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Community => Introduce yourself => Topic started by: hexhammeasure on June 02, 2008, 11:36:13 pm

Title: Hello from Northumberland
Post by: hexhammeasure on June 02, 2008, 11:36:13 pm: Hi There, You may have noticed that I’ve been leaving a few posts in the forums here so I thought I’d better introduce myself.

My name is Ian and I have the very good fortune to be paid for being a smallholder..

Pause as you all call me names…

I work on a small.. big holding that has 30 acres of grassland and approx 15 acres of woods, 3 acres of garden a 40ft heated greenhouse and plenty of outbuildings

At present I look after 140 sheep Mostly pedigree suffolks, 9 hens and 13 ducks, 3 cats and 5 dogs

In the incubator I have 9 pheasant eggs and 1 duck egg which were in a nest the cat chased the hen pheasant off

… make that 7 pheasant eggs and 2 chicks
Title: Re: Hello from Northumberland
Post by: Rosemary on June 03, 2008, 08:07:42 am: Hi, Ian

Welcome to TAS forums. You lucky person - how did you fall into this fortunate position?

We'll look forward to picking YOUR brains over the next while!

Rosemary
Title: Re: Hello from Northumberland
Post by: stephen on June 04, 2008, 12:40:26 pm: hey welcome to the forums!! ;D
Title: Re: Hello from Northumberland
Post by: Fluffywelshsheep on June 05, 2008, 10:30:54 am: hiya
from me too
Title: Re: Hello from Northumberland
Post by: carole on June 05, 2008, 04:38:09 pm: Welcome from me too

Carole
Title: Re: Hello from Northumberland
Post by: jacyjones on June 24, 2008, 10:37:35 am: Where in Northumberland are you? I was born and bred in the West end of Hexham. We sold my parents house last year so have not been there since then. I miss the place :-[
Title: Re: Hello from Northumberland
Post by: hexhammeasure on June 24, 2008, 07:17:43 pm: I'm on the outskirts of corbridge, I know the old west end of hexham quite well an old stomping ground from the sele right through to the golf course.
Title: Re: Hello from Northumberland
Post by: Rosemary on June 25, 2008, 07:20:12 am: We went to Hexham for our honeymoon. We were booked to go to New York, but someone flew a plane into some buildings just before we were due to go, so Hexham it was. I like Hexham, though - it's a proper town.
Title: Re: Hello from Northumberland
Post by: jacyjones on June 25, 2008, 09:21:34 am: Small world - we lived in Park Avenue just above the Priors Flats cricket field and I went to the grammar school. My brother went to Haydon Bridge and now lives near Carlisle. I will be up to see him of course but find it hard coming to Hexham since I lost my parents. No doubt that will get easier as time goes on. It is a lovely part of the world with some amazing scenery. I live in Mid Wales now which is also lovely. :D
Title: Re: Hello from Northumberland
Post by: Francis Bacon on June 25, 2008, 09:45:15 am: Hello & Welcome to this Great Site,

I've just been given 5 Welsh Blacks to add to my growing collection which include 1 Swallowbellie Mangalitsa, 2 Gossies, 3 hens, 1 duck, 2 dobermans & last but certainly not least 2 cats.

Look forward to hearing your news ;)

Donna
Title: Re: Hello from Northumberland
Post by: Rosemary on June 25, 2008, 07:52:00 pm: Forgive my ignorance but Welsh Black what? Cattle?
Title: Re: Hello from Northumberland
Post by: Francis Bacon on June 26, 2008, 09:07:12 pm: No Worries Rosemary

:sheep: Sheep ;) or they could be Black Welsh, I always manage to get words around the wrong way :-[

They're quite small sheep, very hardy & lovely natured - great for a beginner like me :)