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Thanks for the feedback everyone. I'll have to find out what type of lime is available up here, may be a case of picking some up when I'm on my next trip South. I'll probably be doing small areas at a time so it is likely to be hand mixing rather than mechanical. That's should keep me fit :icon_smile:

Hi everyone Can anyone give me a good recipe for mixing some mortar to repair the pointing used between stone tiles on a cottage roof? Is it just a mix of sand and cement or are there other things I should be adding? I can see a few places on the roof that need repairing and I'd like to get the repa...

Well as expected the seller's solicitor came back with the reply that the septic tank was located under a large concrete slab to the rear of the property close to the bathroom. This was the same slab as the one I mentioned in my last post and it was not the cover to the septic tank :( Our solicitor ...

As Spiderlover said in her opening message of this thread the location of the septic tank in our, hopefully soon to be, new home is a bit of a mystery. Even the surveyor who carried out the survey for the Home Buyer's Report couldn't find it, he stated in his report that he assumed that there was a ...

Hi and welcome to Ish,

I'm sure you will find lots of useful tips to help you get the most out of your patch

Hi everyone Spider8's hubby here. Many thanks for your kind words and thoughts, they are all much appreciated. Don't worry Mike I'm not the grumpy sort, I always smile in the face of adversity, it makes people wonder what you are up to. Your grassing has been noted :wink: Hopefully it will be good n...

Hi skinnimini

Welcome to the forum sounds like a lot of your activities fall into self sufficient category if you are recycling stuff and growing your own veg. Hope you find lots of useful info here and post some of your own tips.

Hi chickentikka and welcome to the forum.

Hi Mike From your description, love the stripey pyjamas, it would indicate a Sparrowhawk and from the size I would suggest it was a male. Did you notice if the pyjamas were red or grey? If they were a reddy colour this would confirm a male. Not sure whether putting out any food specifically to attra...

Hi Mike

Are you sure it is a Sparrowhawk?

I would expect a juvenile to be at least the same size as an adult by the time it fledges.

Could it be a Merlin which is around 10-13" in size rather than the 11-15" of a Sparrowhawk.

Can you give a description of the bird?

Cheers

Dave

Hi Millymollymandy *thinks back desperately wondering whether we've been having 'husband' discussions with Spider8* You are safe :wink: I have been a reader of this forum for as long as Spider8 has been posting so if you had any discussions about me I would have seen them and made a comment :lol: Hi...

Hi everyone

Thanks for the warm welcome.

Hi everyone

Been a silent reader on here for a while so thought it was about time I said hello.

So hello to everyone from Orkney

The regular readers of this forum will know that there is another forum member from Orkney, Spider8. Well I'm her hubby

Saw this article on the BBC News website and thought others may be interested:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11584156