Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

[JohnDF]

Hope everyone is having a great 1st day of the New Year.

I hope your New Year brings you health and happiness, ED.

 

[screened porch]

Beautiful day here, melting the snow.
I ran out and got some of the Fergie beans. I couldn't have claimed I hadn't been warned. I already had the stewed tomatoes, which apparently guarantee riches in the coming year.

 

[Modoc ED]

I hope your New Year brings you health and happiness, ED.

Thanks John. I've got a feeling I'll be passing the year with "One Eye Shut" with the "Third Eye" puckered most of the time.

 

[Campbellclanman]

Jack my friend and all Guardians - I hope you have a Fantastic Beginning to the Year!
To Ed - good health Sir and to all.

 

[Modoc ED]

Jack my friend and all Guardians - I hope you have a Fantastic Beginning to the Year!
To Ed - good health Sir and to all.

Thanks Duncan.

 

[WhittlinAway]

Ahhhhh - memories of 2019. One of my fondest was running across a copy of "Ranger Rick" magazine at my Dentist's office while carrying one of my favorite Lambfoot knives.

Wonderful magazine and a really informative article about "Wombat Poop"

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Actually, the Wombat Poop reminds me of a "Lump of Coal" associated with the New Years in Scotland where I was stationed for a couple of years.

Hope everyone is having a great 1st day of the New Year.

Ranger Rick! I'd forgotten about that magazine. What a find.

Happy New Year, ED!

 

[CelloDan]

The A Wright Standard Lambsfoot in African Rosewood.
A wonderful gift from Jack,

I too treasure my African rosewood lamb gifted by Jack Very special knife !!!

Do you celebrate La Fiesta de Los Tres Reyes Magos on the 6th Dan?

We used to celebrate it back in Argentina growing up. My grandma was really big on the holidays ( my parents not as much).
If we were visiting her in Buenos Aires for the holidays we were guaranteed an awesome time as kids.
On Christmas eve a feast was set up, usually outside as it is summer time there. All the kids in the neighborhood running all over, playing with firecrackers and getting into mischief. The rule was that we had to wait until midnight to open the presents ( that was torture )
Christmas day was a big "asado" at grandmas cooked slowly outside over coals.

Then on January 6th came more presents for the Reyes Magos
My wife who is from Cuba tells me that they did not get presents on Christmas, they would get them on Jan 6 th.

We just came from the bird sanctuary from our New Year's day walk

 

[JohnDF]

Best New Year's Lambsfoot picture EVER!

 

[Prester John]

I never actually saw that version Vince, but I bet Connery played it with a Scottish accent!

It was called Robin and Marion, with Audrey Hepburn. 1970's. HORRIBLE!

 

[Prester John]

Chicken fried steak would be a wonderful New Year’s Day meal, but the one time I tried ordering it here in MN, they served it with shredded cheese on top of the gravy!

It's a Texas thang! Minnesota knows nuthin' 'bout chicken fried steak!

 

[Prester John]

Then on January 6th came more presents for the Reyes Magos
My wife who is from Cuba tells me that they did not get presents on Christmas, they would get them on Jan 6 th.

Same in Puerto Rico, I think.

 

[WhittlinAway]

It's a Texas thang! Minnesota knows nuthin' 'bout chicken fried steak!

Best chicken fried steak I ever had was at a gastropub in Houston. It was crusted in crushed jalapeño potato chips. It was fantastic.

That was before my lambsfoot days, but it was so tender that there wouldn't have been much work for one if I'd had one with me.

 

[lambertiana]

This accompanied me during my traditional New Years Day activity - pruning my Plum, Peach, Apricot, Fig, and Grapes.

 

[Jack Black]

Happy 2-aught and 20!
Hoping for a good year! Hope everyone is having a great day!

And you Dennis

Happy New Year, Guardians!

I'm curious: what was your most carried lambsfoot of 2019? Care to predict which will see the most pocket time in 2020?

