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The local post office being full of grannies posting Christmas cards at the moment. If you want to do anything else there at the moment you need a speed the granny up machine.

Someone is going to be very self sufficient in gardening methinks.

It's going to be breezy according to the forecast today. Not so yet - but it is dustbin collection day

I'm trying to give up Christmas. Does that count as self sufficient if it's not on the calendar?

That's the trouble with not using plastic Viper - it can get expensive.

Not the day for Mary Poppins and her umbrella to be out and about then.

So what are we all doing for Christmas that ranks as self sufficientish?

It gets worse doesn't it? Black Friday seemed to start a week before the day itself and then stretched into Cyber Monday. Just to get those who hadn't spent up in the shops before the weekend to see what was online (still) or was this just to see if they could get rid of the rubbish that no-one had ...

I have loads of teabags in store. I don't live near enough an Aldi to go investigate teabags for just one item. But when it comes to the New Year this could be something to consider. Surely it must be possible to buy a teapot in a charity shop that isn't too stained. But it does mean that I perhaps ...

Ah there's nothing like an overgrown allotment to make you realise just how much time it takes to make you anywhere near self sufficient. If done well you will have no spare time.

But welcome, enjoy your time here and we'll try and help where we can.

There seem to be as many suggestions on crop rotation as there are gardeners. Ask any two and get five answers. It's what works for you.

Weedo - Black Friday is something that started in America as the day after their Thanks giving Festival, sort of like what would have been the January sales in the UK back in the day - a time to spend your presents of money, get out of the house, bag a bargain (yeah well we all know about that with ...

Ah yes - Argos does have advantages though I prefer AO for larger white goods. They usually have something on offer. It's good when friends have "space" and allow you to ask.

You mean you don't keep a spare kettle and washing machine in case one breaks Ina Know exactly what you mean though.

Nope the Harrods sale doesn't look to be anything special at all on a quick internet search. Back to Facebook Market Place and Gumtree and eBay at that sort of price.