hello from Derbyshire

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little blue duck
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hello from Derbyshire

Post: # 218633Post little blue duck »

As the title says - hello from Derbyshire... and a Happy New Year to all.

Thought I'd better start posting - Instead of just lurking!
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anyway, what to tell you?
We have a very small-holding, in a suburban back garden in true Good Life style.... with chickens, quail, ducks, rabbits, guinea pigs, 3 goats (one milker, one billy and their castrated son) 3 kune kune pigs plus 5 piglets - heading for rehoming (some in the freezer) 4 cats and an enormous dog.
oh yes, and a beehive.

I work full time to pay for their upkeep - winter is not a very self sufficient time for us, & we try to grow enough veg to keep us & them, and am slowly building up the fruit trees.

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Post: # 218635Post MuddyWitch »

Welcome to ISH :flower:

Sounds like you're very ISH already! So glad you de-lurked. :icon_smile:

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Post: # 218638Post spider8 »

Welcome and hello little blue duck :wave:
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Post: # 218642Post Green Aura »

Hi lbd and welcome to Ish from an ex-Derbyshire lass :wave:
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Post: # 218646Post Zech »

Hello Little Blue Duck :wave:

Do you have a Margo-type person living next door to peer over the fence at all your animals? :lol:

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Post: # 218675Post Millymollymandy »

Hi and welcome! :wave:
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Post: # 218734Post old tree man »

Hello :wave: :flower:
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Post: # 218762Post growingthings »

Hi there :wave:

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Post: # 218815Post Milims »

Hi there and welcome :wave:
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It won't make us rich
But damn it how happy we'll be!
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Post: # 219604Post vicki »

Hello from another one in Derbyshire! Had my first (unsuccessful) year growing veg last year but am going to give it another go this year. Welcome! x

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Post: # 219666Post Marmalady »

welcome from another from Derbyshire!

Whereabouts are you? I'm up in the North, near Buxton

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Re: hello from Derbyshire

Post: # 219738Post little blue duck »

right in the middle!
between Matlock & Derby. hello by the way :) whats the weather been like up there? snowed yesterday, then rained in the night here

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