Of course it will resolve 😊no other choice 😊 keep plodding you are doing great and keeping us all in check 😉

2 minutes ago, Beehive said:

Of course it will resolve 😊no other choice 😊 keep plodding you are doing great and keeping us all in check 😉

Thanks @Beehive time is the great healing! Nothing to keep in check here! Just one big family. Xx

I hope our mighty chippy is doing well today 🙏

23 minutes ago, Fullhealing said:

I hope our mighty chippy is doing well today 🙏

I’m not too bad thank you @Fullhealing  out in the hills with my boots on most the day. Was nice 😊 

2 minutes ago, Chippy said:

I’m not too bad thank you @Fullhealing  out in the hills with my boots on most the day. Was nice 😊 

Sound challenging in a good way! Great to hear 😊 

18 minutes ago, Fullhealing said:

Sound challenging in a good way! Great to hear 😊 

It was ok. Bit windy but dry and partly sunny. 14km so not a bad distance. Part hills part woodlands. Pleasant. I’m Lucky where I live, we have some amazing countryside 

24 minutes ago, Chippy said:

It was ok. Bit windy but dry and partly sunny. 14km so not a bad distance. Part hills part woodlands. Pleasant. I’m Lucky where I live, we have some amazing countryside 

Sounds so good, how nice that you have a beautiful place to wander!!

I miss the time when I was active, some days even lifting a finger is like climbing Everest..

Well, you gave me a motivation boost, if I keep improving, I'm definitely moving my b@$t out, activity is so important, thanks for that.

Edited March 28Mar 28 by Fullhealing

3 minutes ago, Fullhealing said:

Sounds so good, how nice that you have a beautiful place to wander!!

I miss the time when I was active, some days even lifting a finger is like climbing Everest..

Well, you gave me a motivation boost, if I keep improving, I'm definitely moving my b@$t out, activity is so important, thanks for that.

I actually lied when I said I was lucky. We moved here to be near the coast and hills. It is a beautiful part of the uk. 
 

Yes when you can get outside and enjoy the world. It’s amazing when you can manage. I’ve had times when it’s not been possible for me, but I have been lucky in that I have been able to walk despite wd. It’s a big part of my life so thats been a blessing. 

I am happy that you’re walking and able to enjoy the beautiful nature. Nature is very healing, that is for sure. Take good care of yourself, dear @Chippy, you are our hero ❤️😇. (together with @Luke of course). I hope and expect your healing to accelerate in the coming months with more sun, more warmth, and more hours outside. I once spent a long summer in England and it was raining most of the time, but this seemed to be a regional problem. At the sea, I’m sure the weather is changing much more. I loved the beautiful English gardens, the food (I admit : to my surprise) and the English tea…

xxxx Nemina 

Just now, Nemina said:

I am happy that you’re walking and able to enjoy the beautiful nature. Nature is very healing, that is for sure. Take good care of yourself, dear @Chippy, you are our hero ❤️😇. (together with @Luke of course). I hope and expect your healing to accelerate in the coming months with more sun, more warmth, and more hours outside. I once spent a long summer in England and it was raining most of the time, but this seemed to be a regional problem. At the sea, I’m sure the weather is changing much more. I loved the beautiful English gardens, the food (I admit : to my surprise) and the English tea…

xxxx Nemina 

Thanks Nemina. Appreciate you as ever. It can rain here quite a bit that is fair! 

@Nemina, earlier this week, we had a day where it was warm and sunny, and then heavy hailstones falling, and it alternated between the two about 7-8 times over the course of the day.

1 minute ago, Luke said:

@Nemina, earlier this week, we had a day where it was warm and sunny, and then heavy hailstones falling, and it alternated between the two about 7-8 times over the course of the day.

They say in Scotland if you don’t like the weather wait 5 minutes. I live so close we use the same saying. 

Hi Chippy, 

 

I just wanted to send you a note of encouragement. 🙂 You seem to be everywhere!!! You are supporting so many and are so kind.

 

Sending my best wishes to you and that you will fully heal very soon.

 

Wombat

1 hour ago, Wombat said:

Hi Chippy, 

 

I just wanted to send you a note of encouragement. 🙂 You seem to be everywhere!!! You are supporting so many and are so kind.

 

Sending my best wishes to you and that you will fully heal very soon.

 

Wombat

Thank you Wombat, so kind of you to stop by. Apprieciate it. 🙂 

On 4/12/2026 at 7:09 AM, Wombat said:

Hi Chippy, 

 

I just wanted to send you a note of encouragement. 🙂 You seem to be everywhere!!! You are supporting so many and are so kind.

 

Sending my best wishes to you and that you will fully heal very soon.

 

Wombat

 

@Chippy puts a huge amount of effort into supporting others here, and he's also busy behind the scenes in ways members don't see.

42 minutes ago, Luke said:

 

@Chippy puts a huge amount of effort into supporting others here, and he's also busy behind the scenes in ways members don't see.

Bless you mate, just doing what I can to get this place up and running

Hi @Chippy, I just wanted to pop by here and say thanks for all you do. For the past while I've been desperately looking for peer support that looks exactly like this forum, and I'm so glad I've found it. Even though I've only been on here for a few days you can't imagine how helpful it's been. 

 

I'm not sure what part of the UK you live in, but I visited over a decade ago and did a lot of hiking in the Scottish highlands and in the Lake District. I'm Canadian, but my ancestry is English and Scottish. I loved the hiking out there -- we have good hiking where I live too, but you run into far fewer sheep 😂 Really glad that you're still able to spend time in the hills through all this. 

