The revenge of the stripey socks - a DFW adventure

Pippilongstocking

Karmacat wrote: »

Hi Fay.... if I was planning to be here long term, I probably would ask for a dispensation to keep chickabiddies.... but my plan, such as it is, is to pay off debts, become mega-wealthy by trading and s*d off around Europe and America in a camper van, then off to the rest of the world using hotels. I'll probably live somewhere else before I retire, but I'd never contemplate staying here permanently - just as an example of how hilly the area is, you can't see the house from the end of the back garden because the hill is so steep. Its a nightmare for oldies (I'm at a different life stage from you, can you tell? :rotfl:). Not that I'm there yet, but I'm seriously thinking about it.

The book sounds really interesting - I'm a big fan of permaculture and recycling/reducing, how do you mean tho, growing plants from the storecupboard - like, literally, having a daylight bulb in a cupboard and growing things in there? Sounds fascinating.

London - wow, you've only been there twice? I was a bit of a lost soul in my twenties, and its my theory that most people like that end up in London, at least for a while - if they're lucky, they find themselves and probably move on, tho not always.

Okay, thats enough hijacking of your diary!

Sorry laughing - not growing plants IN the store cupboard but FROM the storecupboard:rotfl:

I never explain myself properly. My plan is also to head world wise with me little van probably til I find somewhere warm and sunny that I can have most of my life outside by a coast/beach - can't be far from the sea - my only cunning flaw is working in biology with dodgy pay and no other committments.

I keep telling the kids 51/2 years and I am out of here - they are doing various renditions of ITS SO UNFAIR if I go without them.

My dad was in the army so I have no real roots anywhere.

Pippilongstocking

Meal plan for me to stick to:
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chicken nuggets and wedges - junkie freezer tea[/strike]
[STRIKE]Roast turkey dinner[/STRIKE] no sprouts though :cool:
Pasta surprise - spag bog - no surprise really
Beef stir fry with ginger and noodles
Pork chops, apple sauce and potatoes dauphenious ?sp I cant spell!
Turkey curry
Pizza and baked potatoes

Karmacat

Oops :rotfl: silly me!

*Love* the mealplan. I may have to do that now.:T

Pippilongstocking

HI KK - its making me so unbelivable grumpy.

Think spoilt child. I know its *good for me* but I live in a state of entropy and chaos.

Planning and I are not easy bedfellows. Although I am an anal taurean who likes structure and routine of sorts - so I am a very complex creature I fear. I should love planning food, but cos its food - my one real true love (aside from the obvious humans in my life) I find meal planning hard.

I need to get more creative I think - which will happen when the lodger chap goes

lucielle

Aaaaagh, I'm trying to plant some seeds and I have mislaid my propagator. It's so frustrating as DD1 wants to help.
L

hampsterpoo

Fayjmck , the chicken dog hole saga yesterday had me thinking do you have foxes up there ?
do they stay away because off your own dogs ? Because I would have thought they would get through a small hole.

I have all sorts around here and the foxes live almost next door and only once tried to get the rabbit :eek: ,
now they just sunbathe in the garden where the rabbit and cats just stare at them:rotfl:. Its nice when the bring the babies down to play.


I just ordered some free "be kind to bees" seeds for my DD.

Pippilongstocking

hampsterpoo wrote: »

Fayjmck , the chicken dog hole saga yesterday had me thinking do you have foxes up there ?
do they stay away because off your own dogs ? Because I would have thought they would get through a small hole.

I have all sorts around here and the foxes live almost next door and only once tried to get the rabbit :eek: ,
now they just sunbathe in the garden where the rabbit and cats just stare at them:rotfl:. Its nice when the bring the babies down to play.


I just ordered some free "be kind to bees" seeds for my DD.

No foxes, frogs,, toads, badgers, snakes (? I think) only predators we have are otters!!

Nice seeds bee flowers

I have only ever seen foxes in edinburgh at night walking along pavements!

sophiesmum_2

Just popping in to visit you on the new trial board . Think I will have to use my subscriptions page from now on or I will never keep up where everyone is, although it will mean I miss new posts

Lemon_Tree

hi i've been busy in the garden again yay! Painted the wall OH built and it looks fab, i've taken up the log roll which bordered the veggie patch at the front, sorted the ground and put down grass seed. I then took my perch in the greenhouse and have planted lots of lovely veggie seeds. Probably won't have space but may take a leaf from your book and put them on the notice board at work.

Pippilongstocking

sophiesmum wrote: »

Just popping in to visit you on the new trial board . Think I will have to use my subscriptions page from now on or I will never keep up where everyone is, although it will mean I miss new posts

Not too sure I like it here - missing the main board I like the diaries in amoungst everything else -

Waves hello to you and lemontrree
i managed to plant up 17 seed trays today - did I mention I have OCD?

DS and I managed to make a new hotbed together - which was fun.
:j
Then BRB got a shiney new go around the garden and we found out the trailer works with him too so he's like a wee 4x4 or tractor in the garden - they drove around whilst I threw windblown wood in the back of the trailer - I'D LOVE TO BE MY KIDS - IT WAS SO MUCH FUN:j

DS said today 'WHO SAID THIS FRUGAL MALLARKY DOESN'T REAP REWARDS.......'

DD reminded him then 'YOU'D BETTER STOP SCAMMING MUM FOR MONEY'

:D:D:DFINALLY WE ALL THANKED THE WONDERFUL FLOWERS OF SHETLAND FOR THEIR LOVELY CONTRACT MONEY :D:D:D

WHO SAYS SOMETIMES MESSING ABOUT WITH FLOWERS DOESN'T PAY