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Yup. With Fiona it was a dangerous degree & I decided it was too risky. We breed chickens now. Much easier & cheaper too!

We have kept bees but don't since Fiona became highly allergic. Propolis is great for home made varnish but sells really well because of its purported health benefits. We fid it just for self sufficient reasons, its not a viable way to make money on a small scale

Totally agree. It also completely ignores the full review of bio security & farm inspection that the government commissioned

We gave up the licence and stopped paying full price for streaming services (did you watch the video, we talked a lot about this :rolleyes:)? More than two thirds of the UK have streaming AND a TV licence and many have SKY as well. At one point SKY were charging an elderly relative over £70 a...

That's outstanding - really professional

Isn't that Theo? Strange last name Ccupier. ;)

Part of homesteading for us is using our money wisely because we don't have much actual income to pay external expenses About 5 years ago, we gave up the Television Licence because it just wasn't value for us. Since then we've saved over £1,000, got access to fantastic TV for much less money...

An announcement has been made that all birds (other than caged pets that aren't allowed out) will be subject to compulsory registration in England, Wales and Scotland. This includes poultry, birds of prey etc. Here's what we know so far

You won't regret it. In my opinion Stu is the finest knife maker there is.

I don't think there's anything wrong with having roles. Fiona and I certainly do. There are tasks that she normally does and tasks that I normally do. Some of that is based on physical attributes (I'm stronger so moving tree trunks is easier for me). Some is based on aptitude or developed skill...

Of course, but I'm sure you can make a decent meal for your partner when appropriate!

Makes sense to me. I like (live in) wool. You soon learn to wash it properly!

That's quite a man - would love to have had a natter

Thanks mate - I'm crossing everything

Exactly so :thumbsup:

I suspect that there aren't too many bushcrafters that are like that - they would starve in the woods, but there's still a few who seem to take pride in their incompetence. It's weird isn't it? Cast is getting cut off in 10 days for more X-rays & images. We'll know more then.

When we talked about Fiona's injuries recently we were quite surprised at the number of comments that we received saying that "my husband couldn't cope if I was laid up". When you think about living on a smallholding (or farm / homestead), it's a pretty poor chap who can't carry out all the...

I would have thought you've seen plenty of smoke...

I like that a LOT :mexwave:

Alright, you guys talked me into reviving my Zippo. So far I'm impressed. Fits well, genuine Zippo, good strong flame. Time will tell on reliability Butane Zippo Insert by English Countrylife, on Flickr