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/ Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpGijxmh0aCi3ZB6LS

www.happyhomestead.co.uk/

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It is time to change clocks again

Hanni Harel @Hannihar (130213) • 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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Happy Homestead We turn ours back as well on Sunday - means we have the extra hour of light in the morning - but it is dark at 3pm! Long evenings await!

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I'm new here

Obaseki Afoke Patrick @Afoke121 (99) • Asaba, Nigeria 25 Oct 19

Am I welcome?

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Happy Homestead Every one is welcome, as long as you follow the guidelines!

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Tips, suggestions and socialization.

Taha Munir @Taha10 (14) • Tanzania 22 Oct 19

Hello there, members of myLot. I made this discussion so that you all give some tips down on how to be a professional myLot member, what I mean is, earn much from myLot easily and also this discussion is for people who need...

suggestions tips mylot friends

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Happy Homestead I don't think you could ever earn much from myLot! It's pennies, cents, the occasional dollar - it probably does not cover the electricity used to power your gizmo!

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Annoying with power cuts

D.Umanga Wettasinghe @cool83 (4467) • Sri Lanka 22 Oct 19

Today is really annoying with the power cuts.Till now we had 3 power cuts . One power cut was about 45 min , second one is 15 min and third one is 2 min .. It`s really feel really bad because every time power cut router take time...

power cut

internet speed

tuesday

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Happy Homestead We live on a remote island that is subject to a lot of high wind - 160 -180mph winds is normal for us so our power goes of quite often. The power can't be sorted out until an engineer comes out on the next boat - sometimes there is no boat for 3...

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Do you have a garden? what do you plant there?do they grow well?

Ritik roshan @Raj7779 (3657) • Canada 20 Oct 19

I am starting a herb garden. In the past I only planted vegetables and didn't always work out. We have big trees in the back yard and I don't want to cut them down or even cut the branches, but when the leaves are out we don't get...

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Happy Homestead We have a 5 acre garden and we mostly grow chickens, ducks, quail and sheep - Rhubarb and rosehips grow like weeds here, which is a good thing as I turn them into wine!

20 Oct 19

The most useful place on the Internet. is Mylot

Happy Lady and Freya the Catblog Cat @Jackalyn (7558) • Oxford, England 12 Oct 19

Company for fellow writers and self-publishers and company for people making things and selling things and generally living a life that includes creativity. Where an artist might show off a bit of art or a poet a poem or just...

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Happy Homestead It is a handy site indeed, love the way people from different cultures and communities come together here. I was quite active here a few years back, but then started working away from home for 2 weeks at a time, semi retirement has bought me back! We don't...

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Do you know what this is?

solxee @sol_cee (38219) • Philippines 12 Oct 19

Coz I honestly didn’t. (Now I know, of course.) Please don’t laugh at me. It just shows how seldom I go to the veggie section. Lol It was on the on-sale display at the supermarket. I got curious so I picked it up and put it in my...

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Happy Homestead Ohh I do like Asparagus!

12 Oct 19

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The pallet and the pallet furniture affair-another kitchen space saving idea but it gave me a moral dilemma

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 Homestead I did not know about the MB meaning toxic. . . I can't recall seeing that on any. I go through several hundred pallets a year - some get used as structures in the garden, chicken and duck houses etc. But I mostly burn them! They are a great free way of...

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Halloween...

Aleskys Cardozo @Aleskys (5879) • Venezuela 3 Oct 19

It is celebrated on the 31st of this month known as the night of witches or the dead, here in my country it took root about 20 years ago, it was not very celebrated but now it is a reason for costume parties, since the month of...

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Happy Homestead We celebrate Samhain on the 31st October - similar to Halloween, but with less commercialism and more meaning. We go and leave offerings for the local trows and finn folk, we visit burial mounds and thank those who roamed the land long before we arrived.

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I have had several health related scares recently.

finlander60 @finlander60 (1804) • United States 3 Oct 19

In November, 2016 I was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer. After 28 treatments with Radiation I was told that I would not have to be concerned about that ever again. On June 4th, 2017 I woke up with a stroke. I am still recovering...

cancer treatment

stroke

bladder issues fingers crossed

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Happy Homestead Wishing you all the health in the future and may you always overcome adversity with a smile!

