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Backinwellies

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Destination Wales!
« on: September 28, 2012, 08:17:34 am »
Hi everyone

Offer just been accepted on small holding north of Landeilo.   :excited:

Was made redundant from my Agric lecturer job (of 20 yrs) five years ago ...... wellies been housing spiders ever since. Now with children flown nest,  and new fiancee,  it's off to Wales to test if those wellies are still waterproof!

Fingers crossed that all property deals involved in this move run smoothly.

Love to be in contact with any other small holders ... particularly those in Carmarthenshire.

Linda
Linda

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Bionic

  • Joined Dec 2010
  • Talley, Carmarthenshire
Re: Destination Wales!
« Reply #1 on: September 28, 2012, 08:19:11 am »
Welcome Linda. I have a smallholding north of Llandeilo too. Sorry to tell you but its raining here today  :raining: :gloomy:
Sally
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Mammyshaz

  • Joined Feb 2012
  • Durham
Re: Destination Wales!
« Reply #2 on: September 28, 2012, 09:07:54 am »
Hello linda  :wave: welcome to the forum.

Good luck with your move. Sounds like a busy and  :excited: time for you.
I'm in Durham so a little bit far from you, but there are plenty others on here from your area  :thumbsup:


tizaala

  • Joined Mar 2011
  • Dolau, Llandrindod Wells,Powys
Re: Destination Wales!
« Reply #3 on: September 28, 2012, 09:43:53 am »
Wales, wellies, waterproofs, go hand in hand .
Welcome from Powy, Llandrindod Wells , ( Wells, = more bloody water)
Good luck with the move.

Lync

  • Joined Feb 2012
Re: Destination Wales!
« Reply #4 on: September 28, 2012, 11:30:18 am »
 :wave: 'Welcome to Wales!  I'm just outside Llandovery towards Myddfai.  Bring some change of weather with you please!!  Grey with showers at the moment :raining: .  Good luck with the move.  Lyn
2 Border Collies, Hens - 1 Light Susex, 1 Black Rock, 1 Speckledy and 2 Bluebells, 4 Lohmans, 2 Welsumers, 1 speckled maran, 3 Rhode Island Reds and 2 Buff Sussex.

littlelugs

  • Joined Aug 2011
  • carmarthenshire
Re: Destination Wales!
« Reply #5 on: September 28, 2012, 11:50:42 am »
welcome and best of luck in your new place. from just south of Llandeilo....and its actually not raining here yet  :fc:

Backinwellies

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Re: Destination Wales!
« Reply #6 on: September 28, 2012, 12:37:05 pm »
Hi everyone

Thanks for the weather forcasts .... better check those wellies before I cross the bridge!
Am trying not to get too excited (soooo much could go wrong at this stage!).... but great fun investigating possible livestock ... have worked with dairy and beef cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry before so the decision is more what is most suitable for the land and what breed to go for?   Any suggestions?  (Before anyone asks .... about 10 acreas good grazing.)

Linda
PS hope to meet those of you in the area when I move in.
Linda

Don't wrestle with pigs, they will love it and you will just get all muddy.

Let go of who you are and become who you are meant to be.

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in the hills

  • Joined Feb 2012
Re: Destination Wales!
« Reply #7 on: September 28, 2012, 01:40:33 pm »
 :wave:  Hello and welcome from a beautifully sunny Powys  :-J   ;D


         Well it's not raining THAT hard  ::)

Lesley Silvester

  • Joined Sep 2011
  • Telford
Re: Destination Wales!
« Reply #8 on: September 28, 2012, 01:57:43 pm »
Hi and welcome  :wave:  from sunny Shropshire (well it is at the moment).  Hope all goes well with your move.  I'd say go for goats but I might be a teeny bit biased.   ;D

henchard

  • Joined Dec 2010
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Re: Destination Wales!
« Reply #9 on: September 28, 2012, 03:28:03 pm »
Another one here close to Llandeilo; welcome.

kaz

  • Joined Jul 2008
  • Ceredigion
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Re: Destination Wales!
« Reply #10 on: September 28, 2012, 06:24:07 pm »
Hi and welcome from Ceredigion. :wave:  Invest in some really good waterproofs. It is Wales after all is said and done it rains alot, it's why our grass is so green. :raining:
Penybont Ryelands. Ystwyth Coloured Ryelands.  2 alpacas, 2 angora goats, 2 anglo nubian kids, 3golden retrievers a collie and a red fox labrador retriever, geese, ducks & chickens.

Carl f k

  • Joined Aug 2012
Re: Destination Wales!
« Reply #11 on: September 28, 2012, 07:16:49 pm »
Hello and welcome from th midlands ... I can vouch for the welsh weather as it always rains when I go on my hols... But I still keep going back :raining:

darkbrowneggs

  • Joined Aug 2010
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Re: Destination Wales!
« Reply #12 on: September 28, 2012, 08:02:18 pm »
Hi and welcome  :wave:   all sounds great, I would bet you can't wait.  I hope it all goes well for you.  I won't say swimmingly after all the previous posters weather warnings   :innocent:
To follow my travel journal see http://www.theworldismylobster.org.uk

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Beewyched

  • Joined Feb 2011
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Re: Destination Wales!
« Reply #13 on: September 28, 2012, 11:19:38 pm »
Hi & welcome from a Carmarthensire ex-pat - now in  :raining:   West Scotland  :wave:
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kumquat

  • Joined May 2012
  • Ruthin, North Wales
Re: Destination Wales!
« Reply #14 on: September 29, 2012, 08:14:27 am »
Hi and welcome  :wave:
We're a little farther north in Denbighshire  :)  Good luck with your new venture
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