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| Ginkotree |
New skill!Thought I had better learn a new skill, after hosting a skill weekend. So here I am learning to chat on downsizer as my first lesson.Wanted to say it was wonderful to meet everyone who came and say thankyou again for making dreams come true...I am still smiling and loving that Gent has made such great new friends.
Penny with the rainbow hat |
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| Chez |
Hello Penny! 
It was lovely to meet you all - we had a brilliant time - so pleased you have joined! - Chez |
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| gil |
Hallo and welcome, Penny !
Good to see you on here.
You'll discover we're even odder than you thought. |
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| GENT |
Right, guys she really is learning... that means that she knows NOTHING. bearly how to post.
(shes easily confused  lol) 
(sorry mum) |
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| Cathryn |
Hello Penny. Very pleased you are here. You'll pick it up soon. I can explain things to my children on here now. | ||
| sally_in_wales |
Yay! Hello Penny, you'll have the hang of this in no time.
Sally n Gareth (and a shiney blue van) 
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| Ginkotree |
shiney new vanso glad you love your shiney new van ,sally,it looks great
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| Snowball |
 
Yay, Hello Penny, great to see you on here. Any sloe gin left?
Jean x |
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| Ginkotree |
ginThe slow gin went rather quiker than I thought it would
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| Mrs Fiddlesticks |
My Dear Penny
Lovely to see you on here
Julie x |
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| jema |
Welcome it's great to have you here
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| Penny |
Hello Penny, I'm the other Penny
Welcome to the mad house!
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| lettucewoman |
Hello Penny - thank for your email, we are having a think and going to email you soon!! It's Meg and Ted (Leaping Deer) btw
Enjoy it on here - it's really brilliant.
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| wellington womble |
Re: New skill!
which reminds me - can you tell me how to make that rainbow hat? Grenwich would love it (it's alright - she's at Glastonbury, so it'll be a surprise) Claire (who was supposed to be there, but wasn't!) |
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| RichardW |
Hi & welcome
RichardW (Was justme) |
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| Mary-Jane |
Hi Penny...it's so lovely to see you on here. We had such a great time at your place.
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| Frewen |
Hello Penny
- I couldn't come to the skill share, but I hope to needle felt at another in the future
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| Barefoot Andrew |
Hi Penny!
A. |
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| Green Rosie |
Hi there and bonjour - I'm one of the foreign contingent 
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| Jamanda |
Hi Penny. Welcome to the forum.
Did you see all the photos of the weekend? http://forum.downsizer.net/viewtopic.php?t=32775&start=0 I'm going to send you a PM (private message). Look for the message box to the left of the screen going red, and click on that. |
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| Blacksmith |
Hi Penny welcome to the forum.
Dave (who seems to spend his weekends working rather than enjoying himself )
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| Ginkotree |
Wow I did not realise so many hellos, even bonseur  Sally in wales might be the best one to ask about the hat..would love to have a pointy felt time here, can host something specially if you cant wait a year 
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| wellington womble |
Could we have our very own fibre skills fest, for those who love the idea of fibre/woolfest, but think it's really to far? A crafty weekend of all things woolly? I absolutey promise to come (I'll leave himself behind if necessary!) | ||
| Ginkotree |
would love to host a wooly weekend, could provide catering,fleeces,sheep and share my limited skills,plant dying and spinning but do not know how to start it off.
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| Jamanda |
Work out what you will need to charge to cover the catering and camping. (We all paid £10 a head for the last shindig)
Pick a date, and start a sign up thread. |
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| wellington womble |
How about I start it off, and you can teach me to spin? Tell me the date, and we'll go from there. |
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| Ginkotree |
We are free the end of july and the end of august early september. | ||
| sally_in_wales |
How about weekend of either 16 August or 6 September? I could be freefor either of those to come and help
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| Ginkotree |
new skill Sept 6 sounds good to me as I was turning the machine on to get in touch with Sally to help as I could not have done the last?first sharing without her.What a lovely surprise to find you had already read the skill chat
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| wellington womble |
September 6, it is then (if you are quite sure we haven't bullied you into it!) Give me the nod, and I'll start a thread about it, and catch up with Sally about the nuts and bolts. | ||
| GENT |
Mum says;
Yes definitely the 6th September, but on recruiting people please make them aware that the cost will have to be a bit higher than ten pounds, as there are things to consider, like the collecting and burning of wood, extra help needed to get ready etc. she is a terrible busyness woman and hates setting prices, but just be aware that it wont be ten pounds, though it wont be daft. GINKOTREE HAS SPOKEN! 
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| wellington womble |
Quite right too - I'll get on it........ Edited to add, I ought to wait until we know if Frewen can actually come, before I get carried away in a tide of enthusiasm! |
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| jema |
I don't think anyone was under any illusion that last time was not an incredible bargain! | ||
| Ginkotree |
thanks for seeing that it was a bargain, I would like to chat with Sally as she knows catering costs etc as i would love to make this a lovely sharing time.As Jack said ,we wont make it silly money but Fair exchange is what we are all about, and getting the skills out there for everyone to do
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| Ginkotree |
skill sharingwanted to add that if people were to travel here from a long (or short) way they are welcome to stay at the farm before or after to make the most of the petrol and see the local sites.
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| mochyn |
Ah! Found it.
I'll come if I possibly can. |
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| wellington womble |
New thread up in chat. | ||
| Helen M |
flowers for youuuuuuuuuuu 
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| Fee |
Hello Ginkotree
Nice to see you on here, thanks again for the skillsharing weekend
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| Ginkotree |
Its great to be here,am finding my new skill very rewarding inhaving lovely chats with everyone and feeling chuffed that I can do this. Thanks for the flowers
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| Helen M |
hiya hon, just posted on the fiber weekend thread in "chat" | ||
| dpack |
ay up
thought this was you welcome to ds |
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| Ginkotree |
Hiya Dpack, Thanks for the hide in the woods, have found a cover for it and some camo net. We also have fenced across the big gate and put in a little wooden one for easier access.And another wooden gate from the field onto the footpath. You inspired us to do more and the Scouts are going to help with keeping clearing the path from the farm....Amazing the ripple effect
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