tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56276042011-07-31T12:26:59.225+01:00Thoughts and ideas from a farmer's wifechrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07574928297845542047noreply@blogger.comBlogger521100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5627604.post-75817059512207333942010-10-28T17:44:00.007+01:002010-10-28T19:59:56.600+01:00

Its been ages since I updated this blog. I thought I would do it today in the light of what has been going on this last month.I saw an entry for a competition called the Sheffield Digitalrevolutions DocFest. I am a great believer in the benefits of digital technology, and I work as a volunteer to help spread the benefits of ICT for a charity called WrayComCom, which is part of a University of

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Click here to find youtube converter to download the videos to your pc or mac

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Click here to visit the online album

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Do not ask the Lord to guide your footsteps, if you are not willing to move your feet.

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Rt Hon David Miliband MPSecretary of State,Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA),Nobel House17 Smith SquareLondon SW1P 3JR12 June 2007Dear Secretary of State,My friend, who is in farming at the moment, recently received a cheque for £3,000 from the Rural Payments Agency for not rearing pigs. I would now like to join the “not rearing pigs” business.In your opinion,

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A farmer was overseeing his animals on a remote field, when suddenly abrand-new BMW speeds up the farm track towards him.The driver, a young man in an Armani suit, Gucci shoes, RayBan sunglassesand YSL tie, leans out the window and asks the farmer: "If I tell youexactly how many cows and calves you have in your herd, Will you give me acalf?"The farmer looks at the man, obviously a yuppie,

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Just Ask!Please support the CLA in their campaign to promote awareness of the miles our food travels to our tables...click here

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A book written about the community broadband project in Wray, click here to see more

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Short video made by nwda to promote the benefits of a rural broadband connection, in places where BT cannot reach with phone lines. Broadband notspots exist all over the country. This is an example of a community who JEDI(just effin did it)

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Shows how slurry is spread using an injector system which eliminates run off and aerates the soil. It is also a way of cutting down the smell in areas where there is a population of 'townies'. Using this method land can be fertilised closer to water sources and nitrogen levels of compound fertiliser lowered, which benefits the environment and the economy! Application rates are monitored and

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That's right, it's Hofficial... your favourite cult icon wants to take you home! The one and only David Hasselhoff of "Bay Watch" and "Knight Rider" fame returns with a cover of the1975 classic 'Jump In My Car' and its a doozy. Recorded in Sydney last year with the legendary Harry Vanda (AC/DC, The Angels), the Ted Mulry Gang tune has been re-vamped with full Hoff gusto and this music video

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Create your own web pages, quickly and easily.Google Page Creator is a free online tool that makes it easy for anyone to create and publish useful, attractive web pages in just minutes.* No technical knowledge required.Build high-quality web pages without having to learn HTML or use complex software.* What you see is what you'll get.Edit your pages right in your browser, seeing exactly how your

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Topiary Wire art sculptures now on sale at the Plant Cabin at Wray.

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New blogspot for Wray scarecrow festival 2006, click here for photos and videos of all the fun.

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VoIP or Voice over Internet Protocol is a brilliant tool for cutting costs, you can make free phone calls from one Pc to another using google talk, msn, yahoo, skype etcor you can even call landlines from your pc, anywhere in the world for a few coppers. Go to skype.com and join

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passing balloonPosted by Picasa

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No, actually I love quotes. Post here if you have any gooduns. Here is a good one to end the day:"Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could; some blunders and absurdities have crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; you shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense".Ralph Waldo Emerson

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mePosted by PicasaTo laugh often and much;To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends;To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others;To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition;To know even one life has breathed easier

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Wray Com Com

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click here to visit

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The photo says it all, "I'm supposed to be retired" - no such thing in Wray.Posted by Picasa

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August 2005Posted by Picasa

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Pod's cattle truck... this brings in the new heifers to the herd...Posted by Picasa

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surveys and installsPosted by Picasa

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farm kidPosted by Picasa

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A man and his dog were walking along a road. The man was enjoying the scenery, when it suddenly occurred to him that he was dead. He remembered dying, and that the dog walking beside him had been dead for years. He wondered where the road was leading them.After a while, they came to a high, white stone wall along one side of the road. It looked like fine marble. At the top of a long hill, it was

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Pony Express replaced by BroadbandPosted by PicasaThis photo shows Joel at the top of the field looking to find a signal to connect a remote farm to the wireless mesh.

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kids stuffPosted by Hello

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cardsPosted by Hello

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dough modelsPosted by Hello

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the painterPosted by Hello

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the potterPosted by Hello

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pretty practical presentsPosted by Hello

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the eaglesPosted by Hello

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mini golfPosted by Hello

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donuts...Posted by Hello

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charity stallPosted by Hello

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wins a coconutPosted by Hello

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throwing coconutsPosted by Hello

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getting ready for the start of the fairPosted by Hello

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stalls at wray fairPosted by Hello

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Chairman of Governors, Little Miss FicklePosted by Hello

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The Mayor of Lancaster, John Day with his daughter the Lady Mayoress opening the Wifi Craft Barn and Tea Room in the Village, April 2005. Paul Maycock (chairman of Wray Community Communications) and Deborah Perrins on left, Pat Stavely the owner of the Tea rooms on right.Posted by Hello

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The Wild Indians in the Institute, Wray Fair 2005Posted by Hello

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Today the sun is shining and I have found my blog again since I lost it last November. Since then I have been helping to set up our network in the village using wifi. We use mesh boxes to send the signal round the village. It has been a steep learning curve for us all.Our biggest job is trying to get funding from all the different agencies purporting to support rural enterprises which are

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A lot of water has passed under the bridge since I started this blog. I have been involved with a committee setting up a wireless network in our village. Our goal is to get broadband access out to the farmers who can't get a sustainable ADSL service. If you want to see what we have been doing check out our website and the diary of our trials and tribulations is posted there. Bit like a blog

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shock horror no entries for a year! l will get going again soon

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Today is Saturday, August 2nd, Derek and mum's birthdays. We have been out to lunch to celebrate. The sun has come out and we are having a barbie tonight. Marie is washing the car, Derek is checking the ploughing, Mark is power harrowing the clay hill, Brian has just finished ploughing it and has gone home. Jill has taken Amy for a ride because she has german measles and is miserable and hot so a

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Well it is a wet Wednesday morning and I have just organised a Statue workshop. It is at Billingtons Craft Centre at Catforth near Preston on September 6th. We will be making garden statues out of recycled materials. Derek was late up today so he is still milking the cows, it is 8.30 am and should be breakfast time now. I am going to do Gladys's hair this morning, then I am making a mermaid

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Hey, just posted my first entry and I see the time says 2.10pm. I am on GMT so it is really 22:10pm. Not that it really matters but just to keep the record straigh so to speak. Goodnight.

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Right then, this is my very first entry on my very first blog. I hope I am not the only one who is ever going to read it, but if I am then so be it. I intend to use this blog to describe what happens here every day. It will probably be very boring to most people but I don't care, I am going to do it anyway. Today has been a good day. It has rained all day but it hasn't mattered cos my Aunty

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