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[quote="ina"]Ever thought of getting a Dexter? They are pet-size! I would love a Dexter (isnt that the River Cottage cow?) or a Jersey but I dont think either would have enough room on the lawn! Once Im a bit more sorted Ill look for a field to rent/buy and then pehaps Rosie can have her c...

Hi Mark,for value for money Id suggest pigs,well a couple lets not go mad! The old saying about only losing the squeak is about right,of course that would depend on how much you like pork and how much time you could spend preparing bacon,sausages ect (or how friendly you are with the butcher). Once ...

MMM was it the lady that made the soap ect? Please let me know how to contact her ect if it was her.Saw the programme and went online after to see what I could find out (if she had written a book ect) but drew a blank.

Oops! That broke it then!

Oh dont get me onto cows! My eldest daughter has been on at me to get her one every Christmas/Birthday since she was two! She cant quite understand that theres just not enough room in the garden.....................

Thanks Debs. Sounds like you had an awful time with both,no wonder you wont be having any more! It just got me angry when I was told that because Ben,my 1 year old,was breech that I would automatically have a caesarian,despite already having two natural births and him being in a good position to be ...

Hi Lucy,welcome to the forum! Chickens bought me here too initially then I discovered there were a lot of like minded people here. Look forward to reading your posts.

The reason I asked about May 24 weekend was that the last tie I was out there (May 9th 1988) we arrived to a very wet,cold London,quite unlike the other times I had visited (July/August). My Uncle told me not to worry as the weather would change in time for the May 24th weekend,he assured me it alwa...

Having had baby number two at home (baby number one was down as a home delivery but luckily for us both I went in knowing there was a problem) and having a natural breech hospital delivery for number three,Ive decided to try again for a home delivery for number four. The problem(s) Im having are tha...

So if I distilled the potato wine???????

Thanks Libby, almost in plain English,unlike some rules and regs!

Are you finding it very different climate-wise in Kitchener as opposed to Newfoundland? And does the weather still know to change on May 24th weekend?

At the risk of sounding daft (with rain forecast for the next two days,for us anyway) I think that would be a very good idea. We hae decided to put water butts at every downpipe and shed roof ( that stands at four at present) as we are worried about the hosepipe ban,especially with it being so early...

.Plus, I think connecting with the divine is beyond religious labels I couldnt agree with you more,I think we suffer from far too many labels.

Hi Eco Worrier! Why wasnt Leicester like this when I lived there? We were thought of as odd (mind you we did live near the General Hospital and keep chickens!) Seems that its all changed in the time Ive been away,went back for a couple of days last year and didnt recognise the place! Look forward to...