[rustyme]

I was thinking last night about how near I am to spending most or all of my time on my land . I am very near to it really . There are plenty of things that need doing before I leap (well gently slide really ),but the most time consuming part , as with any move , is shifting stuff. I hope to do this gradually to avoid that horrid confusing pile of STUFF dumped anywhere !!! Money is a big player in my decision , as the longer I stay where I am the more expensive living becomes , and therefore the longer it will take me to be able to move ...catch 22 really . So as prices start to increase again , I think there may be a time when I just say sod it and jump !!!, I am not at that stage yet but pretty close. I therefore thought , rather than just dissappear, I had better just say my goodbyes now . I may just wake up and go tomorrow or it could be 18 months down the road , I don't know .
            I have enjoyed being on this forum , listening to what others are doing , and learning from everyone, and when I go it will be one of the things I will miss most, well after my breadmaker anyway !!  I shall be around for a bit longer ( I hope ??) but in case things move faster than planned , I will say goodbye and wish you all the best in you individual endeavours .
   

cheers

Russ...

[sausagesandcash]

Post your location on the map. Come Armageddon, I might need to call round! Best of luck Russ. Anytime you see a free computer, drop by and say hello1

Morgan

[rustyme]

already on the map mate.....I will be around for a while yet though .... but come armageddon , if you do drop by , watch out for the arrows !!!!! 

cheers

Russ

[Fluffywelshsheep]

good luck

[sandy]

Sad to see you go what are you going to be doing? I love chopping and changing, I have loads I would like to do and hope to do, sadly, money plays a big part in any life changes.....Ta taa

[rustyme]

What will I be doing ? ... blimey ....mainly growing all my own veg , if I can't grow it I won't eat it  !! I have also got enough people who will buy veg off me to, so I shall be increasing the veg plot size to half an acre ,maybe  more. I will be growing all my own wheat, barley, oats and rye , all my own fruit ,apples , pears, green gauges/plums, as well as plenty of berries etc. Increasing my bees to get to about 15 hives hopefully. Keeping pigs, sheep,cows ,chickens etc training my horses to work /plough etc. Making my waterwheel and installing it , digging a mill pond ? growing and cropping the willow beds to supply fire wood, converting it into charcoal for the foundry and the forge ,and making baskets etc. Making all my own carts and wagons for use with the horses (not using modern wheels but making proper wooden ones) , growing sunflowers and rapeseed for oil to run an old lister genny and to power the tractor when used .Growing cotton plants and spinning the cotton as well as wool off the sheep . Then weaving it all on the loom !!  The list goes on , most of it is only time consuming for very short periods , so is easy to fit in , but taken as a whole , they will all fill my time and feed me and give me the way of life I want . I actually hate change , but it isn't that much of a change for me really as I have been doing most of this already for some time , or at least getting everything ready to do it .It is funny how one thing relates to another and intertwines , it will keep me busy anyway ...

cheers

Russ

[northfifeduckling]

Please do stay in touch (local library??), your experience and comments will be sadly missed!

[rustyme]

a neighbour may well have wireless broad band, so I may be able to piggy back his connection now and then , in exchange for some eggs or veg...?? However once there I think that will be way down the list of things to do for some time !!!! The library is 7 miles away , to far for me to walk these days ...lol. In summer months I may go over to my nephews to tend either veg or grain I may grow there ( haven't asked him yet , but he will let me ) so I could use his pc then , I am also going to keep my mobile phone and the new upgrade I looked at the other day also has proper internet on it ...handy ...trouble is there is no signal down on the land...lol... so it would mean a walk up over a few fields. Ok in summer ... but I can guarantee I won't be doing it in winter

cheers

Russ

[sausagesandcash]

Sod the bow and arrows...a mans best firends are Arthur Guinness, and Mr Smith and Mr wesson! Lol

[rustyme]

Arthur Guinness ? he who 'invented' the drink?  I don't drink    I know boring old sod....as for Smith+Wesson , well I can't make them or the bullits to shoot ...but I can make my own bows and arrows !!!!! and I can hit a 4" round at over 120 yards....(sometimes!!!) I just have to live in hope that the anarchists with the guns, run out of ammo before they find MEEEEE he he he ....


cheers

Russ

[MrRee]

Friend Russ,
    I'll miss your advice,ever cheerful disposition and humour. I wish all the luck in the world on your new venture and look forward to seeing the odd post from you in the future.Be safe and look after yourself..... Ree

[rustyme]

cheers Ree,
            cheerful disposition and humour   (the end is nigh , armageddon , social collapse , EU dictatorship ,big brother, bird flu pandemic ) errrr well yes ... if you don't laugh  you would only cry  !!!!  ..
 I will be about for a bit yet though mate ....I have made a few canoes , one canadian and one sea type kayack plus a few others along with a few small row boats and a coracle or two !! I still have an urge to make a narrow boat out of wood......good luck to you too mate ...

cheers

Russ 

[Blinkers]

Blimey - what a shock    but WOW, good for you - go for it...................but PLEEEEEEZE try and mosey over to a P.C. every so often an give us an update, won't you?    

Very best wishes........although you ain't gone yet.......and think of me STILL trying to work out what to do with my Willow  

   Cheers
Mandy..........................STILL lambing............

[carole h]

Exciting stuff Russ! Good luck in whatever you do. It would be great to hear how it's going from time to time - I thought I was brave giving up my teaching job to become more self-sufficient this year! Well done you!
Carole

[sandy]

Maye a documentary can be made of your self sufficiency, the money you get from that will pay for a few sessions on the internet, another idea is you could have pigeons, put notes on their legs and send them to someone with Internet to write up on this site, there, sorted.....