Ok, so I know its been a while again! My excuse is rather a sad one. Our dear friend Andy who allowed us to manage his farm for him in his last few years has passed away and I really didn't feel much like blogging.

Andrew was one of life's true gentlemen and he will be badly missed. I'll write a proper blog about him after the funeral next week.

However, to continue, I bought a copy of the Countryfile magazine today; a rare treat for me as magazines aren't something I would usually spend money on cos I don't have that much spare. They had a lovely review for a book that I thought I'd share with you - it's called The Self-Sufficientish Bible and it's written by twin brothers, Andy and Dave Hamilton. Basically, it's a guide to being green in all aspects of your life. I was so interested in the book that I've bought a copy so they are responsible for my spending even more of our precious resources but I'm hoping that by following their teachings, I will be able to make back what I've spent. Anyway, they have a lovely website - http://www.selfsufficientish.com/ that I would suggest that you take a look at if you're into that kind of thing.

The site also has a great blogging forum which seems in the main to be friendly. I certainly got a lovely hello when I signed in to introduce myself! Someone did have a bit of a moan when I posted a blog about Rural World on the links part of the site but there you go, you really can't please everybody and there's always someone ready to knock you down, even if they don't know you from Adam! Anyway, barring that one person, the forum seems friendly and willing to share views and ideas so I will be going back to have a bit more of a look around. I can only hope that the Rural World blog grows in the same way and is as big four years on!

All the best

Rachel.