Happy Homestead
@destry (2572)
Kirkwall, Scotland • Age 45
Joined myLot 9 years ago
Moved to a small remote island ;) Aiming to be self sufficient!
http://www.happyhomestead.co.uk/
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
25 Oct 19
Here in Israel I hate winter to come but cannot keep it away.
On Sunday morning very early in the morning we turn our clocks here for wintertime. We
turn them back on Sunday, October 27th from 2 am to 1 am. Is there anyone else...
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30 people
Happy Homestead
@destry (2572)
• Kirkwall, Scotland
20 Oct 19
Having bottled 30 bottles of apple wine and casting an eye over my other wines that are in bulk storage, choosing which to bottle next, the revelation that the gallons of rhubarb wine will require at least 100 wine bottles to be...
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7 people
Happy Homestead
@destry (2572)
• Kirkwall, Scotland
2 Oct 19
From our house, we have sea views and we overlook an uninhabited island - no one lives there apart from rabbits and a few sheep.
I have wanted to visit there, but have never had the time. Last weekend, a friend of mine and I...
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7 people
Happy Homestead
@destry (2572)
• Kirkwall, Scotland
2 Oct 19
From our house, we have sea views and we overlook an uninhabited island - no one lives there apart from rabbits and a few sheep.
I have wanted to visit there, but have never had the time. Last weekend, a friend of mine and I...
8 responses •
7 people
Happy Homestead
@destry (2572)
• Kirkwall, Scotland
2 Oct 19
From our house, we have sea views and we overlook an uninhabited island - no one lives there apart from rabbits and a few sheep.
I have wanted to visit there, but have never had the time. Last weekend, a friend of mine and I...
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7 people
Happy Lady and Freya the Catblog Cat
@Jackalyn (7558)
• Oxford, England
12 Oct 19
I had no idea till yesterday that you can make furniture out of old pallets. I saw one outside a shop and it occurred to me if I sanded it and stood it on end it gave me three instand shelves that were narrow enough for my small...
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Happy Lady and Freya the Catblog Cat @destry I am new here living in one of the chalets by the retreat. Google Standlake Ranch. I will pass on riding a horse though. That has never been my thing. One venture I am looking forward to is making a vegetable garden. So far it has rained a lot though....
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Happy Lady and Freya the Catblog Cat
@Jackalyn (7558)
• Oxford, England
12 Oct 19
I had no idea till yesterday that you can make furniture out of old pallets. I saw one outside a shop and it occurred to me if I sanded it and stood it on end it gave me three instand shelves that were narrow enough for my small...
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3 people
Happy Homestead
@destry (2572)
• Kirkwall, Scotland
18 Dec 16
Well, we have moved into our new 160 year old home on our small remote island! 128 people live here, and we are an hours ferry trip away from the nearest everything!
We do have a local shop - sells just about everything you...
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Happy Homestead
@destry (2572)
• Kirkwall, Scotland
4 May 18
As I sit here, I have two electricians tinkering away in my bathroom. We have been waiting for an age to have a new boiler fitted for our hot water... This is no ordinary hot water boiler, as this heats water for free!
We live...
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23 people
Gogata Ionut
@Kasjnak (4489)
• Romania
4 Sep 18
And I mean permanently. I used to say that leaving my country is not an option, but lately I have reconsidered this. Things went downhill here and it only seems that we, as a nation, are speeding towards a wall. The power is in...
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10 people
Gogata Ionut
@Kasjnak (4489)
• Romania
4 Sep 18
And I mean permanently. I used to say that leaving my country is not an option, but lately I have reconsidered this. Things went downhill here and it only seems that we, as a nation, are speeding towards a wall. The power is in...
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10 people