What nickname did you have as a kid?
Mandy Pandy
What did you want to be when you were "all growed up"?
singer/dancer/writer/actress living on a ranch
What do you do for work now?
PhD candidate
Who introduced you to Selfsufficientish thinking?
not family or my friends at the time... me... though I imagine there were some influences I don't remember
What was the first thing you ever planted?
morning glories!
What was the first food you ever caught to eat?
never
What was the first thing you ever dismantled?
I'm not a dismantler - unless it's for moving.
What is under your bed?
A bin that saves wrapping paper to reuse.
What is on your mouse pad?
Raindrops on a pool of water - changes pictures.
What scares you?
Anything that jumps out at me or catches me offguard.
What gave you your last big belly-laugh?
my OH being silly
What is the first thing you see when you walk out your back door?
My new green house!
What did you eat for tea last night?
Chicken and salad.
What charity/ies do you support?
A lot... Breast Cancer for one.
What is your least favourite chore/job around the house?
Dishes
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 - and the best part is that there would be no TV/Video games!!! I couldn't live with (or without) anyone else.
What was the last CD that you bought?
sooo long ago... Maybe Jack Johnson.
What was the last gift you were given that you really didn't want? And what did you do with it?
I admit, I am a regifter. But I can't think of anything I didn't want lately.
What is the most annoying thing you do (according to your mate/mum/kid/neighbour etc.)?
Leave "stuff" everywhere and move onto another project.
What is your favourite drink?
Yerba Mate tea
Where is your favourite place in the whole wide world?
Wherever I am :)
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Millymollymandy
- A selfsufficientish Regular
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- Location: Brittany, France
I never thought you would actually read this!Stonehead wrote:Millymollymandy wrote:Eeeks I have just re-read the bit about being banished to an island - all this time I thought it said DESERT ISLAND, so I thought Stoney would be handy for building me a house and catching my dinner.
However, it could be an idyllic island with a nice house and all mod cons in Greece, so in that case I'd take my husband!
Only just saw this. Don't worry about the husband and the mod cons, I'm out to build a raft right now. I've never had anyone propose I play big strong hunter-gatherer builder on a desert island before!!
Now, how do I break this to the Other Half.......
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Cornelian
- Living the good life
- Posts: 255
- Joined: Thu Apr 26, 2007 3:58 am
- Location: Cornelian Bay, Tasmania
What nickname did you have as a kid?
Sausage *cringe*
What did you want to be when you were "all growed up"?
Either a writer or an adventurer. I made one of them.
What do you do for work now?
I'm a writer.
Who introduced you to Selfsufficientish thinking?
Well ... no one, really,. I grew up in the Australian bush in the 1950s and boy, then you were largely self-sufficient! LOL We grew and trapped most of what we ate, and made do with what we had or could scrounge from the local community. Then we moved to the city and also to the Dark Side.
What was the first thing you ever planted?
I can't remember - it was too long ago. I have always grown things.
What was the first food you ever caught to eat?
It would have been either a sheep, a rabbit or a chicken - we caught/trapped and killed and butchered all these in my childhood.
What was the first thing you ever dismantled?
A skeleton clock.
What is under your bed?
a lot of dust, some spare blankets and a soap box full of soap.
What is on your mouse pad?
A lot of cat hair. (No pictures)
What scares you?
Huntsman spiders. The UK does not have huntsman spiders. I may move there.
What gave you your last big belly-laugh?
Watching the cats fight over the corpse of a rat.
What is the first thing you see when you walk out your back door?
A bloody damned bugger of a heritage listed hawthorn hedge which causes much angst between me and my neighbours. Rotten thing. I'll take the kero and a match to it one day.
What did you eat for tea last night?
Homemade (and grown!) potato, onion and pumpkin soup.
What charity/ies do you support?
A local cat shelter, and a university library in another state of Australia.
What is your least favourite chore/job around the house?
Cleaning out the cat run.
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?
Tom Good - he'd be handy. Or my father. That would be good, too. Or Johnny Depp. Dang. I just can't make up my mind.
What was the last CD that you bought?
The Johnny Depp produced really roooooode Pirates chanty cd - fabulous!
What was the last gift you were given that you really didn't want? And what did you do with it?
Someone gave me a damned cat clock. It sat on the wall for a week before I went insane and dismembered it and hit the body pieces in places the police will never ever find.
And then I wiped my fingerprints off everything that might incriminate me.
What is the most annoying thing you do (according to your mate/mum/kid/neighbour etc.)?
According to my neighbour it is continue to breath. This really irritates her.
What is your favourite drink?
Llagavulin whisky.
Where is your favourite place in the whole wide world?
My home.
Sausage *cringe*
What did you want to be when you were "all growed up"?
Either a writer or an adventurer. I made one of them.
What do you do for work now?
I'm a writer.
Who introduced you to Selfsufficientish thinking?
Well ... no one, really,. I grew up in the Australian bush in the 1950s and boy, then you were largely self-sufficient! LOL We grew and trapped most of what we ate, and made do with what we had or could scrounge from the local community. Then we moved to the city and also to the Dark Side.
What was the first thing you ever planted?
I can't remember - it was too long ago. I have always grown things.
What was the first food you ever caught to eat?
It would have been either a sheep, a rabbit or a chicken - we caught/trapped and killed and butchered all these in my childhood.
What was the first thing you ever dismantled?
A skeleton clock.
What is under your bed?
a lot of dust, some spare blankets and a soap box full of soap.
What is on your mouse pad?
A lot of cat hair. (No pictures)
What scares you?
Huntsman spiders. The UK does not have huntsman spiders. I may move there.
What gave you your last big belly-laugh?
