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it's a shame you don't have a range Ina, I swear by it as its basically free heating and hot water. Maybe I pipe some up to Scotland for you.

A heated mouse is a fantastic idea, if you could invent one you'd make your fortune

lol, well i must admit that i do have curtains, but only by default. I seriously mis judged how much wood i would need this winter and am spending every spare moment attacking the fallen trees around the farm in a vague attempt to keep the house warm :mrgreen: so its perhaps just as well that i do h...

Went mushroom hunting recently, and after a good few hours wandering the woods, i managed to convince myself that everything i had seen was probably deadly, and that I would much rather go home and have a cheese sandwich.
will try again at some point when i feel a little braver.

LOL, cheers, I love the idea of a turkey called Lunch. although he must be getting worried, with X-mas approaching.

Tone

I have to say that although I'm an extreme newbie. I'd buy a couple of t-shirts, So if Andy has a mind to make a bit of cash, i'd open my wallet. (which is a rare and dangerous thing)

are there laws on keeping sheep, or can I just go out and buy some?

ok, i'll dig out the recipe over x-mas and let you have it.

Hi shiney, am not too far from you, in the Wylye Valley just outside Salisbury.

Sounds like Ina and I have a similar sort of set up, although I think that i'm lagging behind at the minute.

Cheers everyone.

Hi Ina Have a decent size garden , but live next to a farm so have potential to expand a bit if the farmer has a spare plot for rent. Just growing fruit and veg at the moment but getting the chickens in the spring and hopefully a goat in the summer. :shock: which should prove interesting :lol: What ...

not tried wine, but have been making beer and cider using a recipe I found on a living history web site. Basically you bung everything in a pot and let nature do it's own thing (Its based on beer from around 400 AD) . I'll try and find the recipe again if you are interested. "It's beer Jim but ...

personally, i have a passion for mustard on toast, which beats marmite or peanut butter by a long way.

Just found this place and looks to be a wealth of information, hope I will be able to add as much as i take away from it.

Cheers

Tone