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CC - I'm impressed with your verses! Must be the first time my name is mentioned in a poem...

Well, I'll probably be working on that day, too. And since I usually spend some time on the net during my coffee, tea and lunch break (or indeed, any break I find an excuse for ), I think I'll be in real trouble...

There was a young lady called Ina
Whose life was decidely greener
When she made her life "ish"
But still she did wish
For a butler, a maid and a cleaner!

(Only kidding)

You've made my day!

And you are not kidding...

Well, we have a bull called Butler on the farm - so that wish has been granted.

And thank you for the "young lady"...

My choice is a power free day ie minimal power use. Battery power would be the only type plus sunlight. Ice-bag for milk etc.
No Sky, internet, cooking, hot washing (clock?),driving.(day off work).


John.

I think I'm going to get a solar panel around that time, to heat the greenhouse a little at night. I'll make it that day...

Good one Jules. I love solar but it is soo.. expensive. We should all get it free from the Government where practicable ie south facing.

John.

it will be my birthday on self sufficientish day!

What a great idea! Can't think why I didn't read this thread before, I guess I thought it was a Bristol-based meet-up type thing!

I'm going to read my Ish Bible and find something really exciting to do that day Just hope I've not had to go out to work then!

Ratty

Urban Ayisha wrote:it will be my birthday on self sufficientish day!

Same here!

I'm going to sew some more wee wipes, theres just not quite enough round here for 5 bums, and were NOT sharing

I think I might be on holiday then - but we are planning on going and staying in a yurt to see whether it's something we might be able to cope with in the future so kind of self sufficientish related!

we will be at a festie on SSish day so I will have to take my knitting needles in my rucksack

circlecross wrote:we will be at a festie on SSish day so I will have to take my knitting needles in my rucksack

just be careful that no over zealous security people confiscate them! (last year i was at a festival and my friends pencils got confiscated because apparently the year before somebody got poked in the eye with a pencil.....oh come on now)

Hmmm - seems like an appropriate time to go foraging for wild fruit. I haven't been blackberry picking since I was a child.

I've also never made any jam so I might have a bash at that. If it's successful I can do some for Yule presents!

Edit: Although, thinking about it, I should really be at work that day so will one of the weekends either side be okay?

I'm going to spend a lot time working out how I can be more self sufficient that day. Bit limited in some ways as there are things that the social housing association won't let me do to the flat as they have to let it out again after I leave. But it could be interesting. I'll look at both sides of the ideas that I come up with - the money that I don't have, the savings I can make, the ability that I have (have an aptitude for clumsy) and how much I need to be self sufficient. The how much I need may be the properly interesting outcome of the day.