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Happy New Year and New Projects

Postby NCPaul » Sun Jan 01, 2017 2:35 am

Another year has come and it is a good time to explore what new things have your interest. I plan to butcher a hog in March and start two hams. I also have a long list of sausages both fresh and dry cured I'd like to try. What new things are you thinking about? :D
Fashionably late will be stylishly hungry.
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Re: Happy New Year and New Projects

Postby Swing Swang » Sun Jan 01, 2017 8:30 am

Put house up for sale, buy a small holding, get pigs, turn them into charcuterie. 2017 going to be a big year for us.
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Re: Happy New Year and New Projects

Postby wheels » Sun Jan 01, 2017 4:16 pm

Wow, go for it Swing Swang, and keep us posted on progress.

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Re: Happy New Year and New Projects

Postby fusion555 » Sun Jan 01, 2017 6:41 pm

Happy new year everyone.

Wow a small holding would be nice, good luck with it.

Small steps for me, I hope to start my first cured project this coming week, Salami

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Re: Happy New Year and New Projects

Postby Swing Swang » Sun Jan 01, 2017 8:33 pm

wheels wrote:Wow, go for it Swing Swang, and keep us posted on progress.

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Will do - we made the decision over three years ago - the first year involved selling my stake in the business, next two contracted to the new owner which comes to an end in the early summer. It's now at the scary/exciting stage - looking to go down to North Devon/Cornwall. Won't say much more on a public forum until all signed, but hopefully will be in a position to run courses and put people up one day. In fairness the pigs might not arrive until spring 2018, but rest assured there'll be pictures when they arrive.
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Re: Happy New Year and New Projects

Postby Swing Swang » Wed Jun 07, 2017 3:58 pm

Update - we've exchanged contracts on a place near Bude with space for pigs - Oink! - will get there next month and will have to make plans for arcs and fencing - if anyone on this forum is local to Bude then feel free to say hello
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Re: Happy New Year and New Projects

Postby wheels » Wed Jun 07, 2017 11:33 pm

No, just put a disabled loo in, and I'll do a few shifts for nothing! Quiet Waters isn't far away from you, make sure you connect up. John's one of the best.

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Re: Happy New Year and New Projects

Postby Swing Swang » Thu Jun 08, 2017 6:06 am

wheels wrote:No, just put a disabled loo in

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That's a really good point Wheels - there's a furnished holiday let with the property that we'll want to refurb over the winter and this is something that we'll look into - Philip
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Re: Happy New Year and New Projects

Postby DanMcG » Thu Jun 08, 2017 7:28 am

That sounds pretty exciting, I wish ya the best of luck with it.. Please share some pic's as thing progress.
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Re: Happy New Year and New Projects

Postby wheels » Thu Jun 08, 2017 7:27 pm

Swing Swang wrote:
wheels wrote:No, just put a disabled loo in

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That's a really good point Wheels - there's a furnished holiday let with the property that we'll want to refurb over the winter and this is something that we'll look into - Philip


:D :D :D :drool: :drool: :drool:

If I can be any help, just shout. (Full time wheelchair user with no function below chest level for the past 42 years).

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Re: Happy New Year and New Projects

Postby Swing Swang » Thu Jun 08, 2017 8:39 pm

Thanks for your offer of help - may well PM you about this in September - Philip
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Re: Happy New Year and New Projects

Postby wheels » Thu Jun 08, 2017 11:37 pm

No probs. My pleasure.


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