Preparedness for when

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Personally, I'd get a pocket sized sharpening steel.

Something like this



http://www.grasslands.co.uk/burgon-and-ball-pocket-sharpening-steel.html?___store=grass&___store=grass

D&DD

Daz so sorry to hear the sad news about Teagan

Paul I watched a really cool vid somewhere where the fella used an old tv as a supersized fresnel lens it melted literally everything!

All this Aquaponics stuff sounds very interesting please everyone who's having a go keep us updated with your experiments

Ali have you looked on Ebay? I like the old nutbrown icing thing (all metal) and picked up a couple of them dirt cheap on there.
I know Tala made a biscuit one (1950's ish) all metal as I have one and its very similar to the lidl one but you push it rather than it being a ratchet gun..will have a look in a mo to see if the parts will interchange

eta sorry Ali The tube is the right size but the thread is slightly different..

Pineapple I find mens stuff much more comfy I hate fitted clothes and I'm lanky as well and always end up buying mens coats and jumpers.I'm only skinny but a womans jacket in a size 20 only just covers my elbows lol I'm only a size 12! So I buy a mens large and it fits perfect usually.

craigywv

hi all im getting old!!!!!!! been in garden for most of the day as it was lovely and sunny and have been near grounded 3 times ie... cant get up again when down potting i think i have someone elses hips when i garden absolutley aching. got a bath and was great until out time same thing again hips felt like they being stretched to limit, sore sore sore!!! well garden looks better than i feel, it should only need basic work done now as thats all the heavy stuff done roll on summer!!!!!!!!!! sorry to hear about dog DAZ they are like a big part of your family xxxnearly half 8 and still bright here so nice compared to a few weeks ago. where LYN???????????i got a lovely pine wall /plate holder in auction a few weeks ago for 20 quid oh waxed it and it lovely i put my good china in it and my tea set Royal Winton on cup hooks hidden amonst them is various candles in holder and oil lamps looks quaint but its actually prepperish in disguise.was talking to my gas man the other day he said an awful lot of peeps going back to coal.........he should know thats his trade , he says they cant afford the rising gas centeral heating prices and a lot of them their coal fires have back burners that heats the water too.i deffo see oldstyle coming back in leaps and bounds inthe next few years. i would love to educate the young folk today to an extent so they know what COULD and PROBALLY is in front of them but i would be shrugged off with a WHATEVER!!! away for a read and a trawl through the other threads now , have a lovely night all xxx

kezlou

Daz sorry to hear about your dog

I got my eldest (he's 12) a metal fire lighter from a local army surplus store, think it was £2.50. He's quite into bush craft just like his father.

We still have a binns it's quite popular and, it's a big feature in the centre of town.

VJsmum

Shhhhhh - I've heard a whisper

That next weekend is going to be 18 degrees

:j:beer::T

Popperwell

Still there then been in that one a few times in the past...wonder how it has changed. Last time I was there we were in the cafe downstairs and a local tv news presenter was at the next table(Pam Royal)

That's years ago, bet that cafe has disappeared long since. Makes me realise how long it is since I last visited the town. I can't even think how I would even be there alone...as such trips were usually with Mum or Dad.

Popperwell

VJsmum wrote: »

Shhhhhh - I've heard a whisper

That next weekend is going to be 18 degrees

:j:beer::T

Perhaps I can have a day at the seaside haven't done that in years(by car approx 30 mins)by bus and silly bus services and indirect routes...approx 2 hours each way:mad:

craigywv

go for it pops, no need to cost you a penny...................bring sandwiches and a flask of tea and bus pass, good coat and comfy shoes and spend the day there saves on heating etc and will get you out amongst people xxx

maryb

Glorious sunshine today, almost too bright for me as I had my second cataract op on Friday and I now realise it was like having sunglasses on a lot of the time. Everything is so bright and vivid!

Making a big effort this year on the growing front as I think this awful spring will result in big price increases in food costs. I've always grown runner beans but never bothered to freeze them as I always had tons to use up. I think I will try and stock the freezer this summer and grow some broccoli and cabbages to have some fresh veg in autumn. I've only really done summer veg up til now plus some onions and potatoes.

This may seem obvious to anyone who does garden on a regular basis but why do people pot on seedlings before planting out or transplant seedlings raised in a seed bed? Does it achieve anything that you couldn't do just by thinning out?

maryb

BTW Grey Queen, meant to say, Lidl seem to have a special offer on big candles at the moment. Can't really visualise whether they are good size for the price without seeing them but thought I'd mention