Monthly Archives: June 2005
Farmers Markets
| June 30, 2005 | Posted by Secretary under Miscellaneous |
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For me the Farmers Markets have been a godsend. Several people have asked me how to get started. Well:- Each market has a fairly uniform set of rules. Mainly that all goods and produce should be off your own farm or smallholding. All should be clearly marked as proof of origin. NO BOUGHT IN GOODS…
Can You Swing A Scythe Boy?
| June 30, 2005 | Posted by Secretary under Tales & Stories |
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When we first rented half an acre from Lord Tollemache behind our cottage in Suffolk I decided to buy a scythe and a rake to keep it in order until we got some creatures to graze it. With some difficulty I found my way to the Rake Factory in an obscure part of the county.…
Foot & Mouth Experience
| June 30, 2005 | Posted by Secretary under Tales & Stories |
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Foot and Mouth Disease was well established by the end of February, but by the time I decided to volunteer my services as a Temporary Veterinary Inspector (TVI) I was snowed in at Low Common with little prospect of escape until a thaw set in. However a plea for help to Lilburn Estates resulted in…
Walking Miss Daisy
| June 30, 2005 | Posted by Secretary under Tales & Stories |
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Daisy is our Bulldog who we sort of adopted last year; we didn’t actually decide to adopt her, she just inexplicably insinuated herself into our affections and then suddenly she was a permanent addition to our household… much to the surprise of our incredibly large miniature twin Yorkshire Terriers, who, up until then had had…
Christmas Crackett
| June 30, 2005 | Posted by Secretary under Tales & Stories |
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After twenty years, in 1997, we finally realised our dream of moving to “the garden round the corner”. Needless to say, the house that went with it required nearly as much work as the garden, but even before we had such basics as a floor or adequate water supply, we acquired chickens. This was our…
Congratulations
| June 30, 2005 | Posted by Secretary under Craft Club |
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Congratulations are certainly in order for Bill Jackson. Bill was the proud winner of the novice class of the carved horn section at a recent “stick show” hosted by the Northumberland Stick Dressers Association. There was a huge entry of more than 167 sticks and the competition was extremely tough because the workmanship was of…
A Spinning Yarn
| June 30, 2005 | Posted by Secretary under Craft Club |
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For this session of craft nights, we women are exercising our hands and feet (more of which later) with the art of spinning. As an introduction and inspiration, Roz brought in examples of her own work, including a marvelous circular shawl, in natural shades from palest cream to dark chocolate, as delicate as cobweb lace.…
The Geordie Crackett
| June 30, 2005 | Posted by Secretary under Craft Club |
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The “crackett” is thought to have originated in the coalmines of this region (North East England). It was made by miners for use as a headrest when on their backs hewing coal in the very low coal seams. From the mines they progressed into colliery houses, every house having its own crackett. The name is…