Watching the cats fight over the corpse of a rat.
What is the first thing you see when you walk out your back door?
A bloody damned bugger of a heritage listed hawthorn hedge which causes much angst between me and my neighbours. Rotten thing. I'll take the kero and a match to it one day.
What did you eat for tea last night?
Homemade (and grown!) potato, onion and pumpkin soup.
What charity/ies do you support?
A local cat shelter, and a university library in another state of Australia.
What is your least favourite chore/job around the house?
Cleaning out the cat run.
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?
Tom Good - he'd be handy. Or my father. That would be good, too. Or Johnny Depp. Dang. I just can't make up my mind.
What was the last CD that you bought?
The Johnny Depp produced really roooooode Pirates chanty cd - fabulous!
What was the last gift you were given that you really didn't want? And what did you do with it?
Someone gave me a damned cat clock. It sat on the wall for a week before I went insane and dismembered it and hit the body pieces in places the police will never ever find.
And then I wiped my fingerprints off everything that might incriminate me.
What is the most annoying thing you do (according to your mate/mum/kid/neighbour etc.)?
According to my neighbour it is continue to breath. This really irritates her.
What is your favourite drink?
Llagavulin whisky.
Where is your favourite place in the whole wide world?
My home.
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Lord Azrael
- Tom Good
- Posts: 66
- Joined: Sat Jul 29, 2006 3:42 pm
- Location: Alves, Scotland
What nickname did you have as a kid? None
What did you want to be when you were "all growed up"? Policeman
What do you do for work now? Ministry of Defence
Who introduced you to Selfsufficientish thinking? Myself
What was the first thing you ever planted? Probably cress at school
What was the first food you ever caught to eat? Do rogue vegetables count? I've been vegetarian since I was small
What was the first thing you ever dismantled? Probably a Land Rover, unless you count Lego
What is under your bed? I dare not look...I think it's just my dining table as I have no space for it at present.
What is on your mouse pad? My mouse
What scares you? Nothing really
What gave you your last big belly-laugh? When I was travelling to the Scottish Motorcycle show with 3 friends and we stopped for lunch, 2 of us had lentil soup and one of the lads piped up 'what is a lentil?' and my other friend, being very quick off the mark, went into a spiel about them being small wild creatures that you had to catch, although domesticated versions were now available and he was considering becoming a lentil herder himself!
Never try laughing like that, especially whilst driving!!
What is the first thing you see when you walk out your back door? My freshly dug back garden and my herb beds
What did you eat for tea last night? home made spinach & ricotta filled pasta with garlic bread.
What charity/ies do you support? Cats Protection
What is your least favourite chore/job around the house? Ironing (I need a manual!!)
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? I don't know really.
What was the last CD that you bought? Cradle of Filth-Thornography
What was the last gift you were given that you really didn't want? And what did you do with it? A poster with a poem about teeth (!!!)- promptly recycled!
What is the most annoying thing you do (according to your mate/mum/kid/neighbour etc.)? Everyone must be too polite, as noone has ever said.
What is your favourite drink? Coffee
Where is your favourite place in the whole wide world? Probably home. I've been to many countries and had a great time, but I love it here in my little farm cottage in Scotland.
What did you want to be when you were "all growed up"? Policeman
What do you do for work now? Ministry of Defence
Who introduced you to Selfsufficientish thinking? Myself
What was the first thing you ever planted? Probably cress at school
What was the first food you ever caught to eat? Do rogue vegetables count? I've been vegetarian since I was small
What was the first thing you ever dismantled? Probably a Land Rover, unless you count Lego
What is under your bed? I dare not look...I think it's just my dining table as I have no space for it at present.
What is on your mouse pad? My mouse
What scares you? Nothing really
What gave you your last big belly-laugh? When I was travelling to the Scottish Motorcycle show with 3 friends and we stopped for lunch, 2 of us had lentil soup and one of the lads piped up 'what is a lentil?' and my other friend, being very quick off the mark, went into a spiel about them being small wild creatures that you had to catch, although domesticated versions were now available and he was considering becoming a lentil herder himself!
Never try laughing like that, especially whilst driving!!
What is the first thing you see when you walk out your back door? My freshly dug back garden and my herb beds
What did you eat for tea last night? home made spinach & ricotta filled pasta with garlic bread.
What charity/ies do you support? Cats Protection
What is your least favourite chore/job around the house? Ironing (I need a manual!!)
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? I don't know really.
What was the last CD that you bought? Cradle of Filth-Thornography
What was the last gift you were given that you really didn't want? And what did you do with it? A poster with a poem about teeth (!!!)- promptly recycled!
What is the most annoying thing you do (according to your mate/mum/kid/neighbour etc.)? Everyone must be too polite, as noone has ever said.
What is your favourite drink? Coffee
Where is your favourite place in the whole wide world? Probably home. I've been to many countries and had a great time, but I love it here in my little farm cottage in Scotland.
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The Chili Monster
- A selfsufficientish Regular
- Posts: 1087
- Joined: Sun Feb 05, 2006 10:51 am
- Location: East Sussex
What nickname did you have as a kid?
Not saying.
What did you want to be when you were "all growed up"?
A doctor
What do you do for work now?
An accountant
Who introduced you to Selfsufficientish thinking?
My Grandad
What was the first thing you ever planted?
Does Mustard and cress count?
What was the first food you ever caught to eat?
Something off a supermarket shelf ...
What was the first thing you ever dismantled?
Not sure I've ever dismantled something but (aged 6) I took a saw to this "cane" my Dad kept as a "threat"
What is under your bed?
Dust - lots of it.
What is on your mouse pad?
The mouse
What scares you?
Heights and dragonflies.
