Biker, Happy Joan of Arc Day!

Jul 30, 2012
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By hand. Beat the trees to drop the olives into nets, pick any olives that don't drop, pick through the olives to remove leaves and branches and bag or box olives ready to have the oil extracted.

We start first thing in the morning and finish when the light goes. I'm helping a neighbour this week and he'll help me next week. We have about 110 trees between us.

It is very hard work but a lot of fun.

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crosslandkelly

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Today in 1775 - Sir James Jay invents invisible ink.
During the Revolutionary War, founding father John Jay’s brother, Sir James Jay, invented a method for the Patriots to communicate with each other that could not be intercepted by the British. Washington called Jay’s invention “sympathetic stain” or “white ink.” We would call it invisible ink.
 
Jul 30, 2012
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To brine? We have a crock on the go already :)

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whaaaaa ? :( :? :!

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The problem with invisible ink, is how do you read it ?
 

Huon

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How's the picking going, just finished?

We've finished the neighbour's trees and I have 60 litres of superb extra virgin olive oil downstairs to work through.

We'll begin on ours next week. I may split the harvest into two halves, one this year and one early next year. That way we can see how the taste varies with ripeness. We already have enough of the punchy, pungent early stuff to last :)
 

belzeebob23

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Disappearance of the goat.
Hi guys just in case you guys where worried, he hasn't jumped off the face of the planet. YET
He is alive , in deepest darkest Perthshire, just not online at the moment.
Think he wore out his laptop with all those posts.:lmao:
Bob
 
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Huon

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May 12, 2004
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Disappearance of the goat.
Hi guys just in case you guys where worried, he hasn't jumped off the face of the planet. YET
He is alive , in deepest darkest Perthshire, just not online at the moment.
Think he wore out his laptop with all those posts.:lmao:
Bob

Thanks! That is good to hear. I must admit to sending him a worried PM.

Some time away from the Internet and forums can't be a bad thing.

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belzeebob23

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Nah problem. I think a few peeps have been looking.
I got a short message from him, the other day saying he was going to be offline for the foreseeable.
I'm guess his laptop has died , I know he has been having probs with it/internet over the past few months.
I meant to post at the time, but got waylay-ed. Sorry
Bob
 

Goatboy

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In 1969 a new team was born, and due to the vagaries of war one of them, Goatboy went missing.

Now on the run from authorities and living off the grid he travels the woods righting the wrongs against the weak and small fluffy bunnies.

If you can find him he'll be there for you - though some say he's not really much use and just likes wearing green tights.

Sorry I've not been about chaps, fiscal pressure has meant that the internet has had to go for the foreseeable. I'll try to keep in touch as friends have said that I can check in on their broadband 'till I'm back on my feet. Thanks for all your messages and I'll endeavour to reply as an when I can.

Sorry Pa for not being able to keep the tribute page going - I'll keep it going in my head 'till I'm sorted and back on line. Blinking government!

TTFN Goatboy.
 

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