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Thanks Toddy, it's not great, they've put me in a locked dementia ward. I have a bad chest infection. Coughing up blood. Not great, but I don't need nannying! But i will be demented if i stay much longer!!!!! been giving me normal food after saying six times I'm on g/f. I discovered this...

Well, guess who's on hospital right now? Yes me. I'm not having a great time as they are making a lot of mistakes..nearly gave me a double dose of a pre existing med yesterday, and they don't like being picked up about it. More tests I should have had yesterday, (but didn't happen) today and out...

Oh dear, that's nasty stuff. The park rangers here have been trying to eradicate it localy, for several years. it's a tuff job if it gets established which it often does because people are not familiar with it, so don't realy notice it. Need a crew on daily watch for roots and young plants...

The gov recommendation of 3 days worth of food, some candles water and a wind up radio make me laugh. Seriously? 3days? The recent co op i.t. outage lasted longer than that! The water outage in Brixham last year lasted longer, as did the recent Tunbridge Wells one. Again directing us to look at...

Less than 10 mins after my last post, I learned USA has just foiled a massive bomb attack planned for Xmas in LA. Guys this is getting very serious. I realise, most of us don't want to see it. We have to take our heads out of the sand. Suggest grape alarms in ladies Xmas stockings would be a...

Sat evening , I'm told, the next town over..(wiviliscombe about 15 miles away) hunting shooting fishing shop was raided. Can't as yet ascertain any details, but they do/did have guns in the shop. Still trying to find details, but its all gone very quiet on this incident. Yet another attack on...

I'm trying hard to think what bushcraft skills would be useful in certain situations., such as the recent terrible bondi beach attack, train stabbings, Christmas Market attacks. Etc. Its becoming much more prevalent, so apart from not going to events, or never leaving our homes..tho even that...

You'll get there mate. Had one myself about 14yrs ago, I'm a bit slower but still playing. I was out shopping 3 days out of hospital! Only on blood pressure tabs now. Changed my lifestyle a bit, ate better, worried less. No point in worrying. Find out what caused it, high cholesterol, smoking...

No I didn't know about the other book. One to search out and add to my library. Thanks.

My feeling is a financial collapse is on the way. Along with an Alan's snackbar attempt to take over . We should be preparing for that. Most Bushcraft skills won't be of much use in either of those scenarios, tho might come in handy if you are made homeless somehow. It's a tricky subject here...

Dont get me wrong, I was being cynical. I am a pacifist if truth be told. I don't even like arguing. It's more a comment on the attitude of those in power worldwide who seem to want to take the human race into oblivion by various means. Maybe I should have said "a good old war" I lost a pal in...

Well, we are being told to prepare for war by the government. We realy are being feared up. The doctors are going on strike, for yet more money,flu is gaining a foothold again , and we are being advised to wear masks again, despite all the jibby jabbys we are encouraged to take,( hospitals are...

I've just picked up eating for victory, healthy home front cooking on war rations, reproductions of ww11 instruction leaflets. I use my bushcraft and homesteading skills in everyday life anyway. today in the charity shop I picked up another box of old candles(12 for 5 shillings on the box) for...

It's suddenly gone very still and quiet a couple of hours ago. After all the noise and bluster for most of the day, it feels quite strange. At least I'm no longer chasing the bin down the road.

Just had to chase my big black bin down the path twice in the last half hour. It's empty, so very light. Had to tye it down to the drainpipe, and put some bricks in it. Gonna be a pitta to get them out! I can hear the wind gusting which means in my sheltered enclave its bad! My phone is saying...

Even bigger blob of rain incoming! Toddled down to take a peek at the river, its running like a steam train and close to the top of the banks. Perfect white water canoeing. Looks like we could experience a bit of flooding, tho yesterday there were no flood warnings, today we are on Amber alert...

Went to Xmas fair. Bought honey, wax candles, a sheepskin rug(£20!! Can you believe that!) Handmade soap that smells of pine forests, And invested in a little handmade silver ring. Donated the price of a bale of hay to the exmoor pony centre. I had planned to buy some small gifts to fill in...

A hammock.changed the comfort level of camping totaly, and I love being able to see out, rather than being zipped into something that cut off all connection with nature.

Wrapping the last few Xmas presents that need posting, still a few to go, and knitting a snow covered cottage tea cosy.a present for a local friend. Tomorrow, santa is coming to town, so I'd better get writing my letter.:)

Not where I live. Maybe big towns and cities, but in more rural areas not so much. I picked 100 yrs, but 110, or 125yrs it still wasn't that long ago. It's just that modernity has accelerated so fast that it seems like we have lived the way we do now for much longer. I've rented and lived in...