What gave you your last big belly-laugh?
Can't rememember.
What is the first thing you see when you walk out your back door?
My neighbours fence!!!
What did you eat for tea last night?
Cholesterol
What charity/ies do you support?
No particular favourite but I am generally more sympathetic to smaller, local causes.
What is your least favourite chore/job around the house?
You mean some chores are worse than others?
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?
Trapped on an island for two years with the same person - I'm way too antisocial for that.
What was the last CD that you bought?
Can't remember ...
What was the last gift you were given that you really didn't want? And what did you do with it?
Passed it onto another victim.
What is the most annoying thing you do (according to your mate/mum/kid/neighbour etc.)?
Is there enough bandwidth?
What is your favourite drink?
Irish whisky.
Where is your favourite place in the whole wide world?
Prague.
Not saying.
What did you want to be when you were "all growed up"?
A doctor
What do you do for work now?
An accountant
Who introduced you to Selfsufficientish thinking?
My Grandad
What was the first thing you ever planted?
Does Mustard and cress count?
What was the first food you ever caught to eat?
Something off a supermarket shelf ...
What was the first thing you ever dismantled?
Not sure I've ever dismantled something but (aged 6) I took a saw to this "cane" my Dad kept as a "threat"
What is under your bed?
Dust - lots of it.
What is on your mouse pad?
The mouse
What scares you?
Heights and dragonflies.
What gave you your last big belly-laugh?
Can't rememember.
What is the first thing you see when you walk out your back door?
My neighbours fence!!!
What did you eat for tea last night?
Cholesterol
What charity/ies do you support?
No particular favourite but I am generally more sympathetic to smaller, local causes.
What is your least favourite chore/job around the house?
You mean some chores are worse than others?
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?
Trapped on an island for two years with the same person - I'm way too antisocial for that.
What was the last CD that you bought?
Can't remember ...
What was the last gift you were given that you really didn't want? And what did you do with it?
Passed it onto another victim.
What is the most annoying thing you do (according to your mate/mum/kid/neighbour etc.)?
Is there enough bandwidth?
What is your favourite drink?
Irish whisky.
Where is your favourite place in the whole wide world?
Prague.
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littlebluefish
- Tom Good
- Posts: 52
- Joined: Mon Apr 30, 2007 8:56 am
What nickname did you have as a kid?
I didn't really have any! I get called 'bear' now and then now, and a lot of the folks I know irl now are folks I met online so they use my variety of online names.
What did you want to be when you were "all growed up"?
I first wanted to be a vet, then I realised that I would have to put animals down, so I decided to be a nurse, because people are easier!
What do you do for work now?
I'm an agency nurse, working in a load of different places each week!
Who introduced you to Selfsufficientish thinking?
My mother has always grown her own veg, and my father is a scarily ethical vegan person. Also, living in Stroud, the idea is all around us, with the amount of farmers markets and green thinking that floats around.
What was the first thing you ever planted?
Roses!
What was the first food you ever caught to eat?
A nettle flower! (I'm vegetarian and never knowingly eaten meat!)
What was the first thing you ever dismantled?
Oh lord, probably a car, with my father. On my own, an elderly cottage's plumbing.
What is under your bed?
A draw full of bedding and (currently) a small puppy trying to get to whatever has caught her imagination.
What is on your mouse pad?
It isn't so much a mouse pad as a piece of old cork. Currently, my work papers and diary, and a todo list.
What scares you?
No laughing please. Needles!
What gave you your last big belly-laugh?
Watching our puppy 'defend' next door's garden from next door.
What is the first thing you see when you walk out your back door?
The dog yard, and the roses and the tomatos I put in last night.
What did you eat for tea last night?
Potatoes cooked slowly with rosemary in the oven, peas and some dreadful bake thing I bought to try. *shudders* Luckily the dogs liked it and we had cheese on toast.
What is your least favourite chore/job around the house?
Putting the laundry away!
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?
Probably my husband, since we can talk for some hours without actually making any sense at all.
What was the last CD that you bought?
A beautiful south CD
What was the last gift you were given that you really didn't want? And what did you do with it?
I think it was a dvd player from my grandmother, and I gave it to my daughter to use in her room.
What is the most annoying thing you do (according to your mate/mum/kid/neighbour etc.)?
I want to get *everything* done now, and start everything new now. I'm told I should slow down and plan everything...
What is your favourite drink?
Gin and tonic please
Where is your favourite place in the whole wide world?
Either my home or the garden at the moment. The garden is so restful, with the lack of noise and the view...
I didn't really have any! I get called 'bear' now and then now, and a lot of the folks I know irl now are folks I met online so they use my variety of online names.
What did you want to be when you were "all growed up"?
I first wanted to be a vet, then I realised that I would have to put animals down, so I decided to be a nurse, because people are easier!
What do you do for work now?
I'm an agency nurse, working in a load of different places each week!
Who introduced you to Selfsufficientish thinking?
My mother has always grown her own veg, and my father is a scarily ethical vegan person. Also, living in Stroud, the idea is all around us, with the amount of farmers markets and green thinking that floats around.
What was the first thing you ever planted?
Roses!
What was the first food you ever caught to eat?
A nettle flower! (I'm vegetarian and never knowingly eaten meat!)
What was the first thing you ever dismantled?
Oh lord, probably a car, with my father. On my own, an elderly cottage's plumbing.
What is under your bed?
A draw full of bedding and (currently) a small puppy trying to get to whatever has caught her imagination.
What is on your mouse pad?
It isn't so much a mouse pad as a piece of old cork. Currently, my work papers and diary, and a todo list.
What scares you?
No laughing please. Needles!