For me, it was my standard buffalo horn from A. Wright. I strongly suspect it'll be the rosewood Hartshead Barlow this year.

Good question Greg, and easy for me to answer this year because my Hartshead Barlow in sambar stag has really dominated my pocket

As for 2020, I'd like to say that I had loads of other Lambsfoot SFOs lined-up, so anything could happen, but sadly, that isn't the case For now, I'm going to ride with the Hartshead Barlow

The A Wright Standard Lambsfoot in African Rosewood.
A wonderful gift from Jack, and the one that started the fascination.

Glad you're still enjoying that one John

I hope your New Year brings you health and happiness, ED.

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Beautiful day here, melting the snow.
I ran out and got some of the Fergie beans. I couldn't have claimed I hadn't been warned. I already had the stewed tomatoes, which apparently guarantee riches in the coming year.

And they come with their own sound-track Good luck in 2020 Jer

Jack my friend and all Guardians - I hope you have a Fantastic Beginning to the Year!
To Ed - good health Sir and to all.

Thanks Duncan, hope you and Sue had a lovely Christmas, and all the best for a very happy 2020

I too treasure my African rosewood lamb gifted by Jack Very special knife !!!

We used to celebrate it back in Argentina growing up. My grandma was really big on the holidays ( my parents not as much).
If we were visiting her in Buenos Aires for the holidays we were guaranteed an awesome time as kids.
On Christmas eve a feast was set up, usually outside as it is summer time there. All the kids in the neighborhood running all over, playing with firecrackers and getting into mischief. The rule was that we had to wait until midnight to open the presents ( that was torture )
Christmas day was a big "asado" at grandmas cooked slowly outside over coals.

Then on January 6th came more presents for the Reyes Magos
My wife who is from Cuba tells me that they did not get presents on Christmas, they would get them on Jan 6 th.

We just came from the bird sanctuary from our New Year's day walk

That sounds fantastic Dan And what a great start to the year your wonderful photos make

It was called Robin and Marion, with Audrey Hepburn. 1970's. HORRIBLE!

I remember it coming out Vince, just didn't fancy it

It's the one where he's laid up at Kirklees Priory in Yorkshire isn't it? If I'm recalling the story correctly, feeling close to passing, Robin calls his faithful lieutenant, Little John, by giving three blasts on his hunting horn. The gentle giant swiftly arrives at his side, and Robin tells him to pass him his trusty bow. "My friend, I have just enough strength to draw my mighty bow for one last time. Bury me wherever my final arrow should land."

So they buried him on top of the wardrobe!

 

[Jack Black]

This accompanied me during my traditional New Years Day activity - pruning my Plum, Peach, Apricot, Fig, and Grapes.

Good to see you here my friend, have a happy and healthy New Year

 

[JohnDF]

I had loads of other Lambsfoot SFOs lined-up

Oh, but to dream about what could have been.

Glad you're still enjoying that one John

It will be "My Knife" for many years to come, I'm sure.

 

[WHT]

That looks great.

Happy New Year to all you Guardians. Don't forget to eat some black eyed peas tomorrow!

I don't know if it's a Southern tradition or just a Texas thing, but you have to have black eyed peas for luck, and cabbage for prosperity on new year's day.

The Southern tradition is black-eyed peas and hog jowl (pure grey grisle) on the basis that if you eat poorly on New Years; you'll eat good the rest of the year (from my Alabama roots.) 2019 was the year of the lambsfoot; let's see what 2020 brings!

 

[Norcaldude]

It's a Texas thang! Minnesota knows nuthin' 'bout chicken fried steak!

I think you guys are just making your wiener schnitzel wrong and acting like it was on purpose. "P

 

[Crazy Canuck]

Happy New Years Guardians

 

[r8shell]

I think you guys are just making your wiener schnitzel wrong and acting like it was on purpose. "P

Ha! That's pretty funny, but there could be some truth to it. There were a whole lot of German settlers in Central Texas. Tough cuts of beef, tenderized and fried were easier to come by than fancy veal cutlets!