hi from pitsligo

We love hearing from you, so here is your chance. Introduce yourself and tell us what makes you selfsufficient 'ish'. Go on don't be shy, we welcome one and all. You can also tell us how you heard about us if you like.
Post Reply
User avatar
porkchop
margo - newbie
margo - newbie
Posts: 23
Joined: Fri Feb 29, 2008 8:56 pm
Location: new pitsligo scotland

hi from pitsligo

Post: # 87161Post porkchop »

hi there found this site the other day is it not grate, plenty good advice. :cooldude: we live in a farmhouse in the northeast of Scotland. we have only the garden to work with its a fair size but gets smaller the more self sufficient we try to be we have 2 children 1 on the way in april :cheers: 2 weiners 5 hens. and a good sized poly tunnel

User avatar
Annpan
Site Admin
Site Admin
Posts: 5464
Joined: Thu Dec 14, 2006 2:43 pm
Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland

Post: # 87162Post Annpan »

welcome to the site :wave:
Ann Pan

"Some days you're the dog,
some days you're the lamp-post"

My blog
My Tea Cosy Shop
Some photos
My eBay

ina
A selfsufficientish Regular
A selfsufficientish Regular
Posts: 8241
Joined: Sun May 22, 2005 9:16 pm
Location: Kincardineshire, Scotland

Post: # 87167Post ina »

Hiya porkchop - what a lovely name!

Looks like Scotland is taking over?! :mrgreen:
Ina
I'm a size 10, really; I wear a 20 for comfort. (Gina Yashere)

User avatar
red
A selfsufficientish Regular
A selfsufficientish Regular
Posts: 6513
Joined: Sun Jul 30, 2006 7:59 pm
Location: Devon UK
Contact:

Post: # 87194Post red »

welcome :flower:
Red

I like like minded people... a bit like minded anyway.. well people with bits of their minds that are like the bits of my mind that I like...

my website: colour it green

etsy shop

blog

Shirley
A selfsufficientish Regular
A selfsufficientish Regular
Posts: 7025
Joined: Fri Sep 30, 2005 9:05 am
Location: Manchester
Contact:

Post: # 87196Post Shirley »

yay another from scotland!!! Welcome aboard.
Shirley
NEEPS! North East Eco People's Site

My photos on Flickr

Don't forget to check out the Ish gallery on Flickr - and add your own photos there too. http://www.flickr.com/groups/selfsufficientish/

Mydreamlife
Barbara Good
Barbara Good
Posts: 137
Joined: Thu Feb 28, 2008 10:23 pm
Location: Somerset

Post: # 87198Post Mydreamlife »

Hi, I am new too, it's lovely how welcoming people are here... so thought I would pass on the good vibe!
Claire :lol:

User avatar
marshlander
A selfsufficientish Regular
A selfsufficientish Regular
Posts: 1323
Joined: Tue Jan 15, 2008 2:45 am
Location: Cloddygate Farm, North Linconshire coast.

Post: # 87212Post marshlander »

Hallò and welcome, porkchop :hello2:

Tell us more about your plot.
Terri x
“I'd rather be a little weird than all boring.”
Rebecca McKinsey

User avatar
Millymollymandy
A selfsufficientish Regular
A selfsufficientish Regular
Posts: 17637
Joined: Tue May 10, 2005 6:09 am
Location: Brittany, France

Post: # 87225Post Millymollymandy »

Hello and welcome!

User avatar
Thurston Garden
A selfsufficientish Regular
A selfsufficientish Regular
Posts: 1455
Joined: Fri May 25, 2007 3:19 pm
Location: Scottish Borders
Contact:

Post: # 87231Post Thurston Garden »

Ahoy Porkchop! :salute:

My Sasso trio came from New Pitsligo!
Thurston Garden.

http://www.thurstongarden.wordpress.com
Greenbelt is a Tory Policy and the Labour Party intends to build on it. (John Prescott)

John Headstrong

Post: # 87255Post John Headstrong »

welcome to the 'ish

:bom:

oldfella
A selfsufficientish Regular
A selfsufficientish Regular
Posts: 1237
Joined: Tue Jan 22, 2008 3:31 pm
latitude: 44.564
longitude: 0.959
Location: Lot et Garonne France

Post: # 87282Post oldfella »

Hello Porkchop and a crackling good Wellcome
I can't do great things, so I do little things with love.

User avatar
porkchop
margo - newbie
margo - newbie
Posts: 23
Joined: Fri Feb 29, 2008 8:56 pm
Location: new pitsligo scotland

Post: # 87341Post porkchop »

hi folks thanks for the welcome :wink: . how gos it marshlander our veg plot is about 12 by 20 meters the rest is a drying green or shaded by beech trees there is a old beech hedge that surrounds the plot.

User avatar
Smallholder1
Jerry - Bit higher than newbie
Jerry - Bit higher than newbie
Posts: 39
Joined: Sat Nov 25, 2006 2:28 pm
Location: Widnes, Cheshire
Contact:

Post: # 88738Post Smallholder1 »

Welcome to the site! :dave:
Joseph Kennedy's most excellent band!
http://www.myspace.com/captivestatemusic

"Activism is the rent I pay for living on this planet" - Alice Walker

Post Reply