What gave you your last big belly-laugh?
Watching our puppy 'defend' next door's garden from next door.
What is the first thing you see when you walk out your back door?
The dog yard, and the roses and the tomatos I put in last night.
What did you eat for tea last night?
Potatoes cooked slowly with rosemary in the oven, peas and some dreadful bake thing I bought to try. *shudders* Luckily the dogs liked it and we had cheese on toast.
What is your least favourite chore/job around the house?
Putting the laundry away!
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?
Probably my husband, since we can talk for some hours without actually making any sense at all.
What was the last CD that you bought?
A beautiful south CD
What was the last gift you were given that you really didn't want? And what did you do with it?
I think it was a dvd player from my grandmother, and I gave it to my daughter to use in her room.
What is the most annoying thing you do (according to your mate/mum/kid/neighbour etc.)?
I want to get *everything* done now, and start everything new now. I'm told I should slow down and plan everything...
What is your favourite drink?
Gin and tonic please
Where is your favourite place in the whole wide world?
Either my home or the garden at the moment. The garden is so restful, with the lack of noise and the view...
What nickname did you have as a kid? Twink.
What did you want to be when you were "all growed up"? Rich.
What do you do for work now? allsorts.
Who introduced you to Selfsufficientish thinking? me.
What was the first thing you ever planted? Lupins.
What was the first food you ever caught to eat? non,i could,nt do it.
What was the first thing you ever dismantled? my bike.
What is under your bed? often one of my dogs.!
What is on your mouse pad? a load of cack.
What scares you? heights,cockroaches,spiders.moths.
What gave you your last big belly-laugh? yesterday when i berated an assistant in BOOTS when i said to the girl,its rediculous not having the mouthwash ,after all its made by BOOTS,she said,this is Superdrug.
What is the first thing you see when you walk out your back door? the Bristol Channel.
What did you eat for tea last night? turkey breast and loads of veg,.....and chocolate.
What charity/ies do you support? any animal charity.
What is your least favourite chore/job around the house? cleaning,but i do it.
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?
What was the last CD that you bought? Westlife.
What was the last gift you were given that you really didn't want? And what did you do with it? a paper daisy.its in a cupboard.
What is the most annoying thing you do (according to your mate/mum/kid/neighbour etc.)? try to do to much.
What is your favourite drink? pineapple juice.
Where is your favourite place in the whole wide world? wherever my home is.
What did you want to be when you were "all growed up"? Rich.
What do you do for work now? allsorts.
Who introduced you to Selfsufficientish thinking? me.
What was the first thing you ever planted? Lupins.
What was the first food you ever caught to eat? non,i could,nt do it.
What was the first thing you ever dismantled? my bike.
What is under your bed? often one of my dogs.!
What is on your mouse pad? a load of cack.
What scares you? heights,cockroaches,spiders.moths.
What gave you your last big belly-laugh? yesterday when i berated an assistant in BOOTS when i said to the girl,its rediculous not having the mouthwash ,after all its made by BOOTS,she said,this is Superdrug.
What is the first thing you see when you walk out your back door? the Bristol Channel.
What did you eat for tea last night? turkey breast and loads of veg,.....and chocolate.
What charity/ies do you support? any animal charity.
What is your least favourite chore/job around the house? cleaning,but i do it.
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?
What was the last CD that you bought? Westlife.
What was the last gift you were given that you really didn't want? And what did you do with it? a paper daisy.its in a cupboard.
What is the most annoying thing you do (according to your mate/mum/kid/neighbour etc.)? try to do to much.
What is your favourite drink? pineapple juice.
Where is your favourite place in the whole wide world? wherever my home is.
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- A selfsufficientish Regular
- Posts: 517
- Joined: Sat May 27, 2006 7:44 am
- Location: Sunny Cumbria
What nickname did you have as a kid?
I didn't really have one - my father used to refer to me as "the beatnik"
What did you want to be when you were "all growed up"?
I'm still trying to decide...but I did want to do something like work with animals. I've worked with actors and children. I thnk animals would be much easier!
What do you do for work now?
Maternity leave at mo - but I was working with children doing craft/activity days, and in pre-schools etc.
Who introduced you to Selfsufficientish thinking?
My father, who was already recycling and growing his own veg long before it became an alternative. I feel ashamed of the way I used to berate him for not getting rid of things, then for not recycling (even tho he was in his own way anyway!)
What was the first thing you ever planted?
Hard to remember as I'm sure I planted stuff when young, but took great pride in a greenhouse full of chillis a couple of years ago
What was the first food you ever caught to eat?
We caught a fish, in Sweden when I was four. We were all a bit traumatised (an aquatic Stand by me) seeing it's dead body, so we silently took it home and fed it to next door's cat.
What was the first thing you ever dismantled?
Probably a roller skate or some toy, and couldn't get it back together. I'm dismantling recipes all the time, in a devil may care way, while my husband holds steadfastly to the recipe book
What is under your bed?
Hidden birthday presents, lots of ballycumbers (meaning of liff-ism for half read books), a knitting machine I don't know how to use, and half a pack of newborn nappies I will never need again...
What is on your mouse pad?
A photo of my first-born in his xmas show looking the saddest reindeer in the shed
What scares you?
The thought of my children falling off a big cliff. I am nowhere near a big cliff, but I get gripped by irrational fear of this happening evry now and again
What gave you your last big belly-laugh?
My husband's photocard for his teaching union. Who'd employ a dead guy?
What is the first thing you see when you walk out your back door?
Next doors washing, our valiant xmas tree and a coiled hosepipe, sadly redundant due to the waterbutt
What did you eat for tea last night?
Sticky toffee pudding and custard - I'd had a late lunch and only fancied treats.