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Fun And Games

WorDazza @WorDazza (15830) • Manchester, England 2 Oct 19

Well at least that's the plan. This weekend sees the 60th birthday of my sister-in-law. To celebrate the occasion ten of us are heading off to a cottage on Lake Windermere in the Lake District. Well it's actually on the banks of...

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Happy Homestead Long time and no speak! Hope your sister has a fab Birthday! It's my 40th on Sunday - where have the years gone? My son had his first birthday yesterday. Love Windermere, you'll have great fun! Just don't cheat!!!

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Good Morning, myLot ! 10-2-19

Stacey @xstitcher (32685) • Petaluma, California 2 Oct 19

Hello, all ! I've gotten a good start this morning (waking up early)--now I need to get breakfast and walk Angel and get a start on things before I head to my doctor appointment. When I get home, I'll start on things that I was...

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Happy Homestead Good morning to you too! Hope your Dr's appt goes well!

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We had a great mini cruise

Porcospino @Porcospino (31366) • Denmark 2 Oct 19

Today I got back from our mini cruise to Norway. I was travelling with my husband and one of our friends and we had a great time. Our friend picked us up and we drove to Copenhagen where the cruise started. It didn't start...

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Happy Homestead You didn't happen to stop off in Orkney on the way to Norway did you? It's my home and we have huge cruise liners stopping here every day! Don't think I would like a cruise - I work on boats day in, day out and make that Norway trip every month or so!

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Christmas pudding - wait till you see the recipe

Always smiling @allknowing (137605) • India 28 Sep 19

It is not just a pudding and that you will agree with me when you take a bit of your time to have a look at the recipe that BBC's special food section has published for all of us to see. I was balled over going through this...

christmas pudding

bbc

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Happy Homestead I do love a good christmas pudding... I love the post Xmas sales where they are being sold off really cheaply! I sometimes turn them into a cracking wine ready for the following Crimbo!

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Are My Priorities Backwards?

KrauseHome @KrauseHome (36447) • United States 18 Apr 19

I know someone who is going to be homeless in less than 2 weeks unless she finds a place to live. She has asked us if she can rent a room from us but only has $400. (Going rate in this area is at least $700 and she wants it to...

priorities

life

money

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Happy Homestead It sounds like she is taking advantage of you. If you ran a shop, would you sell your produce at 1/3 less then market price to someone, even if they were hungry... Maybe once - but, if that results in you going hungry / struggling? I appreciate it is hard...

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Do you like to fish?

snowy @snowy22315 (182028) • United States 17 Apr 19

There is a lot of fishing around this area. Some people get involved in bass tournaments that have thousands of dollars as a prize. The board president here gave permission for a bass tournament in exchange for building an...

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Happy Homestead I do love to fish... so much so, I moved to a remote island full of fishing spots and great fishing... However, I started working as a professional fisherman, fishing 12 hours a day and that killed the hobby for me! I would fish for a living and the last...

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No to single use plastic journey

weevee @weevee18 (2065) • Philippines 17 Apr 19

I’m very very new to this journey but as I go along I also try to encourage the people around me to do the same. Of course I don’t push them, I do it randomly very casual. It makes me sad to see ocean creatures suffer from human...

notoplastic savetheocean

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Happy Homestead We do not use plastic - single use of multi use. We have a 0% waste footprint... Everything we use either becomes composted or fuels / heats our home. Our electricity is wind / sun and tide powered, our car is electric - from wind power. The food we...

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How many mylotters are also youtubers?

thatsjvl @jvincent_129 (4994) • Philippines 20 Oct 18

Being back for quite some time gives me freedom to express my opinions. And because been studying on how to setup a monetized youtube channel. Some of you all could be maintaing another website account for part time income just...

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Happy Homestead I am - My name on youtube is Happy Homestead. .. Just playing around!

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Do you vlog?

thatsjvl @jvincent_129 (4994) • Philippines 8 Sep 18

I was just starting on my vblog and needed to buy a new camera and sets of equipment , can anyone advise me on what are the best equipments out there and what do you use on your vlogging? What is the best part about...

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Happy Homestead I do vlog, and my channel is doing ok. I am in the process of buying a new camera, the Panasonic Lumix GH5S. It's a bit expensive at £1,500 but the vlogs cover the cost easily - and a good camera can only enhance the quality!

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