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Just kale now, although there's plenty of water if anyone wants it? ;)

Happy New Year!

Hope it's a good one :D

I still pop in for a read from time to time. Spending most of my 'free' time allotmenteering.
Nice to see the usual crew are still about - thought you'd all gone!!

Oh I had a whole post in mind to reply to this but my keyboard is playing up (q,w,e,r and u aren't working!) so I'm not going to bother, especially as there are so many well-worded responses already!

Happy birthday Ish!! Here's to the next 8 years!

MMM - So very helpful, here and in blogland. She has a great knowledge of plants and flowers, and her blog is inspiring :D

Thanks trinder, will download it later.

Sounds like a nice dream, but I don't know any vegans with hens, sheep and bees! Would you plan on giving up your raw vegan lifestyle to pursue your dream?

Hi tessybear, One of our girls was exactly the way you describe. She was bloated and walking like john wayne yet still eating well. Later on though, she started to produce unusual poops and her comb and wattles started to go pale. We believe she had sterile peritonitis, which basically means she's p...

I also have terrible headaches when I cut out caffeine. I need to decrease my intake so I'm going to start drinking more naturally caffeine free rooibos, I drink it in the evenings anyway as caffeine after 6pm keeps me awake all night!

Ooo thanks for the link Bill, we have wondered about it over the years. Perhaps we should look in to it some more...

Flipping heck Bill! Your mother must have gone mad when she found out! When my mum was a kid, she and her family lived in South Africa. One day she was digging about in a bit of earth behind their house when she found a small statue about 6 or 7 inches tall. It was made of bronze by the looks and ha...

Thanks for sticking up for me Rosendula :) Old Jerry - Of course not all teachers are like that and we are certainly not making decisions for our son's education based solely on my OH's experiences with teachers and headteachers in work. My own sister was a teacher and a good one at that! My comment...

We planned home ed-ing our son before he was even born!! Both me & the OH had rubbish school experiences and we have learned so much MORE since leaving school. OH works on an IT helpdesk and gets calls daily from teachers and headteachers, he is disgusted by their attitude and shocked at their i...

I'm going back up there this morning - with camera this time! Will be back later to update :)