What charity/ies do you support?
Whales and dolphins with money, then oxfam/traidcraft with occasional donations and these gifts that give. Occasionally cancer charities
What is your least favourite chore/job around the house?
sitting still. I have to to feed my infant, to let my infant sleep and to recover from the 'orrible rigours of birth. I'm not a sit-stiller tho.
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?
Don't know - I don't want to choose an answer that would alienate me from my family
What was the last CD that you bought?
scissor sisters
What was the last gift you were given that you really didn't want? And what did you do with it?
We got a few items of clothing for the new baby which I thought were unsuitable so I took them to the shop and got a credit note. I resisted the urge to spend it all on me! I'll wait and see what is suitable for the tike.
What is the most annoying thing you do (according to your mate/mum/kid/neighbour etc.)?
Stress about being late (especially in those long ago days of going to the cinema).
What is your favourite drink?
Right now, it is uninterrupted good ground fairtrade coffee, with a brown fairtrade sugar and organic milk, sipped while flicking through "Green Parent" or "Ecologist". This never happens, so it's cold gulped fairtrade coffee, while packing the (real) nappy bag and shovelling banana into our toddler halfway out of the door
Where is your favourite place in the whole wide world?
I enjoyed being inside the oak tree in Eardisley, I liked the CAT, and West Kennet long barrow where my husband proposed. However, I enjoy most wild places and most stone circles, and tops of mountains. I like Sweden, but don't travel well.
It's quite nice to be allowed time to be in the bath nowadays.
That's all folks!
I didn't really have one - my father used to refer to me as "the beatnik"
What did you want to be when you were "all growed up"?
I'm still trying to decide...but I did want to do something like work with animals. I've worked with actors and children. I thnk animals would be much easier!
What do you do for work now?
Maternity leave at mo - but I was working with children doing craft/activity days, and in pre-schools etc.
Who introduced you to Selfsufficientish thinking?
My father, who was already recycling and growing his own veg long before it became an alternative. I feel ashamed of the way I used to berate him for not getting rid of things, then for not recycling (even tho he was in his own way anyway!)
What was the first thing you ever planted?
Hard to remember as I'm sure I planted stuff when young, but took great pride in a greenhouse full of chillis a couple of years ago
What was the first food you ever caught to eat?
We caught a fish, in Sweden when I was four. We were all a bit traumatised (an aquatic Stand by me) seeing it's dead body, so we silently took it home and fed it to next door's cat.
What was the first thing you ever dismantled?
Probably a roller skate or some toy, and couldn't get it back together. I'm dismantling recipes all the time, in a devil may care way, while my husband holds steadfastly to the recipe book
What is under your bed?
Hidden birthday presents, lots of ballycumbers (meaning of liff-ism for half read books), a knitting machine I don't know how to use, and half a pack of newborn nappies I will never need again...
What is on your mouse pad?
A photo of my first-born in his xmas show looking the saddest reindeer in the shed
What scares you?
The thought of my children falling off a big cliff. I am nowhere near a big cliff, but I get gripped by irrational fear of this happening evry now and again
What gave you your last big belly-laugh?
My husband's photocard for his teaching union. Who'd employ a dead guy?
What is the first thing you see when you walk out your back door?
Next doors washing, our valiant xmas tree and a coiled hosepipe, sadly redundant due to the waterbutt
What did you eat for tea last night?
Sticky toffee pudding and custard - I'd had a late lunch and only fancied treats.
What charity/ies do you support?
Whales and dolphins with money, then oxfam/traidcraft with occasional donations and these gifts that give. Occasionally cancer charities
What is your least favourite chore/job around the house?
sitting still. I have to to feed my infant, to let my infant sleep and to recover from the 'orrible rigours of birth. I'm not a sit-stiller tho.
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?
Don't know - I don't want to choose an answer that would alienate me from my family
What was the last CD that you bought?
scissor sisters
What was the last gift you were given that you really didn't want? And what did you do with it?
We got a few items of clothing for the new baby which I thought were unsuitable so I took them to the shop and got a credit note. I resisted the urge to spend it all on me! I'll wait and see what is suitable for the tike.
What is the most annoying thing you do (according to your mate/mum/kid/neighbour etc.)?
Stress about being late (especially in those long ago days of going to the cinema).
What is your favourite drink?
Right now, it is uninterrupted good ground fairtrade coffee, with a brown fairtrade sugar and organic milk, sipped while flicking through "Green Parent" or "Ecologist". This never happens, so it's cold gulped fairtrade coffee, while packing the (real) nappy bag and shovelling banana into our toddler halfway out of the door
Where is your favourite place in the whole wide world?
I enjoyed being inside the oak tree in Eardisley, I liked the CAT, and West Kennet long barrow where my husband proposed. However, I enjoy most wild places and most stone circles, and tops of mountains. I like Sweden, but don't travel well.
It's quite nice to be allowed time to be in the bath nowadays.
That's all folks!
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Barefootandhappy
- margo - newbie
- Posts: 19
- Joined: Mon May 14, 2007 9:27 pm
- Location: Shetland Isles
What nickname did you have as a kid? The happy hippy!
What did you want to be when you were "all growed up"? A Pathologist.
What do you do for work now? I work part time in my local shop.
Who introduced you to Selfsufficientish thinking? Myself I guess.
What was the first thing you ever planted? Tomatos.
What was the first food you ever caught to eat? Never caught anything to eat. Am a card carrying veggie!
What was the first thing you ever dismantled? My Grandpappy's brand new radio when I was seven!
What is under your bed? Waaaaaay too much stuff!
What is on your mouse pad? "I used to be a car tyre."
