Hello from Bristol...

[RobHed]

.....so there I was, just wanting to be increasingly self-sufficient.........

.....so I read ' The New Complete Book of Self-Sufficiency ' by John Seymour as I had been advised that it was THE bible on s/sufficiency

.....so I got very despondent and a bit annoyed with the author, especially when it came to instructions on gutting a pig/changing your roof from tiles to straw (in a weekend)/getting rid of all those ' silly ' (his words) flowers in the garden and converting the entire garden to veg

.....so then, I was in Borders bookshop and I saw this rather large green book called ' The Self-Sufficientish Bible ' and I particularly liked the ' -ish ' bit as I can be a bit 'ish' at times......

.....so I started reading it and, like wow, it was aimed at people like me who work for a living (boo, hiss...) and try their best to be green and self-sufficient whilst having an occasionally hectic week but who like growing things (sometimes unsuccessfully) but who never give up

.....so I was skint and couldn't afford it (even though it seemed like it was waiting just for me...)

.....so recently it was my 50th birthday (thank you very much....)

.....so I asked my dear Lady Wife for a copy for my birthday

.....so I have now reached page 151 and I have started reading it on the loo/at work/in bed/whilst watching 'Desperate Housewives'/at the meal table (oops, sorry...) and I feel that I have stumbled across some sort of revelation from people who understand my life and what I want to do and how I want to live it.......

so THANK YOU !

errrr...............that's it

[Green Aura]

Hi Rob.

and welcome

[red]

welcome

[Millymollymandy]

Hello and welcome - you've come to the right place where flowers are NOT silly! Anyway you can eat some of those silly flowers.... Must admit I have the John Seymour book but other than flipping through it I couldn't be bothered to read it!!!

[RobHed]

Thanks to everyone for the lovely welcome and to Green Aura for the birthday greetings !

Hope to speak to you all regularly and share ideas............

[becks77]

Hello HB

[RobHed]

Thanks, Becks !

[CyberPaddy66]

Hello.

[RobHed]

Hi and welcome from an extremely wet and windy Mid Wales - you'll love this site it's so informative and interesting. I learned loads since I joined

Thanks, Susie. Are you near the Brecon Beacons, by any chance ? Lovely area. Glad this site has been a positive learning experience - it's so vast though, where do I start ? I probably need to sit down and just take time to go through it. I am quite keen to learn about wormeries and the best sort, where to start, etc. Have a great day.

[Shirley]

What a lovely introduction - nice to meet you Rob and welcome to the forum.

[Millymollymandy]

I got to go to the shop when I visited Andy and picked up some great cheap 2nd hand paperbacks - really important for people who live in France and can't cope with French novels!

Edited to say: Oh, is that girl on Weds morning you, aj.....er, previous poster (why do you have such a complicated user name - I can't remember it cos I can't say it!!!)

[MuddyWitch]

Welcome to ISH

MW

[Andy Hamilton]

Don't let the others hear you call it my co-op Emma!

Welcome to the forum mate.

Was it the Boarders in Clifton? If so I was in there the other day and I moved that copy so that someone was more likely to see it..... I wonder?

[RobHed]

Don't let the others hear you call it my co-op Emma!

Welcome to the forum mate.

Was it the Boarders in Clifton? If so I was in there the other day and I moved that copy so that someone was more likely to see it..... I wonder?

Hey, yes it was ! So that was you, was it ? Well, thanks a million, Andy ! I am, even as we speak, making some of your wonderfully-sounding Coffee Wine...at 19%, I can't wait, even if it is for 6 months Your book may be in danger of changing my life and at 50, I wasn't actually prepared for any more changes but hey - I'm going to go 4 it

[RobHed]

" And the best bit is you're in Bristol... so you can pop into Andy's co-op in St George! You'll have to come visit and say hello (Just don't go on a Wednesday morning as the girl there is really bad with the coffee machine... ahem) "

oh, I'd love to visit the shop, please ! Any chance of a cup of tea and a bickie ? Are you open on Sundays ? Also, as you are in Bristol, would you know where I can get hold of some cider apples ? Cheers - Rob