Hello from a north Swindon newbie :-)

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NaturalBlue
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Hello from a north Swindon newbie :-)

Post: # 206939Post NaturalBlue »

Hey people!
I have been Ish-ing for a couple of years at home, but am always full of questions?!... A lovely friend of mine suggesting joining you all online to get help and share my trials and triumphs!!

I am a working mum - a social worker/sexual health educator for 3 days a week, for the rest of the time I'm a Mummy to James (10), David (7) and Frankie (2), I'm a wife to Sid and manage a reasonably full urban dwelling with 2 chickens, Gwen then Hen and Funky Chicken (sadly we lost our number 3 girl Lola recently) but we're hoping to expand our flock soon. Also have Parker cat and a few thousand worms.
I'm a huge believer of not buying things when I can make them myself which often leads to fun or frustration :-)
We're have a small veg garden which provides us with salad lettuces, tomatoes, broccoli, cucumbers, onions, beetroots, potatoes, peas, melons, apples, cherries, strawberries, raspberries and the odd plum! I jam and preserve enough food for an army very year and love to give it all away as presses.

That's probably enough about me - can't wait to chat/exchange/bounce off and meet you xx
...um, how can I make that?...

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Re: Hello from a north Swindon newbie :-)

Post: # 206942Post Green Aura »

Hi and welcome to Ish :wave:

Another member for the Wiltshire posse :lol:

Er, you mention all your families names bar your own. Not a problem honey, NB it is :wink:
Maggie

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Re: Hello from a north Swindon newbie :-)

Post: # 206943Post thesunflowergal »

Hello my lovely matie, massive :hugish: :hugish: :hugish:

So glad that you finially joined us. xxxx
Stay at home Mummy to Orin 8, Trixie 6 and Temogen 4 . Also three Chickens Dottie, Poppy and Dr Mumbo. Three cats called Flossie and Pickle and Lexi.

Check out my blog:
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Post: # 206956Post 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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Post: # 206958Post 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!
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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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Re: Hello from a north Swindon newbie :-)

Post: # 206966Post Thomzo »

Hi and welcome to the Swindon chapter of Ish. There'll soon be enough of us Swindonishers to outnumber the Bristolishers.

Good to meet you. Any friend of Sunflowergal's is bound to be OK. Shame you missed the forage yesterday though Nikki and I got a lovely haul of blackberries, sloes (yes they were ripe already) and elderberries. I now have sloe gin and elderberry vodka on the go and had blackberry porridge for breakfast.

Happy ishing.

Zoe

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Re: Hello from a north Swindon newbie :-)

Post: # 206975Post daddymatty82 »

hellow from north swindon aswell proberly not far from you

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Post: # 206980Post spider8 »

Hello from somewhere very far from you, welcome :wave:
Life's a bitch and then you diet.

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Post: # 206981Post MClan »

Hello and I am new too and also from North Swindon.

Karen

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Re: Hello from a north Swindon newbie :-)

Post: # 206985Post thesunflowergal »

Lets have a North Swindon party then ;-) as both Zoe and I are there too!!!
Stay at home Mummy to Orin 8, Trixie 6 and Temogen 4 . Also three Chickens Dottie, Poppy and Dr Mumbo. Three cats called Flossie and Pickle and Lexi.

Check out my blog:
http://ramblingsofasunflowergal.blogspot.co.uk/

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Post: # 206991Post daddymatty82 »

im in penhill only been here almost 15 mths spent 25 yrs in haydon wick

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Re: Hello from a north Swindon newbie :-)

Post: # 207044Post Millymollymandy »

Hello and welcome! :wave:
boboff wrote:Oh and just for MMM, :hugish: (thanks)
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Post: # 207048Post NaturalBlue »

Ok yes, I admit it freely I am a bit dozy ;-) the name's Donna x
...um, how can I make that?...

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Re: Hello from a north Swindon newbie :-)

Post: # 207165Post MuddyWitch »

Welcome to ISH :flower:

Methinks you'll fit in straight away! :lol:

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Re: Hello from a north Swindon newbie :-)

Post: # 207179Post fran »

Hi and Welcome :wave:
Working towards living the dream on a barge.

my blog about the barge: http://www.fran-bonnieofclyde.blogspot.com

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