What scares you? Spiders and losing the people I love.
What gave you your last big belly-laugh? My OH yesterday.
What is the first thing you see when you walk out your back door? My herb patch.
What did you eat for tea last night? Home grown tatties and salad.
What charity/ies do you support? Cancer Research, SSPCA and Viva.
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? I'd have to cheat here and say my OH and my kids would count as one person. I couldn't be separated from any of them.
What was the last CD that you bought? Tori Amos - Tales Of A Librarian.
What was the last gift you were given that you really didn't want? And what did you do with it? A horrible scarf from my OH's Mum. It is still at the bottom of my wardrobe!
What is the most annoying thing you do (according to your mate/mum/kid/neighbour etc.)? Smoke.
What is your favourite drink? Mead baby!
Where is your favourite place in the whole wide world? Curled up in front of our fire with the OH and kids.
What did you want to be when you were "all growed up"? A Pathologist.
What do you do for work now? I work part time in my local shop.
Who introduced you to Selfsufficientish thinking? Myself I guess.
What was the first thing you ever planted? Tomatos.
What was the first food you ever caught to eat? Never caught anything to eat. Am a card carrying veggie!
What was the first thing you ever dismantled? My Grandpappy's brand new radio when I was seven!
What is under your bed? Waaaaaay too much stuff!
What is on your mouse pad? "I used to be a car tyre."
What scares you? Spiders and losing the people I love.
What gave you your last big belly-laugh? My OH yesterday.
What is the first thing you see when you walk out your back door? My herb patch.
What did you eat for tea last night? Home grown tatties and salad.
What charity/ies do you support? Cancer Research, SSPCA and Viva.
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? I'd have to cheat here and say my OH and my kids would count as one person. I couldn't be separated from any of them.
What was the last CD that you bought? Tori Amos - Tales Of A Librarian.
What was the last gift you were given that you really didn't want? And what did you do with it? A horrible scarf from my OH's Mum. It is still at the bottom of my wardrobe!
What is the most annoying thing you do (according to your mate/mum/kid/neighbour etc.)? Smoke.
What is your favourite drink? Mead baby!
Where is your favourite place in the whole wide world? Curled up in front of our fire with the OH and kids.
When the well is dry, we know the worth of water.
-Benjamin Franklin.
-Benjamin Franklin.
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shoe shine
- margo - newbie
- Posts: 7
- Joined: Sun May 13, 2007 11:47 pm
- Location: The North
What nickname did you have as a kid?
Poker
What did you want to be when you were "all growed up"?
squirrel
What do you do for work now?
my educatio
Who introduced you to Selfsufficientish thinking?
Tim Berners Lee (inventor of the net) and my familyish
What was the first thing you ever planted?
raddish
What was the first food you ever caught to eat?
im a veggie
What was the first thing you ever dismantled?
too many things to remember. i remeber for getting told of at nursery for "trying to unscrew a little girls head"
What is under your bed?
the bodies/ my desk
What is on your mouse pad?
my mouse
What scares you?
death aint kool but i dont want to live too old
What gave you your last big belly-laugh?
tim vine DVD
What is the first thing you see when you walk out your back door?
my back porch
What did you eat for tea last night?
rice and "bits"
What charity/ies do you support?
BHF, Sharecare(local), oxfam
What is your least favourite chore/job around the house?
tidying my room (im 18 and still live with the 'rents)
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 girlfriend 'cause she's nice:) and a bit of a fitty
What was the last CD that you bought? the Rapture- echoes and pulp's different class on the same day
What was the last gift you were given that you really didn't want? And what did you do with it? erm
What is the most annoying thing you do (according to your mate/mum/kid/neighbour etc.)? bite my nails and trump really loud (and they used to prescribe a vegetarian diet for wind! that's where the myth that Hitler was a veggie cam from)
What is your favourite drink? used to be Magners but a heavy night messed up my stomach a bit so i'd say southern comfort and lemonade
Where is your favourite place in the whole wide world?
erm quite like my house and the whole of Stockport really
Poker
What did you want to be when you were "all growed up"?
squirrel
What do you do for work now?
my educatio
Who introduced you to Selfsufficientish thinking?
Tim Berners Lee (inventor of the net) and my familyish
What was the first thing you ever planted?
raddish
What was the first food you ever caught to eat?
im a veggie
What was the first thing you ever dismantled?
too many things to remember. i remeber for getting told of at nursery for "trying to unscrew a little girls head"
What is under your bed?
the bodies/ my desk
What is on your mouse pad?
my mouse
What scares you?
death aint kool but i dont want to live too old
What gave you your last big belly-laugh?
tim vine DVD
What is the first thing you see when you walk out your back door?
my back porch
What did you eat for tea last night?
rice and "bits"
What charity/ies do you support?
BHF, Sharecare(local), oxfam
What is your least favourite chore/job around the house?
tidying my room (im 18 and still live with the 'rents)
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 girlfriend 'cause she's nice:) and a bit of a fitty
What was the last CD that you bought? the Rapture- echoes and pulp's different class on the same day
What was the last gift you were given that you really didn't want? And what did you do with it? erm
What is the most annoying thing you do (according to your mate/mum/kid/neighbour etc.)? bite my nails and trump really loud (and they used to prescribe a vegetarian diet for wind! that's where the myth that Hitler was a veggie cam from)
What is your favourite drink? used to be Magners but a heavy night messed up my stomach a bit so i'd say southern comfort and lemonade
Where is your favourite place in the whole wide world?
erm quite like my house and the whole of Stockport really
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Millymollymandy
- A selfsufficientish Regular
- Posts: 17637
- Joined: Tue May 10, 2005 6:09 am
- Location: Brittany, France
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shoe shine
- margo - newbie
- Posts: 7
- Joined: Sun May 13, 2007 11:47 pm
- Location: The North
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farmerdrea
- Living the good life
- Posts: 346
- Joined: Sun Dec 10, 2006 10:25 pm
- Location: New Zealand
- Contact:
What nickname did you have as a kid?
