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roiphil



Joined: 14 Jun 2005
Posts: 19
Location: now in southern ireland
PostPosted: Tue Jun 14, 05 4:13 pm    Post subject: Possibility for authors corner Reply with quote
    

Hi There
Having just registered on downsizer site ( after being a guest for quite a while) which i have found very helpful, i am thinking about possibly submitting monthly articles to authors corner, here is a brief outline of my idea.

We (wife and 2 boys aswell) are due to move to southern ireland in august, currently living in a the UK in a town in a normal house, In ireland we have purchased 1.12 acres of land, currently with no water and no electricity apart from an extension lead plugged into the neighbours house and a generator, and a very long hose pipe .

Yes its just a field full of reeds and a couple of dykes at the moment, but we do have a caravan to live in , would you be interested in a monthly account of the trials and tribulations of such a move in an attempt to try to become as self sufficient as possible on the keeping livestock and growing food aspect of life


Thats the idea anyway, i hear you ask why such a big move, well my answer is if your gonna move and do something like this then do it big time and if i do the articles and someone learns from my mistakes which i am sure there will be many, i must be doing something right.

tahir



Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45384
Location: Essex
PostPosted: Tue Jun 14, 05 4:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Hi roiphil

I think it'd be great to hear how you're doing, successes and failures. Good luck with your move and look forward to reading about your adventures

cab



Joined: 01 Nov 2004
Posts: 32429

PostPosted: Tue Jun 14, 05 4:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I'd read it.

jema
Downsizer Moderator


Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 28095
Location: escaped from Swindon
PostPosted: Tue Jun 14, 05 4:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I like diary type things

Guest






PostPosted: Tue Jun 14, 05 5:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Can we have pictures

roiphil



Joined: 14 Jun 2005
Posts: 19
Location: now in southern ireland
PostPosted: Tue Jun 14, 05 6:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Many thanks for all replies so far, there will be pics aswell in due course

alison
Downsizer Moderator


Joined: 29 Oct 2004
Posts: 12918
Location: North Devon
PostPosted: Tue Jun 14, 05 9:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

What a great idea. I look forward to reading them.

Treacodactyl
Downsizer Moderator


Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 25795
Location: Jumping on the bandwagon of opportunism
PostPosted: Tue Jun 14, 05 9:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Sounds like a great idea, looking forward to it.

(Phew, I didn't say anything dodgy about a couple of dykes )

roiphil



Joined: 14 Jun 2005
Posts: 19
Location: now in southern ireland
PostPosted: Wed Jun 15, 05 10:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Treacodactyl wrote:
Sounds like a great idea, looking forward to it.

(Phew, I didn't say anything dodgy about a couple of dykes )


i had to explain to the misses what dykes were

roiphil



Joined: 14 Jun 2005
Posts: 19
Location: now in southern ireland
PostPosted: Wed Feb 21, 07 1:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Its been a while since i proposed this article, anyway we now have internet woohoo is any one still interested in a monthly article on how we moved to ROI and our achievments and failures as we go on.

tahir



Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45384
Location: Essex
PostPosted: Wed Feb 21, 07 1:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Yeah, most definitely

hedgewitch



Joined: 26 Nov 2005
Posts: 5834
Location: Daft wench GHQ
PostPosted: Wed Feb 21, 07 1:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Yep - I'd be very interested. Our longer-term plans just might include a move to Ireland, so I'd be interested in how you got on

nora



Joined: 20 Mar 2005
Posts: 1539
Location: West Yorkshire
PostPosted: Wed Feb 21, 07 6:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Yes please

Róisín



Joined: 30 Jul 2005
Posts: 578

PostPosted: Wed Feb 21, 07 10:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Fáilte go hEireann What part are ye living in? There is a special forum for downsizing in Ireland - it's in my signature underneath this post - it's very good.

Why is everyone* moving here?!

*exaggeration

Becki



Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 6293
Location: Devon
PostPosted: Thu Feb 22, 07 11:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Róisín wrote:
Fáilte go hEireann What part are ye living in? There is a special forum for downsizing in Ireland - it's in my signature underneath this post - it's very good.

Why is everyone* moving here?!

*exaggeration


I'm glad it's not just me then, I thought everyone was moving to Devon

I would love to read your article

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