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Community => Introduce yourself => Topic started by: Stonehead on December 22, 2011, 02:32:56 pm

Title: Not quite stonkered
Post by: Stonehead on December 22, 2011, 02:32:56 pm: G'day from Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Yeah, I know, I'm supposed to say 'Furryboots ur you fae' but I'm an Aussie interloper with a croft, a Scots lass, a couple of laddies, a day, a herd of pigs and a horde of ravaging chickens. We've had the croft for eight years now and are still clinging on, just. We're not quite stonkered yet.

I'm probably known to a few people on here—I can see you in the corner OaklandsPigs—from other forums and my blog (http://stoneheadcroft.com/). i've been meaning to pop in here for a while, but I'm as busy as a blue-****d fly and only found time to swing by today.
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Post by: Dan on December 22, 2011, 02:36:21 pm: Hello Stonehead. :wave:

I've been a frequenter (read lurker) of your blog for some time now, very good to see you here.

Dan
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Post by: lachlanandmarcus on December 22, 2011, 03:01:17 pm: Hi Stonehead!! :wave:
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Post by: Lesley Silvester on December 22, 2011, 03:24:30 pm: :wave: Hi and welcome from sunny Shropshire.
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Post by: Rosemary on December 22, 2011, 04:20:45 pm: Hello!

What part of Oz do you hail from?
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Post by: Stonehead on December 22, 2011, 05:17:29 pm: Here, there and everywhere. Army brat first, then I lived out of a backpack for years.

Let's see, now: Lithgow, Holsworthy, Enoggera, Watsonia, Baulkham Hills, Canberra, Singleton, Murwillumbah, Tweed Heads, Kirra, Canberra again, Port Fairy, Warrnambool, Perth, Albany, Bunbury, Mandurah and more. There were also a lot of places that I below through in a month or less, particularly out in the bush. At last count I've lived in just over 40 places. The croft is the longest I've lived in any place. I wouldn't mind trying somewhere new but the Other Half likes us being where we are (even though she's almost as travelled as me).
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Post by: Stonehead on December 22, 2011, 05:18:08 pm: Looking further up I see some familiar names. :wave:
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Post by: deepinthewoods on December 22, 2011, 05:54:08 pm: the last time a stonehead said he was not quite stonkered, i had to pass the pipe.
hello from cornwall.
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Post by: Brucklay on December 22, 2011, 06:17:14 pm: I've read your blog too - mostly seeing how your coping with our Aberdeenshire weather and see if I can catch any tips - all the best for Christmas and New Year
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Post by: Stonehead on December 22, 2011, 07:02:52 pm: It's certainly been odd weather today. We were embedded in ice yesterday, but I woke at 5am today because I was too warm in bed. I checked the heating was off. It was. I checked the outside thermometer: 8ºC. By midday, the temperature was up to 11ºC. It's not supposed to be that warm in late December! Still, the ice is gone although I'm not sure mud is a good replacement.
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Post by: jaykay on December 22, 2011, 08:06:13 pm: Hi :wave: from an oddly warm and muddy smallholding in Cumbria :)
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Post by: doganjo on December 22, 2011, 09:00:12 pm: Fit like, Loon, foos yer doos?

Am an Aiberdeen quinie, masel. Bit am a wee bittie far awa frae hame noo, like. Mony a fine dyi been hud founering aroon wi ferm lasses and laddies fan i was a bittie lassie.

If onybuddy wints a translation jist let mi ken ;D ;D ;D

Oh, and welcome to the forum, even if you are an Oz ;)
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Post by: HappyHippy on December 22, 2011, 09:26:56 pm: Hello Stonehead :wave:
Welcome to the mad house ;) ;D
Karen :pig:
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Post by: doganjo on December 22, 2011, 10:03:22 pm: I've got one more gold square than you, Mrs M ;D ;D ;D Just going to load up vid and email to you - Hmm jsut had a though, it'll be too big to email, will put it on photobucket and send link so Brucie can see what a brave little wife he has! ;D

I suppose it's Ok to put it on here though. Shouldn't offend smallholders gutting a turkey should it? Not like offending my Vet's other clients by putting Freckles on their wall with a bl--dy great phessie in her gob! ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: HappyHippy on December 22, 2011, 10:19:43 pm: ;D ;D ;D
You can post it here or on my facebook wall (with a warning for veggies & the squeemish not to look at it ;)) :thumbsup:
It'll be interesting to see the funny faces I was pulling ::) but by the time it got to 7 o'clock I was past caring :D It was certainly something different and a very useful life skill that will stay with me (and be passed on to my children) BIG thanks to Lillian for teaching me :-* :-* :-* :thumbsup:
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Post by: robert waddell on December 22, 2011, 10:29:02 pm: annie can you get it in smellython liked the aberdonian :farmer:
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Post by: doganjo on December 22, 2011, 10:42:13 pm: You back on here Mr W? Do you do anything else except look on TAS? ;) ;D ;D
Karen's video is on her FB page now. The faces are something else ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Hermit on January 01, 2012, 04:56:42 pm: Hi , Stonehead, how are you doing? mine one of the familiar names I hope :wave:
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Post by: Pel on January 02, 2012, 09:26:44 am: Hello Stonehead :wave: That's very warm for a Scottish winter, bit strange, wonder when the spring flowers will start to show.
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Post by: Lesley Silvester on January 02, 2012, 04:31:10 pm: Wouldn't it be lovely if this is as cold as it gets this winter? I think we deserve it after last year.