Hello from Soloby Rob
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Hello from Soloby Rob
Hello,
my name is Rob and I live in Saltfleetby, Lincolnshire. The local name for Saltfleetby is 'Soloby' hence my user name, Soloby Rob.
I am a true Lincolnshire Yellow Belly, born in Louth, and my family can be traced back for many generations, on the down side, we originally came from France.
Way back in the 80's I was well into self sufficiently, grew all my own grub, had chickens, ducks and geese, I had pigs and goats. Foraged for wild food and fire wood, made my own beer and wine, and then came the ‘well paid job’
I’ve been self employed for the last fifteen years in the motor trade, hate it, and I’m now looking ‘back’ on my good years and I’m going to give it another go.
So! that’s me saying hello.
my name is Rob and I live in Saltfleetby, Lincolnshire. The local name for Saltfleetby is 'Soloby' hence my user name, Soloby Rob.
I am a true Lincolnshire Yellow Belly, born in Louth, and my family can be traced back for many generations, on the down side, we originally came from France.
Way back in the 80's I was well into self sufficiently, grew all my own grub, had chickens, ducks and geese, I had pigs and goats. Foraged for wild food and fire wood, made my own beer and wine, and then came the ‘well paid job’
I’ve been self employed for the last fifteen years in the motor trade, hate it, and I’m now looking ‘back’ on my good years and I’m going to give it another go.
So! that’s me saying hello.
I like to think the older I get the wiser I become, but I'm not so sure.
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Hello.. and welcome aboard
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welcome
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I like like minded people... a bit like minded anyway.. well people with bits of their minds that are like the bits of my mind that I like...
my website: colour it green
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Re: Hello from Soloby Rob
welcome neighbour, I'm in Leicestershire
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Hello Rob
Hope you get as much out this site as I do!
Won't hold the French ancestry against you...my DH is a quarter French, but I have forgiven him...
Hope you get as much out this site as I do!
Won't hold the French ancestry against you...my DH is a quarter French, but I have forgiven him...
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Apparently we came over from Normandy during the 1066 shindig, some of our clan got as far north as Inverness but most settled in the East Midlands, Grantham seemed to be a favorite area.Sally Jane wrote:Hello Rob
Hope you get as much out this site as I do!
Won't hold the French ancestry against you...my DH is a quarter French, but I have forgiven him...
Thanks for all the welcomes so far, I hope to put as much in as I get out of the forum.
Rob
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Re: Hello from Soloby Rob
My family did too!
Small world eh.
Welcome or bienvenue
Small world eh.
Welcome or bienvenue
Maggie
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Never doubt that you can change history. You already have. Marge Piercy
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Hello and welcome!
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Hello Soloby Rob!
Welcome
Welcome
"It's breaking the circle.
Going to work, to get money, to translate into things, which you use up, which means you go to work again, etc, etc.
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What we should be doing is working at the job of life itself."
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Going to work, to get money, to translate into things, which you use up, which means you go to work again, etc, etc.
The Norm.
What we should be doing is working at the job of life itself."
- Tom Good, The Good Life.
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Sounds like there could be a two way flow of knowledge welcome to selfsufficientish.
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Re: Hello from Soloby Rob
Welcome back to Ish life, Rob!
See, the grass really is greener on our side of the fence
See, the grass really is greener on our side of the fence
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