1 hour ago, SarahMc said:

Hi @Chippy, I just wanted to pop by here and say thanks for all you do. For the past while I've been desperately looking for peer support that looks exactly like this forum, and I'm so glad I've found it. Even though I've only been on here for a few days you can't imagine how helpful it's been. 

 

I'm not sure what part of the UK you live in, but I visited over a decade ago and did a lot of hiking in the Scottish highlands and in the Lake District. I'm Canadian, but my ancestry is English and Scottish. I loved the hiking out there -- we have good hiking where I live too, but you run into far fewer sheep 😂 Really glad that you're still able to spend time in the hills through all this. 

Hey Sarah

 

Thanks for popping by 🙂 

 

It is a pleasure. Im glad the forum is just what you were after. We know only too well, how important having a space like this is.

 

I used to live in the South East of the UK, but moved to the NE a few years ago. Love the hills and the beaches up here, so beautiful! It is cooler too, which we like, and more peaceful. More sheep in Northumberland than people! 😆

 

We are only about a hour from the Scottish Borders. We love Scotland alot, and did consider moving there at some point. We also love Lake District too. So cool! I agree the UK has amazing hiking.

 

I watch a few youtube channels about wild homesteading in Canada. Looks amazing. I can't believe how much snow you guys get! Or the bears! 😱

Haha, more sheep than people is wild 😆 Nice that you get good hiking and beaches where you are!

 

I'm on the east coast out here. Just like you we moved here to be somewhere a bit more quiet, and to have better access to natural spaces. I try to get out to walk by the ocean at least a couple times a week with one of our dogs (the older one prefers to spend her days sleeping on our bed 🙃).

 

It's a bit more temperate here than other parts of Canada, so we don't usually get quite as much snow (although we got a ton this winter, so what do I know!) And we only have black bears out this way, not big grizzlies like they have out west, or polar bears like they have up north. Black bears are the smallest ones -- I've never been face-to-face with one before, but they say they're easily scared off if you just yell really loud! 😅

1 hour ago, SarahMc said:

Haha, more sheep than people is wild 😆 Nice that you get good hiking and beaches where you are!

I know it’s crazy. The uk is pretty densely populated but up here is so peaceful. I try to not tell everyone though. Don’t want them all coming here. Probably shouldn’t write that on a public forum should I! 🤣

 

1 hour ago, SarahMc said:

I'm on the east coast out here. Just like you we moved here to be somewhere a bit more quiet, and to have better access to natural spaces. I try to get out to walk by the ocean at least a couple times a week with one of our dogs (the older one prefers to spend her days sleeping on our bed 🙃).

Sounds nice. I need to get to the beach more often. Used to go alot. Normally head for the hills but I’m going to try to go some more. It’s only 15mm drive from here. 
 

I don’t have a dog, but seeing them on the beach, pure joy! They do live it don’t they!

 

1 hour ago, SarahMc said:

It's a bit more temperate here than other parts of Canada, so we don't usually get quite as much snow (although we got a ton this winter, so what do I know!) And we only have black bears out this way, not big grizzlies like they have out west, or polar bears like they have up north. Black bears are the smallest ones -- I've never been face-to-face with one before, but they say they're easily scared off if you just yell really loud! 😅

Sounds perfect. It’s a bit cooler here than the south which we like, but we get quite a bit of snow, relatively for the uk anyways.

 

Im glad we only have adders to worry about here. And they aren’t a problem really. Only seen one massive one since we moved. And only in the hills is it really a thing. 

1 hour ago, Chippy said:

Don’t want them all coming here. Probably shouldn’t write that on a public forum should I! 🤣

That's what I say about the east coast out here too. Don't want everyone from the big cities in central Canada coming here!

 

1 hour ago, Chippy said:

I don’t have a dog, but seeing them on the beach, pure joy! They do live it don’t they!

I know, they really do know how to appreciate the moment. I'm often jealous of our pups and the way they just seem to feel their emotions when they need to, then shake it off and move on. And you're right, taking them to the beach or out to the woods you really get to witness true love of living. 

1 hour ago, Chippy said:

Im glad we only have adders to worry about here. And they aren’t a problem really. Only seen one massive one since we moved. And only in the hills is it really a thing. 

Wow, I didn't know you had adders out there! Personally I'd take bears over snakes any day -- we only have little snakes out here, and nothing poisonous. I feel like a snake could sneak up on you way more easily than a bear 😅😂

9 hours ago, SarahMc said:

That's what I say about the east coast out here too. Don't want everyone from the big cities in central Canada coming here!

No! They just ruin it all! 🤣 
 

9 hours ago, SarahMc said:

feel like a snake could sneak up on you way more easily than a bear 😅😂

Yeah, they are more scared of us! I’ve only seen the one as I said. Lots of small ones. And some dead ones. Often see people on the local walking groups post pictures though. I think it’s mainly the dogs that get bit. They go sniffing in the heather for them. My wife gets a bit worried about them, but honestly they are no bother. We even camp out (before wd) in the hills. Main time you see them, sunny days, they like to sunbath on a hot path or rock!

7 hours ago, Chippy said:

I think it’s mainly the dogs that get bit. They go sniffing in the heather for them.

Sounds about right 😂 The problem for dogs out where I live is porcupines. We have tons of them and they're really slow, so dogs will sniff them out in the brush and get right up on top of them. Both of our pups have been quilled and required expensive vet visits to have the quills removed. I'd love to say they've learned their lesson, but they definitely haven't 😅

2 hours ago, SarahMc said:

I'd love to say they've learned their lesson, but they definitely haven't 😅

Love this! Bless them!😆

Hey Chippy,

You're amazing!! Where do you get the time to do all you do? Well done on an upgraded website!!! You are doing a fantastic, wonderful job!!!

Best wishes

Wombat