money from MIL

What is the most annoying thing you do (according to your mate/mum/kid/neighbour etc.)? get up really early
What is your favourite drink? black coffee

Where is your favourite place in the whole wide world? Orkney

[Milims]

I probably did this last time - but I figures I'd have a go again!

What nickname did you have as a kid?
Mad Harry!

What did you want to be when you were "all growed up"?
Donny Osmonds girlfriend

What do you do for work now?
I'm a music Technician in our local High School. I love it but they aren't going to renew my contract as they are doing away with the position.

Who introduced you to Selfsufficientish thinking?
It's always been there. I used to fantasise about running away from home a living off what I could forrage! But my OH has helped me put it into action - being ish that is - not running away from home!

What was the first thing you ever planted?
Probably flowers in my mothers garden

What was the first food you ever caught to eat?
I haven't done that yet but I'm going to book a sea fishing trip with my birthday money!

What was the first thing you ever dismantled?
My dolls. I used to pull them apart and drown them in the bath, pretending I was a shark. (Does that make me sound like some kind of psycho?)

What is under your bed?
All sorts of "useful" stuff!

What is on your mouse pad?
Don't have one - it's a lap top

What scares you?
Maggots and strange staircases

What gave you your last big belly-laugh?
CSI last night Gil Grissom was slapped on the bum by a large lady who said something like "how about it a big gal and a gay man - it is possible!" The look on his face was a picture!

What is the first thing you see when you walk out your back door?
My chickens

What did you eat for tea last night?
Chilli and rice - we were eating up the portions of left overs from the freezer so we all had something different.

What charity/ies do you support?
Arthritis Research, although I do shop regularly in the Carncer Research shop and the Oxfam shop - so I guess I'm supporting them too

What is your least favourite chore/job around the house?
Housework is evil and should be banned! But if I had to pick on I'd say hoovering the stairs.

If you were to be banished to an island for 2 years, and could take one person with you, Who would you take and why?
Donny Osmond! No, seriously I'd take my OH he's resourceful and can teach me how to do stuff and he's a great cuddler!

What was the last CD that you bought?
Neneh Cherry, scond hand from Barter Books - but I think I might take it back again - I prefer her other album

What was the last gift you were given that you really didn't want? And what did you do with it?
My son keeps giving me gifts of the wonky stuff he makes in DT - so I just smile sweetly and display it somewhere for a while!

What is the most annoying thing you do (according to your mate/mum/kid/neighbour etc.)?
I just asked my OH and he said "asking stupid questions!"

What is your favourite drink?
Depends on the time of day. First thing in the morning it's coffee!


Where is your favourite place in the whole wide world?
The victorian arcade in Leeds and my bed

[sleepyowl]

What nickname did you have as a kid? Pob, sand pit, giraffe, staceyizer, QT, lanky

What did you want to be when you were "all growed up"? zoo keeper

What do you do for work now? retail assistant

Who introduced you to Selfsufficientish thinking? my dad's allotmenteering

What was the first thing you ever planted? a hawthorn

What was the first food you ever caught to eat? ling

What was the first thing you ever dismantled? lego

What is under your bed? a cat most likely

What is on your mouse pad? don't have one

What scares you? scorpions, being up a ladder

What gave you your last big belly-laugh? mum describing her hayfever as 'like being fisted in the eye'

What is the first thing you see when you walk out your back door? a step

What did you eat for tea last night? chilli

What charity/ies do you support? ABplus, as well as running a support group for LGBT Pagans (though not really a charty)

What is your least favourite chore/job around the house? cleaning out the cat litter tray

If you were to be banished to an island for 2 years, and could take one person with you, Who would you take and why? Rich my other half

What was the last CD that you bought? Sigur Ros-Takk

What was the last gift you were given that you really didn't want? And what did you do with it? some wooden toadstools which were nice except for a pixie type thing which was really naff, we broke off the pixie

What is the most annoying thing you do (according to your mate/mum/kid/neighbour etc.)? sqeezing my other half's spots

What is your favourite drink? White Wych

Where is your favourite place in the whole wide world? Isles of Scilly

[fruitcake]

What nickname did you have as a kid?
dianthus

What did you want to be when you were "all growed up"?
never anything in particular - just successful and happy

What do you do for work now?
economic development - never thought I'd end up there

Who introduced you to Selfsufficientish thinking?
my folks

What was the first thing you ever planted?
can't remember - always had a bit of the garden that was mine when i was a kid - I do remember being really over the moon when my dad got me apple trees, and I've always planted a rowan anywhere I've lived that had a garden

What was the first food you ever caught to eat?
caught a fish - once

What was the first thing you ever dismantled?
daddy long legs - such a horrid child!

