[Stonehead]

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. 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.

[Dan]

Hello Stonehead. 

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

Dan

[lachlanandmarcus]

Hi Stonehead!!

[Lesley Silvester]

   Hi and welcome from sunny Shropshire.

[Rosemary]

Hello!

What part of Oz do you hail from?

[Stonehead]

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).

[Stonehead]

Looking further up I see some familiar names. 

[deepinthewoods]

the last time a stonehead said he was not quite stonkered, i had to pass the pipe.
hello from cornwall.

[Brucklay]

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

[Stonehead]

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.

[jaykay]

Hi  from an oddly warm and muddy smallholding in Cumbria 

[doganjo]

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 

Oh, and welcome to the forum, even if you are an Oz

[HappyHippy]

Hello Stonehead
Welcome to the mad house 
Karen 

[doganjo]

I've got one more gold square than you, Mrs M   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! 

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! 

[HappyHippy]

 
You can post it here or on my facebook wall (with a warning for veggies & the squeemish not to look at it  )
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  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