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KatPSILVER Member
Muddy fingernails
505 posts
Location: Way oop norf, Scotland (UK)


Posted:
Hullo. This is kinda odd, last forum I joined I knew most of the people on it, here I don't know anyone. Hopefully that won't last though! Anyway, here's me (sort of).

Name: Kat
Age:27, so theoretically old enough to know better, but it doesn't seem to be working!
Occupation: Teacher (blech! frown)
Location: Edinburgh
Hobbies: costuming, tapestry, sword fighting, lots of other stuff, and now staff spinning too!
First time spinning: Firestaff at about 3am in a field at the re-enactmant of the Battle of Bannockburn last September. Been hooked ever since, and my lovely fiance bought me a firestaff (and a balloon animal blowing kit!) for Christmas, isn't he nice?! Haven't lit it yet though, thought it might be good to stop hitting myself with it first.

Can't think of anything else right now, it's Monday morning and my brain has melted. Need more sleep.

Anyway, hello and hugs to all you nice people.
hug hug hug hug

Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!

KITTENS!!!!


KatPSILVER Member
Muddy fingernails
505 posts
Location: Way oop norf, Scotland (UK)


Posted:
Oops. Never did post pic of sword. It's GORGEOUS though.

Must be less slack and stop hiding. Too many things to do though.

Have new job, starting January. Will be living with inlaws. Must find house. Have tried to buy 3, but they didn't work. Various reasons, none our fault. 4th time lucky?

Hugs to anyone who reads!

Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!

KITTENS!!!!


BirgitBRONZE Member
had her carpal tunnel surgery already thanks v much
4,145 posts
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland (UK)


Posted:
and a hug to you, too, missus!!

What's the new job?

"vices are like genitals - most are ugly to behold, and yet we find that our own are dear to us."
(G.W. Dahlquist)

Owner of Dragosani's left half


KatPSILVER Member
Muddy fingernails
505 posts
Location: Way oop norf, Scotland (UK)


Posted:
Same thing.

New (and possibly nicer) place.

How are you my dear?

Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!

KITTENS!!!!


SkulduggeryGOLD Member
Pirate Pixie Crew Captain
8,428 posts
Location: Wales


Posted:
House buying is annoying at best and heartbreaking at worse hug Keep smiling. The right one will come along for you 2.

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KatPSILVER Member
Muddy fingernails
505 posts
Location: Way oop norf, Scotland (UK)


Posted:
Yeah, it's just annoying and scarily expensive (£1000 pm repayments eek eek eek) and the flat is still in the midst of renovation.
Will you come visit when we do get one? Hmm? Please!

Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!

KITTENS!!!!


SkulduggeryGOLD Member
Pirate Pixie Crew Captain
8,428 posts
Location: Wales


Posted:
Health and wealth willing I'd love to.

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BirgitBRONZE Member
had her carpal tunnel surgery already thanks v much
4,145 posts
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland (UK)


Posted:
I'm fine, thanks, just spending a month in Bedford at Unilever playing with rat genes. But I've been playing with jugglers in Cambridge, will meet the Bedford lot tonight and then the Birmingham folks on the weekend, so I'm kept busy. Got my guitar, too smile

"vices are like genitals - most are ugly to behold, and yet we find that our own are dear to us."
(G.W. Dahlquist)

Owner of Dragosani's left half


whyBRONZE Member
not _Y_
720 posts
Location: Scotland


Posted:
 Written by: KatP


Yeah, it's just annoying and scarily expensive (£1000 pm repayments eek eek eek) and the flat is still in the midst of renovation.

ouchie... frown

You see things; and you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say, "Why not?" George Bernard Shaw


KatPSILVER Member
Muddy fingernails
505 posts
Location: Way oop norf, Scotland (UK)


Posted:
Isn't it!

But if that's what dreams cost then....

Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!

KITTENS!!!!


BirgitBRONZE Member
had her carpal tunnel surgery already thanks v much
4,145 posts
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland (UK)


Posted:
My colleague's just talked me into considering buying a flat. Of course it all depends on whether I stay in Edinburgh, or consider going to Oz for the next job, or somewhere completely different instead... oh my poor little head!!!

Sometimes I wish I had something or someone in Edinburgh that would really make me want to stay, or that I'd find it difficult to make friends in new places, or that I wouldn't get bored of things and places so easily, so I wouldn't be tempted to move on all the time frown

"vices are like genitals - most are ugly to behold, and yet we find that our own are dear to us."
(G.W. Dahlquist)

Owner of Dragosani's left half


KatPSILVER Member
Muddy fingernails
505 posts
Location: Way oop norf, Scotland (UK)


Posted:
You are most welcome miss Spanner. There is probably more in my head that I forgot. Or I can show you when you are in this neck of the woods - that's always easier.

We have now had offer accepted on this place which is lovely. And a liiittle bit scary!

Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!

KITTENS!!!!


KatPSILVER Member
Muddy fingernails
505 posts
Location: Way oop norf, Scotland (UK)


Posted:
Moved house now.

Skylarks are lovely.

Goldfinches are noisy but most colourful.

What to do with 14 acres?! Plans under development...

Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!

KITTENS!!!!


Dr_MollyPooh-Bah
2,354 posts
Location: Away from home


Posted:
grow rasperries!

hug

glad you're finally in your new house
xx

SkulduggeryGOLD Member
Pirate Pixie Crew Captain
8,428 posts
Location: Wales


Posted:
BEES!... Lots of lovely BEES! smile

hug

Feed me Chocolate!!! Feed me NOW!


BrennPLATINUM Member
Will carpal your tunnel in a minute.
3,286 posts
Location: Melbourne, Australia


Posted:
BEES! Yay BEES! biggrin hug

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Dr_MollyPooh-Bah
2,354 posts
Location: Away from home


Posted:
but if you have bees you mustn't give them a mobile phone - no matter How far they have to travel home from school.

apparently the phone wavey things is what's been upsetting bees so much that they disappear frown

poor bees

KatPSILVER Member
Muddy fingernails
505 posts
Location: Way oop norf, Scotland (UK)


Posted:
Moving the hive from parents this weekend. They will love the field next door 50 acres of oilseed rape!



Raspberries will be grown. Planning to turn the small field (about 1.5 acres) into orchard (with bees!), soft fruit, veg plot, mediaeval style herb garden (complete with weird mediaeval herb varieties when I manage to source seeds) and a flower garden.

This will take some time!



Then we'll start on the stabling and duck pond methinks.



Soon though.... KITTENS!! (Probably summer holidays and may be cats will investigate cat protection place and rehoming type things)



First though: the building of the compost heap! cool
EDITED_BY: KatP (1176897400)

Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!

KITTENS!!!!


Dr_MollyPooh-Bah
2,354 posts
Location: Away from home


Posted:
Hello lady!

and a belated birthday hug hug

your plans sound dreamy smile


for weird seed varieties go and pay a visit to Culross Palace at the end of the summer and wander round their garden (pocketing a seed head or two as you go)

it's worth a visit for inspiration anyway

xx

KatPSILVER Member
Muddy fingernails
505 posts
Location: Way oop norf, Scotland (UK)


Posted:
Yay, a messcage! And from a Molly.

Never been to Culross palace, always meant to. Pity we didn't get the house near there but it was too falling down. Must go next time visit parents. Seed acquiring is good plan. Shades of my gran (who went round Falkland Palace gardens once when visiting my parents taking cuttings and collecting bees in plastic bags for a survey. Her handbag was a bit buzzy by the time she left.)

Pitmedden gardens near here is fabulous too. Lots of espaliered apple trees round walls. Nothing unusual though. Is very good place in Black Isle that sells all sorts of weird things. Even got Spikenard - the proper sort.

Most things won't be happy until we have grown wind breaks unfortunately. Everything tends to get wind burnt leaves at the moment. Bees seem to be happy.

Might be getting 2 horses to holiday sit for 2 weeks in July. Kittens soon too, got all the cat keeping stuff for my birthday.

Need more visitors though. Hint Hint. biggrin

Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!

KITTENS!!!!


Dr_MollyPooh-Bah
2,354 posts
Location: Away from home


Posted:
grow jerusalem artichokes for a yummy windbreak :yum:

not so helpful once you've eaten them though...

Oo - the chelsea physic garden in London has a selection of weird herby seeds. And good ones for dying stuff too. I can't remember if you do that.

https://www.chelseaphysicgarden.co.uk/garden/

you're a bit far away from New York for me to pop round for a cup of tea frown hug

SkulduggeryGOLD Member
Pirate Pixie Crew Captain
8,428 posts
Location: Wales


Posted:
Kittens are so much fun.... until they learn how to shred your favourite curtains and take a crap in your knicker drawer because they accidentally got locked in your bedroom whilst you're out at work ubblol

We have 2 kitties and they have both just had cat flu frown They are doing ok now though, so all is good.

Grow willow... it grows fast, you can cut it for making things and it makes a good wind break.

hug

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BirgitBRONZE Member
had her carpal tunnel surgery already thanks v much
4,145 posts
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland (UK)


Posted:
I'll try and visit you in summer once the PhD's written up and all, promise! New boy used to study in Aberdeen, so I might conjure up a cunning plan including him and a car.