What is under your bed?
nothing

What is on your mouse pad?
it's a recycled tyre one advertising Loch Lomond National Park

What scares you?
balloons give me the creeps

What gave you your last big belly-laugh?
my friends toddler who was visiting today when he stuffed a baby wipe in her tea when she wasnt looking - cheeky monkey

What is the first thing you see when you walk out your back door?
the kitchen door goes out onto the deck so the plants and herbs in pots on that (the deck furniture hasn't made it back out of the shed for the summer yet)

What did you eat for tea last night?
pasta, then rhubarb crumble

What charity/ies do you support?
RNLI, Surfers Against Sewage, Trees for Life

What is your least favourite chore/job around the house?
Cleaning the bathrooms

If you were to be banished to an island for 2 years, and could take one person with you, Who would you take and why?
My OH - he's fun, my best mate and my fav person to travel with

What was the last CD that you bought?
I think it was Joan Baez, Ring Them Bells (I don't buy CDs very often)

What was the last gift you were given that you really didn't want? And what did you do with it?
Can't remember - got a pile of stuff one year that I didnt want - gave most of it still in its boxes to a mates charity raffle, usually just stick it down the charity shop otherwise.

What is the most annoying thing you do (according to your mate/mum/kid/neighbour etc.)?
prob be grumpy

What is your favourite drink?
water, peppermint tea, guinness, whisky - depends on the curcumstances obviously

Where is your favourite place in the whole wide world?
either my bed (cos I'm captain coma) or just being outside in the fresh air.

[Mylovelyhorse]

What did you want to be when you were "all growed up"?

What do you do for work now?
Editor
Who introduced you to Selfsufficientish thinking?
I suppose it was in The Good Life, when I was a child!
What was the first thing you ever planted?
Alyssum seeds, when I was about 4
What was the first food you ever caught to eat?
My family used to go fishing when I was a child, so I caught some flat fish and some eels. But I didn't eat them. And I've been vegetarian since I was 20, so I don't think I've EVER caught food to eat.
What was the first thing you ever dismantled?
One of my dolls. Oh dear.
What is under your bed?
A carpet and lots of cat fur. Also a mountain dulcimer, in a case.
What is on your mouse pad?
My mouse. And my hand.
What scares you?
The thought of having children!
What gave you your last big belly-laugh?
Mrlovelyhorse.
What is the first thing you see when you walk out your back door?
A large tree opposite the door. And a newly-build kiln.
What did you eat for tea last night?
Broccoli pasta arrabiata
What charity/ies do you support?
Celia Hammond Animal Trust; Help the Aged, various others as and when...
What is your least favourite chore/job around the house?
Ironing. Or it would be, if I ever did any.
If you were to be banished to an island for 2 years, and could take one person with you, Who would you take and why?
Mrlovelyhorse. Because he makes me laugh and we so so rarely disagree!
What was the last CD that you bought?
The new album from Diego Brown and the Good Fairy
What was the last gift you were given that you really didn't want? And what did you do with it?
Hair straighteners. They went straight to a charity shop.
What is the most annoying thing you do (according to your mate/mum/kid/neighbour etc.)?
Pick my nails. Probably.
What is your favourite drink?
Earl Gray tea with soya milk. Or a nice glass of red wine.
Where is your favourite place in the whole wide world?
Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne.

[thesunflowergal]

What nickname did you have as a kid?
Sunflower
What did you want to be when you were "all growed up"?
A Vet
What do you do for work now?
I am a stay at home Mummy
Who introduced you to Selfsufficientish thinking?
My paternal Grandmother. She had a lottie, made her own jam, bread etc. My Mother thought she was mad!!
What was the first thing you ever planted?
Lettuce and Cucumber
What was the first food you ever caught to eat?
Apples that were blowing in the wind
What was the first thing you ever dismantled?
I haven't a clue
What is under your bed?
Magerzines, boxes, lots of dust
What is on your mouse pad?
I don't have one, it a lap top
What scares you?
Losing my children, dieing so that I can not care for them any more.
What gave you your last big belly-laugh?
Hubby making pasta with the wrong flour, he used strong bread flour. It turned to elastic, he would roll it out then it pinged back into shape. Silly bugger!!
What is the first thing you see when you walk out your back door?
Lettuces, rocket, some other plants
What did you eat for tea last night?
Salad, and salmon.
What charity/ies do you support?
My family at the mo, as we are broke!!
What is your least favourite chore/job around the house?
Cleaning the oven
If you were to be banished to an island for 2 years, and could take one person with you, Who would you take and why?
Hubby as he is a great chef, and lots of fun!!
What was the last CD that you bought?
Pass
What was the last gift you were given that you really didn't want? And what did you do with it?
A box of opeded shreddies, from my MIL. Shoved them in the cupboard for the kiddies.
What is the most annoying thing you do (according to your mate/mum/kid/neighbour etc.)?
Tut
What is your favourite drink?
Vodka
Where is your favourite place in the whole wide world?
My house and garden

[RobHed]

Hi peoples...........I have only just joined this site yesterday so am still finding my way around this wonderful place but this looked like good fun so here goes. Hopefully, by this, you will all get to know me better : if in doubt, just ask - I don't bite !