Didn't have one
What did you want to be when you were "all growed up"?
First, a paleontologist, then a veterinarian
What do you do for work now?
Self Suffucient-ish farmer, though I work part time as a kitchen hand in the local rest home, largely to support my farming "habit"
Who introduced you to Selfsufficientish thinking?
My German grandmother (who grew up about as self-sufficient as you can get, on her family's farm in Germany)
What was the first thing you ever planted?
Nasturtiums
What was the first food you ever caught to eat?
Trout
What was the first thing you ever dismantled?
An old analog, wind-up alarm clock and an old, old telephone (same day, I was on a roll!)
What is under your bed?
Nothing - bed sits directly on the floor
What is on your mouse pad?
My mouse "pad" is a piece of scrap paper, with doodles and phone messages on it
What scares you?
The Norwest gales we get here...
What gave you your last big belly-laugh?
My daughter, giving her impression of a sea anemone imbedded in the sea floor
What is the first thing you see when you walk out your back door?
The Ducks (NZ version of the The Birds) when we are out to feed a minute past feeding time... they converge on the back door, and my daughter's hand-reared pet Muscovey duck, Alfie, pecks on the back door till we go out!
What did you eat for tea last night?
Apples and cheese
What charity/ies do you support?
Sallys and Plunket, via in-kind donations; Heifer International at the holidays
What is your least favourite chore/job around the house?
Folding laundry. I don't mind washing it, hanging it, or bringing it in, I just hate folding it!
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?
No one. I need a vacation from the world, and two years would just about do it!
What was the last CD that you bought?
Dave Edmunds - Repeat When Necessary
What was the last gift you were given that you really didn't want? And what did you do with it?
A necklace with 2 charms on it, one each of my children's names. A) Too sappy; B) I am not and never have been a necklace-wearer. It's sitting in a pile of dust on my bookshelf.
What is the most annoying thing you do (according to your mate/mum/kid/neighbour etc.)?
My "drea piles" I know what's in them, and I know where to find what I need. It works for me!
What is your favourite drink?
City of San Francisco, first tasted in a bar in Grand Central Station, NYC. It's equal parts Frangelico and Vanilla Stoli, in a shaker with ice, poured into an elegant martini glass. YUM. I don't drink them very often, as the ingredients are very dear here. Other than that, nothing beats a tall glass of cool water.
Where is your favourite place in the whole wide world?
Oregon firstly, Sussex, secondly, here thirdly.
Didn't have one
What did you want to be when you were "all growed up"?
First, a paleontologist, then a veterinarian
What do you do for work now?
Self Suffucient-ish farmer, though I work part time as a kitchen hand in the local rest home, largely to support my farming "habit"
Who introduced you to Selfsufficientish thinking?
My German grandmother (who grew up about as self-sufficient as you can get, on her family's farm in Germany)
What was the first thing you ever planted?
Nasturtiums
What was the first food you ever caught to eat?
Trout
What was the first thing you ever dismantled?
An old analog, wind-up alarm clock and an old, old telephone (same day, I was on a roll!)
What is under your bed?
Nothing - bed sits directly on the floor
What is on your mouse pad?
My mouse "pad" is a piece of scrap paper, with doodles and phone messages on it
What scares you?
The Norwest gales we get here...
What gave you your last big belly-laugh?
My daughter, giving her impression of a sea anemone imbedded in the sea floor
What is the first thing you see when you walk out your back door?
The Ducks (NZ version of the The Birds) when we are out to feed a minute past feeding time... they converge on the back door, and my daughter's hand-reared pet Muscovey duck, Alfie, pecks on the back door till we go out!
What did you eat for tea last night?
Apples and cheese
What charity/ies do you support?
Sallys and Plunket, via in-kind donations; Heifer International at the holidays
What is your least favourite chore/job around the house?
Folding laundry. I don't mind washing it, hanging it, or bringing it in, I just hate folding it!
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?
No one. I need a vacation from the world, and two years would just about do it!
What was the last CD that you bought?
Dave Edmunds - Repeat When Necessary
What was the last gift you were given that you really didn't want? And what did you do with it?
A necklace with 2 charms on it, one each of my children's names. A) Too sappy; B) I am not and never have been a necklace-wearer. It's sitting in a pile of dust on my bookshelf.
What is the most annoying thing you do (according to your mate/mum/kid/neighbour etc.)?
My "drea piles" I know what's in them, and I know where to find what I need. It works for me!
What is your favourite drink?
City of San Francisco, first tasted in a bar in Grand Central Station, NYC. It's equal parts Frangelico and Vanilla Stoli, in a shaker with ice, poured into an elegant martini glass. YUM. I don't drink them very often, as the ingredients are very dear here. Other than that, nothing beats a tall glass of cool water.
Where is your favourite place in the whole wide world?
Oregon firstly, Sussex, secondly, here thirdly.
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Stonehead
- A selfsufficientish Regular
- Posts: 2432
- Joined: Wed Apr 12, 2006 2:31 pm
- Location: Scotland
- Contact:
Re: Getting to know you...
What nickname did you have as a kid?
"Oi, you" from certain teachers. I worked hard at not being memorable as that allowed me to get away with a lot of practical jokes and pranks.
What did you want to be when you were "all growed up"?
