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Here she is. She’s a rescue but has good manners and is easy to handle, so far. We were warned that she’s an escape artist so a good number of fence posts were replaced and these keep us warm for now.

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As times may well be financially difficult I am chopping and burning old fence posts and rails for the first time in my life. One armful per evening keeps the temperature gage at or near 20 degrees with last night being as low as -4 degrees outside. S

Today is a great drying day. Get it outside and on a line. Here in East Anglia it is bright sunshine with a good breeze and things are drying nicely. S

There is no harm in dreaming of getting an allotment. The demand for allotments has outstripped supply in the last two decades With more time on our hands and so much better living conditions growing something that one can eat is always a bonus. Barter works. Not everyone can buy a...

Interesting, thanks for this snippet. I have never owned or worn a dry suit nor capsized for a very long time but I am having a re think on clothing and ability versus being cold and wet. When I know I am going to get wet I will wear the appropriate overs depending on the temperature. I have a...

Nice one! Lucky friend. S

Ah I understand. I have two changes with me in the Wayfarer and am seriously looking at a dry suit as I have no desire to be cold and wet. One change is for five day smelly and one is in case of a capsize. S

Why would you be totally soaked? If I was anticipating a totally soaked situation I would be wearing decent waterproofs (salopettes and all) or more extreme a dry suit for total immersion situations. S

A stockpile of essential food is high on my list. I will start to use my illegal E scooter more to save using my car when I can. This is work related. I have already had a ride to Toolstation in a police car……o_O I have been exploring the proper cycle routes in town but these are bizzar and...

A pony:) S

I have always worn wool underdoodles and wool mid layer and relied on a windproof top layer for keeping it all in. I have never owned goretex waterproofs but I'd love to be sweat free. Top of my list is wool. Second is wool & polyester. Third would be something like a Montagne top with its...

I was issued with one. At the time I was amazed with the ideas. Central zip. Waterproof underneath. For what they are they are good value if in good nick. Yes a good clean is paramount. Can’t say if our one shrunk or stretched after washing as it was a teenagers bag & was used by several! S

All my children have been given very basic kit over several years. Starting with small SAK’s then ss mug & pot then as they became more adept I upgraded from chicken feather filled surplus army/Coleman sleeping bags to Alpkit down filled items. Now they’re growed’ up they understand quality and...

Love it! I wonder if you could mix the red of dogwood into a basket. S

My wife is a weaver and sometimes makes felted items when she’s not so busy in her sewing workshop. She has compiled a sample book of how natural dyes colour wool. Beetroot, parsnip are in there alongside many others. Her once upon specialty was kilim restoration so colouring wool to match was...

I looked at the sparrow boxes that are made to fit into new brickwork, similar to the swift box but these are on a two month wait! That made me quite cross. So back to my idea of a four-holer up under our Victorian soffit. With a removable front or bottom panel to enable them to be cleaned out...

Thank you for this. May have a look at a hole-in-a-brick idea as I have a bit of brickwork that may just suit..... They may like the swift box but I put it where it is for the swoop and a sparrow box IMO should be nearer to the eaves...

Also modern buildings are not sparrow friendly. No nooks/crannies allowed by building regs. Living under tin is interesting and right now very noisy. We have a resident flock of house sparrows. They love the bay tree and shout loudly from this most of the day. When not shouting the boys are up...