What nickname did you have as a kid? Mushroom (as I did my best to be a fun guy to be with......)

What did you want to be when you were "all growed up"? Younger again.............

What do you do for work now? A local authority (and really enjoying my work too !)

Who introduced you to Selfsufficientish thinking? " The Good Life " (especially the very first episode when Briars was trying to discover what 'it' was and how he could achieve 'it'. I am still waiting for him to be my friend on facebook but I imagine he is rather busy which is why he hasn't replied...)

What was the first thing you ever planted? An old potato from the fridge that had started sprouting

What was the first food you ever caught to eat? Mackeral from Weymouth beach (with my dad)

What was the first thing you ever dismantled? A bicycle

What is under your bed? Mostly dust..........no Reds as of this morning, anyway............

What is on your mouse pad? My mouse

What scares you? Spiders/Gordon Brown being PM/the increasing speed of vehicles going down our urban road and the fact that the City Council clearly don't give a damn despite me writing continually to them to investigate and just have a look...

What gave you your last big belly-laugh? My beautiful little 10-year old daughter....

What is the first thing you see when you walk out your back door? One of our herb patches (in a tin bath) with its golden thyme, mint and common thyme

What did you eat for tea last night? Pasta

What charity/ies do you support? None and I do feel ashamed but if we did, it would be the NSPCC. I belong to the RHS and National Trust though (my Tufty Club membership expired in 1967...)

What is your least favourite chore/job around the house? Cleaning out the guinea pig hutch..........

If you were to be banished to an island for 2 years, and could take one person with you, Who would you take and why? Noah (so he could build an ark and we could sail back with animals for company...)


What was the last CD that you bought? I do a lot of (legal) downloading so i think it was a Jefferson Airplane compilation or a live Country Joe and the Fish album (sorry - the old hippy in me comes out sometimes....)

What was the last gift you were given that you really didn't want? And what did you do with it? Another year taken away from me...resulting in a resignation to do make more of life

What is the most annoying thing you do (according to your mate/mum/kid/neighbour etc.)? Not tidy up after myself (but I am getting better......)

What is your favourite drink? Earl Grey tea

Where is your favourite place in the whole wide world? Home

[MuddyWitch]

What nickname did you have as a kid?

Gypsy, because I read the Tarot Cards from an early age

What did you want to be when you were "all growed up"? A vet...but I'm VERY allergic to cats

What do you do for work now?

Nowt, I'm 100% ish

Who introduced you to Selfsufficientish thinking?

My Aunt & Uncle

What was the first thing you ever planted?

Can't really remember, but probably runner beans or summat similar, I was 3!

What was the first food you ever caught to eat?

rabbit

What was the first thing you ever dismantled?

A bike

What is under your bed?

plaster boards & fluff

What is on your mouse pad?

my mouse!;)

What scares you?

The mess we may leave the planet in for our kids

What gave you your last big belly-laugh?

Julie's mad dogs!

What is the first thing you see when you walk out your back door?

The blur of my dogs running past, then the honeysuckle on the fence

What did you eat for tea last night?

Spag bol

What charity/ies do you support?

not strictly a charity, but Greenpeace UK


What is your least favourite chore/job around the house?

All of 'em!

If you were to be banished to an island for 2 years, and could take one person with you, Who would you take and why?

Hubby, for a hundred reasons but partly because I can't cook!

What was the last CD that you bought?

The Watersons' 'Mighty River of Song'

What was the last gift you were given that you really didn't want? And what did you do with it?

perfume, & I gave it to my 'girlie' daughter

What is the most annoying thing you do (according to your mate/mum/kid/neighbour etc.)?

digress

What is your favourite drink?

Tea

Where is your favourite place in the whole wide world?

in hubby's arms

[Brij]

Hope no-one minds me adding to this, I've been off the board for a while, and it's been nice to read through your answers, and since I plan to be about a bit more for the next couple of months, I thought I'd get stuck in

What nickname did you have as a kid? Gadget on my dad's side of the family, Bridey on my mum's... no particular reason other than they are more easily pronounced than Brijit, especially for children

What did you want to be when you were "all growed up"? A hairdresser. Now my sister is one!

What do you do for work now? I'm a stoodent for the next 96 hours. Then I'll doss for a couple of months before I start au pairing.

Who introduced you to Selfsufficientish thinking? Mum I guess, she has always encouraged re-using things, mending things, although she also got me addicted to topshop and hair straighteners, so I guess she's not that wholesome an influence!

