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Community => Introduce yourself => Topic started by: Templelands on April 20, 2012, 08:27:34 pm

Title: Hello from South Lanarkshire
Post by: Templelands on April 20, 2012, 08:27:34 pm

Hi

Just thought we would say hello  :wave: We are the typical accidental smallholders and this site has been a great reference for us!

We are trying the small-holding life - we have a 20 acre small holding in Strathaven South Lanarkshire thats set up for Equestrian use (we've rented the stables and a 10 acre paddock to a riding school) - and the rest is ours to work with.

We have just bought our first two pigs, Two Tamworths thanks to an advert on this site - we have 26 Chickens, 2 horses, a hive of bees, 5 Rhodesian Ridgebacks, 1 Bengal Cat - with a Sheep and a house Cow next on the list.

We will have loads of questions - and we know there are tears, tantrums but lots of good times ahead!

Oh and one of us will be on Rosemary's next small holding course  ;)

regards

Gary and Andy

www.templeland.org.uk (http://www.templeland.org.uk)

Title: Re: Hello from South Lanarkshire
Post by: sabrina on April 20, 2012, 09:06:08 pm

Hi and welcome  :wave:

Title: Re: Hello from South Lanarkshire
Post by: Rosemary on April 20, 2012, 09:26:41 pm

Ooh, hello and welcome :wave: Look forward to seeing one of you in May  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Hello from South Lanarkshire
Post by: Sandy on April 20, 2012, 09:35:47 pm

Hello, not in the true sense a smallholder just chickens, but like the self sufficitant life and forrageing etc, we moved here 5 years ago and rented just outside of Straven for less than a year, we found it  a lovely place and enjoyed living there until we found the house we wanted to buy, we were on a farm that backed onto a huge forest on the way to Dungaven.....Welcome :wave:

Title: Re: Hello from South Lanarkshire
Post by: HappyHippy on April 20, 2012, 10:01:28 pm

Hello from me in Lesmahagow  :wave:

Title: Re: Hello from South Lanarkshire
Post by: Mammyshaz on April 20, 2012, 10:29:21 pm

Hello, from further down the road in Durham
We are still waiting for the accident to happen. Until then are enjoying fruit,veg and hens on the allotment behind our house, and 2 dogs and a chinchilla in the house.

Title: Re: Hello from South Lanarkshire
Post by: Bert on April 20, 2012, 11:27:40 pm

Hi from the Isle of Mull  :wave: , I love Rhodesian Ridgebacks  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Hello from South Lanarkshire
Post by: chairmanphil on April 21, 2012, 12:08:23 am

welcome to TAS  :wave:

Title: Re: Hello from South Lanarkshire
Post by: mistryer on April 21, 2012, 02:41:22 pm

Hello from SW France  :wave:

Title: Re: Hello from South Lanarkshire
Post by: tweedsidejacobs on April 27, 2012, 09:04:18 am

Hello  :wave: My husband's family live near you, they are in Glassford

Title: Re: Hello from South Lanarkshire
Post by: Simon O on April 27, 2012, 11:46:44 am

Hi We're pretty close - near Wishaw - you seem to have plenty of animals so far!

Title: Re: Hello from South Lanarkshire
Post by: Lesley Silvester on April 27, 2012, 05:21:24 pm

 :wave: Hi and welcome from soggy Shropshire.  I only have a micro-holding (back garden) but I have my goats and grown fruit and veg.  You're right about the good times ahead.  Oh and about the tears and tantrums but this is a great place for both.  Share your good times - we'll celebrate with you.  Rant about the other bits and we'll sympathise and send virtual hugs.

Title: Re: Hello from South Lanarkshire
Post by: lill on April 30, 2012, 07:37:26 am

Hi and welcome from Falkirk/Bathgate  :wave: :wave: