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sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: North Devon
PostPosted: Mon Oct 01, 12 6:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Fixed. Welcome aboard.

Penny Outskirts



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PostPosted: Mon Oct 01, 12 7:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Hello - welcome to Downsizer.

We went to Rum when I was about 8, beautiful place. Can you see the Cullins from there?

How's the soil on the croft? Will you have to do much to it?

Nicky cigreen



Joined: 25 Jun 2007
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Location: Devon, uk
PostPosted: Mon Oct 01, 12 7:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

welcome

sally_in_wales
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Location: sunny wales
PostPosted: Mon Oct 01, 12 7:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

welcome

AnnaD



Joined: 12 Jun 2007
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Location: Edinburgh
PostPosted: Mon Oct 01, 12 7:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Hello there! Rum must be a lovely place to live. I've never been there, but I used to go to Skye every year.

Jb



Joined: 08 Jun 2005
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Location: 91� N
PostPosted: Mon Oct 01, 12 8:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Hi there. Sounds like the sort of place lots of us would like. Not sure if I could persuade Mrs JB that it would be such a great idea though.

12Bore



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Location: Paddling in the Mersey
PostPosted: Mon Oct 01, 12 9:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Hi Nic, welcome in to DS

cassy



Joined: 04 Feb 2008
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Location: South West Scotland
PostPosted: Mon Oct 01, 12 9:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Hi and welcome!

It all sounds very exciting!

How are your preparations for winter going?

chez



Joined: 13 Aug 2006
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Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset
PostPosted: Mon Oct 01, 12 6:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Welcome!

Bebo



Joined: 21 May 2007
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Location: East Sussex
PostPosted: Mon Oct 01, 12 7:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Rum sounds ok, but I think I'd rather live in Beer. Welcome from one still down by the south coast.

gardening-girl



Joined: 25 Feb 2009
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Location: Somerset.
PostPosted: Mon Oct 01, 12 7:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Brilliant blog.

nicgee



Joined: 01 Oct 2012
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Location: Isle of Rum
PostPosted: Sat Oct 13, 12 10:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone

Winter preparations are going well - we've been insulating under the floor (from the outside) with loft insulation and will be putting a skirt around the outside of the static this week which should help both with warming it up and preventing the wind from getting underneath. We have the static bolted down against the wind already. The main issues at the moment are condensation (for which I can't think of any other solutions than opening windows wherever possible and trying to reduce water vapour - ie trying not to cook on the hob.) - it is very wet though and we are worried about mould forming, the walls drip during the night

The other tough bit at the moment is mud! The croft is a south facing slope but the ground is very wet and peaty / boggy so the more we walk on it the more we are turning it up and creating puddles. We are researching options for putting down some sort of track at the moment which would help a lot with that but us four, our dog, 11 chickens, 5 ducks, 2 geese and 2 pigs are a lot of feet trampling around and creating puddles!

The soil is not great and I think we'll have to do a lot of soil improvement if we ever want to grow direct into the ground. Polytunnels and raised beds seem to be the most sensible answer although we are looking at options like gathering seaweed to rot down and improve the soil which was a crofting solution here in days gone by. The trouble with having pigs is we have no composting material as they eat everything!

Went



Joined: 19 Mar 2006
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 14, 12 12:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

What an interesting story - welcome from Asturias...

Ginkotree



Joined: 26 Jun 2008
Posts: 2956
Location: south west wales
PostPosted: Fri Oct 26, 12 10:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

watched a programme last night showing Scottish Island life and everyone seemed to be much more of the community...as has already been said..sounds like the sort of life some of us have dreamed to achieve but time has passed and other directions taken(old age creeping on etc)..a Lot of hard work even on the mainland so very good luck to you all...it all simply becomes a way of life in the end...Have been running compost loos for some years now and the soil is brilliant when totally broken down...I used sawdust to cover the offerings in bucket loos and that does tend to take a while to break down in the main compost bay...putting pig poo in with it might speed the process....I know adding the composted animal poo helps the worm population.
Ventilation is the only way I know for keeping the mould away from caravans...seems like you loose your heat but with even breathing causing it there is no choice...I would be interested if you found a solution...

Ginkotree



Joined: 26 Jun 2008
Posts: 2956
Location: south west wales
PostPosted: Fri Oct 26, 12 10:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

oh and hello and welcome

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