the daydream fund challenge thread

lostinrates

Thanks imh
the flagrant misuse of less rather than fewer in a defra document rneders me speechless with fury.

Itismehonest

Yep, totally hopefewer, aren't they?!

lostinrates

Itismehonest wrote: »

Yep, totally hopefewer, aren't they?!

I like thAt . Yes. I know i can't talk, but of everyone you think our civil service could get the language on paper in offical docs correctly.

Lotus-eater

lostinrates wrote: »

Oh, the irony. I have never had a shortage of eggs till last season, and today i was approached by a london lux food retail outlet to ask if i would consider selling my eggs through them.....i felt like asking, waht, all three of them? The very day i said i didn't know whether i cold be bothered to run the cooker for eggs this year, rofl.

Now, this poses a dilemma. To that rather than gate sales i have to have stamps and salmonella vaccines, anyone know the cost of all that? If its worth it then perhaps i spld think about buying s e stock in. Losing the opportunity for a retail slot seems rather silly, even if it involves some outlay....I would be a the brand of london girl gone small holding native i guess...piffle.

I think alfie's friend had it pretty well worked out tbh.

On one hand you have the contacts now and the offer now, neither could be at hand in two years when you may want to do something.

Does it come down to money, or does it comes down to lifestyle?

You can more or less work out the up front money needed and work required, for the profit made. Is it worth it?
If you don't want a brand, then probably not, as an extension, to a business already set up, or if you wished to set something like this up anyway, then it could be worth jumping now.
I don't know how many eggs they want, did you see yourself as an egg farmer? Will it interfere with what you want to really do?

All questions I'm sure you've asked yourself. But maybe I've helped a little.

rhiwfield

Itismehonest wrote: »

Are you sure you want to take this on while you have so much else happening, lir?

If you are considering it (I think you may have past experience of Defra ) then may I introduce you to your reading for the evening
I'd start with this one though
Of course, if they want a fairly guaranteed number all year round you'd also have to invest in all the lamps etc. to keep the little layers happily at work through the short days.
I think you'd get more enjoyment from doing it on a scale where you call the shots more yourself before deciding whether you want to dive into a "venture"

I think I dont like anyone dictating to me, so I chafe heavily at quotas and restrictions. HMRC are an unavoidable evil, Defra I'd prefer to avoid totally. Life's too short to do things you dont want to do.

Rummer

I REALLY want a spinning wheel!

choille

Have you done any spinning Rummer? It's a bit like patting your head up & down & making circular movement with your other hand on your tummy.

rhiwfield

Rummer wrote: »

I REALLY want a spinning wheel!

Have seen one or two at local auctions (old and modern) . Might be worth sussing them out.

Re Cow Horn/Hunting Horn/Clarinet/Erkencho. Thanks guys, as always amazed at your breadth of knowledge. CTC, did hubby have a name for this and it deffo doesnt have a separate mouthpiece? Have mercy, I need some kind of description for a listing and i dont have a musical bone in my body

Rummer

choille wrote: »

Have you done any spinning Rummer? It's a bit like patting your head up & down & making circular movement with your other hand on your tummy.

I had a two hour lesson and I adored it! There were also lengths of well spun yarn in amongst the lumps :rotfl: Currently trying to convince my husband that it would be a great investment

It was all absorbing and soooooo relaxing, I loved the natural rhythm of it and I so want to dye, spin and crochet my own yarn. If I could have some sheep in the garden I would

In fact I was wondering if there was such a thing as a rare breeds adoption scheme so you could sponsor a sheep and get some of their yarn each year, then I would be truly in heaven

alfie_1

rhiwfield.....my horn has exactly the same "reed" bit on mine but it has a horn likkle cover over it...it def makes noise because of this...does it look like there has been another part ? also in the pics on link from itsmehonest it shows some with what looks exactly like yours without a cover...???