Just be me. That meant finding something that would allow me to go to sea, have a farm, drive interesting cars, write, tinker with machines and gadgets, and just have an adventurous life. I've managed all of those!
What do you do for work now?
Crofter. That manages to cover all aspects of my ambitions except going to sea, but I've managed a bit of that along the way so that's all right.
Who introduced you to Selfsufficientish thinking?
It's genetic. Vast tracts of my ancestors were crofters and Irish bog farmers back to the year dot, then emigrated (or were transported) to Australia where they lived the pioneering life for generations. My parents, grandparents, and many other relatives were all self reliant types who never wasted anything, never threw anything away, built their own houses, reared animals, grew crops, went gold prospecting etc. You name it, they did it and did it themselves.
What was the first thing you ever planted?
I started helping my dad plant vegetables when I was three or four.
What was the first food you ever caught to eat?
Insects aside? Probably a rabbit or a fish.
What was the first thing you ever dismantled?
That I can remember? A steam traction engine when I was about four. A few months before that I did my first house renovation job - painting the bathroom black.
What is under your bed?
Goblins, trolls, mugwumps, bunyips, and other things that go bump in the night. (Well, that's what the boys believe... )
What is on your mouse pad?
Peanut butter. It works every time.
What scares you?
Too little for my own good. Our youngest boy is the same.
What gave you your last big belly-laugh?
Telling the story of "Wee Rabbie" to the children at playgroup today and see the looks on their faces when Wee Rabbie, now a pigeon, drops a millstone on his Mam's head! (Well, she had made him into stew... )
What is the first thing you see when you walk out your back door?
Something different every day. No days are alike on the croft and today was typical - I looked out the door to see three rabbits happily munching the grass three feet away. They were lucky - I had to decide between a naked hunting session or a shower. Fortunately for everyone, the shower won!
What did you eat for tea last night?
Home-made pea soup with soda biscuits.
What charity/ies do you support?
None. I'll help people directly and not pay someone else to do it for me.
What is your least favourite chore/job around the house?
I can't think of any. I'm not even bothered by cleaning the septic tank.
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?
The correct answer? The OH.
The fun answer? MMM - because no one has ever wanted to be on a desert island with me before.
The true answer? Nobody, two years as a hermit would suit me fine.
What was the last CD that you bought?
I've only every bought vinyl.
What was the last gift you were given that you really didn't want? And what did you do with it?
Everything gets put to good use - even if not quite in the way intended. I'll say no more as certain people may read this!
What is the most annoying thing you do (according to your mate/mum/kid/neighbour etc.)?
Too blunt, too forthright, too opinionated, too "colonial" (as my last UK employer put it).
What is your favourite drink?
Water. Then cider or nettle ale.
Where is your favourite place in the whole wide world?
Wherever I happen to be at any given time.
"Oi, you" from certain teachers. I worked hard at not being memorable as that allowed me to get away with a lot of practical jokes and pranks.
What did you want to be when you were "all growed up"?
Just be me. That meant finding something that would allow me to go to sea, have a farm, drive interesting cars, write, tinker with machines and gadgets, and just have an adventurous life. I've managed all of those!
What do you do for work now?
Crofter. That manages to cover all aspects of my ambitions except going to sea, but I've managed a bit of that along the way so that's all right.
Who introduced you to Selfsufficientish thinking?
It's genetic. Vast tracts of my ancestors were crofters and Irish bog farmers back to the year dot, then emigrated (or were transported) to Australia where they lived the pioneering life for generations. My parents, grandparents, and many other relatives were all self reliant types who never wasted anything, never threw anything away, built their own houses, reared animals, grew crops, went gold prospecting etc. You name it, they did it and did it themselves.
What was the first thing you ever planted?
I started helping my dad plant vegetables when I was three or four.
What was the first food you ever caught to eat?
Insects aside?
Probably a rabbit or a fish.What was the first thing you ever dismantled?
That I can remember? A steam traction engine when I was about four. A few months before that I did my first house renovation job - painting the bathroom black.
What is under your bed?
Goblins, trolls, mugwumps, bunyips, and other things that go bump in the night. (Well, that's what the boys believe... )
What is on your mouse pad?
Peanut butter. It works every time.
What scares you?
Too little for my own good. Our youngest boy is the same.
What gave you your last big belly-laugh?
Telling the story of "Wee Rabbie" to the children at playgroup today and see the looks on their faces when Wee Rabbie, now a pigeon, drops a millstone on his Mam's head! (Well, she had made him into stew... )
What is the first thing you see when you walk out your back door?
Something different every day. No days are alike on the croft and today was typical - I looked out the door to see three rabbits happily munching the grass three feet away. They were lucky - I had to decide between a naked hunting session or a shower. Fortunately for everyone, the shower won!
What did you eat for tea last night?
Home-made pea soup with soda biscuits.
What charity/ies do you support?
None. I'll help people directly and not pay someone else to do it for me.
What is your least favourite chore/job around the house?
I can't think of any. I'm not even bothered by cleaning the septic tank.
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?
The correct answer? The OH.
The fun answer? MMM - because no one has ever wanted to be on a desert island with me before.
The true answer? Nobody, two years as a hermit would suit me fine.
What was the last CD that you bought?
I've only every bought vinyl.
What was the last gift you were given that you really didn't want? And what did you do with it?
Everything gets put to good use - even if not quite in the way intended. I'll say no more as certain people may read this!
What is the most annoying thing you do (according to your mate/mum/kid/neighbour etc.)?
Too blunt, too forthright, too opinionated, too "colonial" (as my last UK employer put it).
What is your favourite drink?
Water. Then cider or nettle ale.
Where is your favourite place in the whole wide world?
Wherever I happen to be at any given time.