Are you going to PLAY? hug

"vices are like genitals - most are ugly to behold, and yet we find that our own are dear to us."
(G.W. Dahlquist)

Owner of Dragosani's left half


KatPSILVER Member
Muddy fingernails
505 posts
Location: Way oop norf, Scotland (UK)


Posted:
Oops, must read this more often!

Have book on Chelsea Physic garden. Must investgate further once field ploughed and terraced. Will be most helpful for the mediaeval herb garden plan.

Jerusalem artichokes will be in veg plot somewhere probably.

Willow going to be in the boggy bit at the bottom of the front field, probably going to stick some along the eastern side along with poplar as main windbreak. Is more than 300m from house (I think, better check!) so root system shouldn't be a problem.

Poor kitties frown Cat flu nasty, glad they are okay.


Nope on play this year. Too skint and new kittens. Rayburn and kitchen getting done in July/August along with solar panel for additional hot water. Is all a bit scarily expensive. Summer will be working on tiling and plumbing in the utility room so can get chest freezer sorted, and fencing and terracing small field so we can get the orchard sorted in October and get veg beds done in time for next year. Want to sort out temporary chicken housing too. May even get around to doing something with the inside of the house at some point! Anyone who's bored and fancies some work over the next 6 weeks would be welcome to come and help!

And then October is tree planting. Maybe we should set up a scheme for people to offset carbon emissions by planting a tree on our land.

Hopefully make PLAY next year, but travel going to be limited from now on due to various livestock. No re-enactments this year either which is a bit weird. Not even Tewksbury. frown

New boy?

Do tell!! ubblol

Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!

KITTENS!!!!


KatPSILVER Member
Muddy fingernails
505 posts
Location: Way oop norf, Scotland (UK)


Posted:
Hmm, so many plans, so little done.

Field not ploughed - couldn't move cows due to F & M restrictions. Hopefully get done before winter now ban is lifted.

Rayburn installation started late, finally in working order last Thurs of hols. Adjustment required in cooking methods now! Loads of hot water, but not got hang of banking yet. Utility room not sorted and still full of workmens stuff cos solar panel still to be fitted. Kitchen now being installed end of month. Tiles bought, hopefully collect this weekend. Then let the tiling commence!

Chicken housing. Ummm. Yeah. Not done that yet either.

Got kittens though!!
Very cute. Will try to post pics. Sophie is ginger, and Cauchy (boy) is black and white. Both are mischievous little monsters, Sophie in particular is very good at getting into rooms, cupboards, wall voids etc that she shouldn't. Catflap installed, they managed to get out of it this morning, hopefully they've worked out how to get back in cos its raining. (If not, they're probably playing on the log piles in the barn!)

Must order trees and hedging. Who wants to help plant it all?!

Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!

KITTENS!!!!


BirgitBRONZE Member
had her carpal tunnel surgery already thanks v much
4,145 posts
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland (UK)


Posted:
Me! Me! I'll come visit you at some point if I get my lazy arse organised, possibly with the new boy (who was born in Elgin which he tells me is not too far from you), and maybe also a chellybean (who studies in Inverness and is lovely and wants to meet more spinners and to know how to make chainmail or something like it).

Yay for kitties, and glad to hear you're doing well up there. hug

"vices are like genitals - most are ugly to behold, and yet we find that our own are dear to us."
(G.W. Dahlquist)

Owner of Dragosani's left half


KatPSILVER Member
Muddy fingernails
505 posts
Location: Way oop norf, Scotland (UK)


Posted:
Solar panle still to be fitted.

We are now getting cross.

Floor tiled, but still covered in grout.

Have made 5 gallon apple wine, 1 gallon plum wine, 1 litre sloe gin and 18 jars of chutney though, so October hols weren't a total loss!

Still need more visitors, nudge nudge!

In edinburgh Saturday night, but don't know where yet. Probably this apparent new rock pub on Rose St.

Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!

KITTENS!!!!


KatPSILVER Member
Muddy fingernails
505 posts
Location: Way oop norf, Scotland (UK)


Posted:
Still here, if sporadically.

STILL not ploughed field. Grass above knees.

Fencing materials are very expensive.

Roof blew off half the barn in January when it was very windy. Still trying to get 2 quotes for insurance purposes. Got one, man visited and measured for second but hasn't sent quote yet. This was in March. Very frustrating.

Must pot things on, plant things out and make lists of plants to sell.

And buy wood for chicken enclosure so the scruffbags can go in it (they are wandering around the byre and noising up the cats).

Knackered back / neck 3 weeks ago falling off horse practisin cross country jumps. Ooops. Am getting to ride lovely Welsh D horse belonging to friend. She's grumpy but ace although, can't really do competing though as she has probs with feet and hocks. Stood on stone yesterday and went lame though, poor beastie, so no riding today.

Hope everyone is well and stuff is good.

Hugs to all.

Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!

KITTENS!!!!


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