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Borderreiver

  • Joined May 2008
  • Northumberland
    • Postal worm count service
Hello from another smallholder
« on: May 22, 2008, 12:39:23 am »
Hello, I've just joined as I discovered this forum today when sending Rosemary an email.(yoohoo!)
I am a member of Northumberland smallholders and look forward to exploring the topics here. I keep chickens, ducks and native ponies

Rosemary

  • Joined Oct 2007
  • Barry, Angus, Scotland
    • The Accidental Smallholder
Re: Hello from another smallholder
« Reply #1 on: May 22, 2008, 07:37:48 am »
Hi and welcome!

What kind of native ponies and where in Northumberland are you? I'm coming down to Mindrum next week for carriage driving lessons!

pigsatlesrues

  • Joined Oct 2008
  • Normandy, France
Re: Hello from another smallholder
« Reply #2 on: May 22, 2008, 07:56:05 am »
Welcome from the mad house in Normandy!  Hope you enjoy the forum as much as we do.

Kate  :pig:
Bonjour et avoir un bon jour !

carole

  • Joined Oct 2007
Re: Hello from another smallholder
« Reply #3 on: May 22, 2008, 08:44:26 am »
Welcome from us too

Carole

stephen

  • Joined Oct 2007
  • Kent
Re: Hello from another smallholder
« Reply #4 on: May 22, 2008, 10:10:11 am »
hey from me!  ;D

Borderreiver

  • Joined May 2008
  • Northumberland
    • Postal worm count service
Re: Hello from another smallholder
« Reply #5 on: May 22, 2008, 10:15:55 am »
Hi thanks for the welcome.
Rosemary I am near Morpeth (you just sent your worm count samples).

Are you going to Flodden Edge then? I was talking to them last week as I have decided, reluctantly to sell my driving pony. She is a cream dun Highland mare. I'm sad to part but simply don't have enough time with another to ride (Welsh cob), plus another Highland mare and her gorgeous foal (called Borderreiver), not to mention the smallholding and a business to run. :o

Townie

  • Joined Oct 2007
  • Fife
    • http://www.townie.wordpress.com
Re: Hello from another smallholder
« Reply #6 on: May 22, 2008, 12:30:31 pm »
Hi from me too  :)

Hilarysmum

  • Joined Oct 2007
Re: Hello from another smallholder
« Reply #7 on: May 22, 2008, 03:57:59 pm »
Hi nice to meet you  HM

Rosemary

  • Joined Oct 2007
  • Barry, Angus, Scotland
    • The Accidental Smallholder
Re: Hello from another smallholder
« Reply #8 on: May 22, 2008, 08:23:16 pm »
Hi, B

Did you email me about the worm count samples? Strange old world.

Yes, I'm going to Flodden Edge - I've spoken to them on the phone, Tom and Susan, and they sound really nice - I was a bit worried that he would be a grumpy old Yorkshire man who would shout at me for being stupid - but he's promised not to shout!

I have a grey Highland gelding, 11 years, 15.1hh, that I broke to drive last year then we had an accident and we both lost confidence. I'm now trying to find my way back. Since talking to Tom, Smokey's been on a diet and has dropped (whisper it) 50kg - and is now so full of beans, he's yahooing up the field morning and night!


Fluffywelshsheep

  • Joined Oct 2007
  • Near Stirling, Central Scotland
Re: Hello from another smallholder
« Reply #9 on: May 22, 2008, 08:35:26 pm »
hiya from fws :)

Jayhawk

  • Joined Apr 2008
  • Duns
Re: Hello from another smallholder
« Reply #10 on: May 29, 2008, 09:02:55 pm »
Hi Borderreiver, Just over the border from you, near sunny Duns ;D No ponies, but pigs and lettuce :D
Old age is a privilege denied to too many

Rosemary

  • Joined Oct 2007
  • Barry, Angus, Scotland
    • The Accidental Smallholder
Re: Hello from another smallholder
« Reply #11 on: May 29, 2008, 10:33:56 pm »
Hi, Borderreiver

Just reread your first post - did you email me about the dung sample? If so, I've deleted it as spam (sorry). Can you send me it again. If I'm completely barking, please let me know!

 

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