What was the first thing you ever planted? A lettuce in a biology class at primary school.

What was the first food you ever caught to eat? Strawberries in my Grandmère's garden. They roll about alot if you drop them.

What was the first thing you ever dismantled? A computer tower, couldn't resist once I realised how straightforward it was!

What is under your bed? Nothing, to my knowledge. Maybe a few origami flowers.

What is on your mouse pad? I have a laptop with a silly touch-mouse thing that my thumb brushes when I type and makes things go all screwy.

What scares you? Birds. I plan to get over it one day.

What gave you your last big belly-laugh? A picture my little brother emailed me of a cat looking silly. I was in the uni library at the time, didn't go down all that well.

What is the first thing you see when you walk out your back door? I only have a side-door at the moment.

What did you eat for tea last night? I didn't. I was in the library all night.

What charity/ies do you support? I don't at the moment, no money at all!

What is your least favourite chore/job around the house? All of it. My flatmate does nothing.

If you were to be banished to an island for 2 years, and could take one person with you, Who would you take and why?
Right now, I can't help but think : no-one. Sounds like bliss. But I would miss my family sorely after an hour or two.

What was the last CD that you bought? Street Nation I am so damn cool.

What was the last gift you were given that you really didn't want? And what did you do with it? All donations are gratefully received!

What is the most annoying thing you do (according to your mate/mum/kid/neighbour etc.)? I am perfect in every way. Honest.

What is your favourite drink? At the moment, real ale. Cos I know in a couple of months I won't get any for love nor money

Where is your favourite place in the whole wide world? Montmartre in Paris.

[Milims]

Hi there Brij - good to see you back!

[Brij]

Thanks Milims! How's it hanging? I see a few categories have been added, but nice to see ish is still, well, ish!

[eccentric_emma]

I love these things......gives me a good excuse to skip the washing up.....!

What nickname did you have as a kid?
ET - because that was my initials, and Emmy-Lou-La because my middle name is Louise

What did you want to be when you were "all growed up"?
Oh loads of things. Most memorably I wanted to work in a sweet shop. At the moment I work in an off license so not far off!

What do you do for work now?
I'm temping at an off license (who always take me back when I need a job, bless 'em)

Who introduced you to Selfsufficientish thinking?
Nobody really, I changed my 'green' ethic over the course of a weekend at Glastonbury and was completely converted by the time I returned. It just grew from there really. It's Not Easy Being Green gave me loads of inspiration.

What was the first thing you ever planted?
When I was a child I used to grow loads of ornamental gourds and they took over our garden and the neighbours. As an adult, I think it was basil.

What was the first food you ever caught to eat?
I've never 'caught' anything as I've been veggie since 11 but the first thing I picked to eat was peas. My dad kept pretending he was finding caterpillars in the pods to scare me!

What was the first thing you ever dismantled?
Er I don't know. I don't think I've ever dismantled anything, I'm fairly certain it would end badly for me and the item.

What is under your bed?
Some of my parents paperwork, and some junk that I brought back from travelling and haven't really unpacked yet. There's a goat horn in there somewhere!

What is on your mouse pad?
I don't have one.

What scares you?
Spiders although I'm working on that one and getting heaps better. What seriously scares me is that I'll be stuck where I am for the rest of my life! *shudders*

What gave you your last big belly-laugh?
A joke on Scrubs.

What is the first thing you see when you walk out your back door?
Various plants in pots.

What did you eat for tea last night?
Pasta with pesto.

What charity/ies do you support?
At the moment I'm saving my pennies! However whenever possible I support Greenpeace and animal charities.

What is your least favourite chore/job around the house?
Washing up. The sink is too high for me and it makes my shoulder muscles bunch up and feel really tense!

If you were to be banished to an island for 2 years, and could take one person with you, Who would you take and why?
Definitely my husband. He can keep me entertained for hours on end, and would keep me motivated to find food and have loads of fun and laughter as well!

What was the last CD that you bought?
Rodrigo y Gabriela. In fact I like them so much I bought all three CD's of theirs in one go.

What was the last gift you were given that you really didn't want? And what did you do with it?
Actually last Christmas we explained to everyone we didn't want to give/receive presents so I haven't been given anything I didn't want for ages! Mainly I hate getting those little books that you look at once then they take up space, e.g. the little book of calm!

What is the most annoying thing you do (according to your mate/mum/kid/neighbour etc.)?
I can't convey my thoughts properly! I just witter a lot and never make sense.

What is your favourite drink?
At the moment, ginger beer. So I'm currently researching getting a ginger beer plant!

Where is your favourite place in the whole wide world?
I couldn't pick one. I love so many different places for many different reasons. But the common factor in all the places is closeness to nature, clean air, clean water, like minded people and sunshine.